IT Technical Support Technician

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced IT Technical Support Technician to join our team of qualified and diverse professionals. This position will support the City of Irvine & Police Department with day-to-day operations.

Location:

This position is 100% on-site and based in Irvine, California. Candidates must be local. 

Work Schedule:

The position requires availability Monday through Friday for 8-hour workdays. Rotating shifts are required, and flexibility is essential.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides expert and second tier technical support and analysis to field engineers and technicians.
• Provides technical advice and guidance on installation, adaptation, configuration, or enhancement of technical products, programs, and systems.
• Tests, trains, and fields support to customers regarding technical aspects of designated systems and services. Provides expertise for the resolution of technical problems, troubleshoots products, and modifies products to customer requirements.
• Maintains trouble logs, instructs users in the use of computers. Investigates information, network, and communications needs of users and makes recommendations regarding software and hardware purchases.Performs basic PC, PBX
• Provides training to customers.
• Travel is frequent and work is generally performed at the customer site.
• Partners with developers and engineers to reduce reoccurring incidents.
• Answers questions about installation, operation, configuration, customization and usage of designated systems and services.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and 3 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship or Green Card holder is required. Candidates must be able to successfully pass a City of Irvine Live Scan background check and complete and pass a polygraph examination.
• Excellent customer service skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with end users.
• Experience providing technical support and performing technical analysis.
• Strong front-line troubleshooting skills with basic to intermediate knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, and DHCP.
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring, adapting, and enhancing technical products, software, and systems.
• Proficiency in common software and hardware technologies used in enterprise environments.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience supporting conferencing platforms including Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Proficient in supporting Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, Azure AD, Intune, and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Working knowledge of IT service management tools like ServiceNow, Jira, or similar platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ITIL v4 certification (preferred, not required)

• Experience supporting a public entity, large non-profit, or large corporation (highly preferred)

• Experience working directly with C-level executives is a strong plus

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

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