Desktop Support Technician in Santa Monica, CA (Onsite) at Trioptus

Role: Desktop Support Technician

Location: Santa Monica, CA (Onsite)

Length of the Contract: 6 Months to start- Temp to Hire

About US (TriOptus): TriOptus LLC is a technology-driven company specializing in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and workforce solutions. With extensive years of combined experience, the company partners with organizations to deliver tailored recruitment strategies, helping them build and sustain high-performing teams. TriOptus focuses on leveraging cutting-edge technology to streamline talent acquisition, enhance client experiences, and foster seamless business collaboration. Their core values-Excellence, People Engagement, Integrity, Customer Centricity, and Collaboration-guide their approach to delivering innovative solutions that cater to client and market needs.

About Client: A global investment and advisory firm known for its innovative approach to financial services, offering expertise in investment management, capital markets, and advisory solutions. With a commitment to delivering long-term value, the firm serves a diverse range of clients, including institutions, corporations, and individuals. Its dedicated team combines deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge strategies to navigate complex financial landscapes and drive impactful results.

Job Description:

• Will solve issues for moderately complex problems in all technical areas and will solve extremely complex problems in at least one technical area.

• Apply policies to situations with minimal interpretation. Supervision Received/Provided: Performing project work as assigned under the supervision of a lead or manager.

• Team player attitude, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to work with minimum supervision; good customer handling skills.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred Two-four years of experience configuring, installing, troubleshooting and repairing printers, PC and laptops. Ability to provide technical support to computer users both on the telephone and face-to-face when necessary

• Strong amount of technical knowledge of Windows XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2003/2007 products, Market Data Applications (ex. Bloomberg)and telephony environments.

• Expert level knowledge in at least one of these areas. Ability to broaden knowledge in the functional areas of IT and be proficient in 2 or more functional areas

• Strong basic execution capabilities within functional areas of IT

• Moderate proficiency in troubleshooting desktop computer issues, both hardware and software.

• Ability to manage a work queue in a ticketing system Illustrative Responsibilities

• The focus of a service desk person is to stay at the service desk and service people over the phone.

• Some problems are more easily handled in person, also during periods of high call volume, problems may be delegated to a desk top support person from a service desk person for reasons of efficiency.

• Provide Level 1 technical support for users of desktop hardware and software in the same location and level 2 technical support for users of desktop hardware and software in remote locations.

• For any problem where the user is in the same location, during periods of very high call volume, incumbent may forward the problem to a desktop support member.

• Will solve issues for moderately complex problems in all technical areas and will solve extremely complex problems in at least one technical area.

• Apply policies to situations with minimal interpretation. Supervision Received/Provided: Performing project work as assigned under the supervision of a lead or manager.

• Team player attitude, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to work with minimum supervision; good customer handling skills.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred Two-four years of experience configuring, installing, troubleshooting and repairing printers, PC and laptops. Ability to provide technical support to computer users both on the telephone and face-to-face when necessary

• Strong amount of technical knowledge of Windows XP, Windows 7,Microsoft Office 2003/2007 products, Market Data Applications (ex. Bloomberg)and telephony environments.

• Expert level knowledge in at least one of these areas.Ability to broaden knowledge in the functional areas of IT and be proficient in 2 or more functional areas

• Strong basic execution capabilities within functional areas of IT

• Moderate proficiency in troubleshooting desktop computer issues, both hardware and software

• Ability to manage a work queue in a ticketing system Illustrative Responsibilities

• The focus of a service desk person is to stay at the service desk and service people over the phone.

• Some problems are more easily handled in person, also during periods of high call volume, problems may be delegated to a desk top support person from a service desk person for reasons of efficiency.

• Provide Level 1 technical support for users of desktop hardware and software in the same location and level 2 technical support for users of desktop hardware and software in remote locations.

• For any problem where the user is in the same location, during periods of very high call volume, incumbent may forward the problem to a desktop support member