IT Support Associate II, IT Services - Amazon

Description Are you passionate about helping people solve IT problems? Love being a part of an exciting and innovative environment? Join Amazon IT Services! We're looking for people who strive to "Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History." Amazon is seeking bright, adaptable, and hardworking applicants to join our IT Services organization as an IT Support Engineer. IT Support Engineers work with Amazonian's to provide and support the IT equipment and services that are used every day. We treat Amazon employees as our customers and provide timely, accurate, and professional assistance. Amazon's IT Services Support is the first point of contact for technical service requests for Amazon Corporate and its subsidiary employees worldwide. The successful IT Support Engineer will be customer focused and motivated by team success. You will be innovative, energetic, and able to adapt to new processes and procedures quickly while dealing with a high volume of requests. You will also be committed, flexible, and have demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of productivity while maintaining quality support. This position is located onsite in our corporate offices. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Key job responsibilities - Provide comprehensive technical support to Amazon Corporate employees. - Travel between buildings in local area as required. - Occasional travel to other US cities as required. - Look for innovative process improvements and participate on teams to implement change. - Acquire and maintain current knowledge of relevant IT policies in order to provide technically accurate solutions to users. - Provide escalation support for customers requiring complex advanced troubleshooting, beyond the scope of front-line support. - Provide in person support to internal customers for a variety of IT related software and hardware issues. - Creates and updates standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve the teams' knowledge through knowledge management. - Manages the ticket queue to provide support with a fluctuating case count of trouble tickets, ensuring the customer is always updated on next steps through resolution. - Manages ticket quality by executing ticket auditing across North America. - Assists with technical projects across In-Person Support, assuring deadlines are met and projects are completed on time. - Escalates any identified system or network outage impacting several customers to the correct service owners to mitigate downtime and impact. Assist with activities to triage and troubleshoot any system or network outage as needed. - Follow, update and create standard operating procedures (SOP) to improve the teams' knowledge management. - Interview candidates applying for new roles in OPC. - Identify and provide training for front-line support to assist in career development. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 1+ years of corporate setting Windows, Mac or Linux Operating systems support experience - High school or equivalent - Experience troubleshooting integrated and interdependent computer systems - Experience maintaining zebra thermal printers, troubleshooting thin clients, PCs, scanners, and portable handheld terminals Preferred Qualifications - CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Cisco/CCNA, Linux (Redhat), Microsoft hardware (installation), AWS, or other industry relevant certifications - Experience in a dynamic environment with a high degree of customer service Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $36,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $91,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.