Senior IT Specialist (CA) - Northwest Lineman College

Why Northwest Lineman College?:

Northwest Lineman College is an award-winning institution, providing educational services for the power industry. NLC has been setting an exceptional standard of training for pre-apprentice, apprentice, and journey-level linework since 1993. We are an employer that brings innovation and vision and genuinely cares about the happiness of our people. Our work is fast-paced, fun, and challenging - always hiring for drive, determination, and grit. We are passionate about training because we change lives and improve safety and highly value our customers, pushing ourselves to excellence and making work fun.

Generous Employee Benefits Package:

Northwest Lineman College is proud to offer a generous total rewards package to all full-time employees! This includes benefits such as medical insurance options, Dental, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Voluntary Life and Critical Illness options. In addition to the standard benefit options, employees are eligible for the Employee Assistance, Wellness, and Take Good Care Programs as well as a robust Paid Time Off plan that includes 8 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays and hefty accrual rates. But wait, there’s more! Additional benefits include 401k savings plan with match options, tuition reimbursement, annual reimbursements of membership dues for Costco & Sam’s Club, clothing allowance, and extended employee discounts. Be sure to check out the details of our total rewards package on our company careers page.

Overview:

The Senior IT Specialist adds to the organization capabilities and improves the long-term IT infrastructure and services while working independently from their assigned campus. Effectively a Tier II position, the Senior IT Specialist will be the first point of escalation for IT assistance per campus, ensuring a polished, helpful presence at all times, making certain IT needs are met at every turn. This position will report to the IT Director, taking general direction from other members of the IT team.

*FULL ON-SITE POSITION
*UP TO 25% TRAVEL REQUIRED WITH THIS ROLE

In this position you will have the opportunity to::

• Work independently, applying deep knowledge and understanding to resolve technology
• Provide advanced level 2 and 3 IT support and troubleshoot problems for employees and
• Exemplify best in class customer service while working with customers, users, stakeholders, and
• Create Knowledge Base articles for internal IT and external customer
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for personnel for problem solving and project planning and provide end-user support including educational classes and mentoring.
• Troubleshoot and resolve IT service tickets in operations, applications, and systems as related to business operations in the entire technology ecosystem stack.
• Monitor industry trends, technologies, and Research and recommend new ITSM technologies and solutions.
• Participate in training and mentoring of junior

Required Education & Experience::

• Associates degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an additional (2) years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a broad range of technology

Preferred Qualifications/ Attributes::

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related
• Applicable IT certifications (CompTIA+, Network+)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, SaaS
• Functional knowledge of VMWare, VEEAM, enterprise server OS maintenance, SOX compliance reporting, Axonius.

Salary:

$24.10 - $27.11 per hour, DOE

How to Apply?:

Visit lineman.edu/careers or click the apply button. All inquiries and submissions will be kept strictly confidential.