IT Support Analyst

The Company

NorthMark Strategies is a leading investment firm, combining capital, innovation, and engineering to drive long-term value. From operating complex businesses to backing breakthrough technologies, our mission is to build enduring businesses. Our team combines intelligent risk-taking, operational excellence, exceptional talent, and world-class computing capacity to create shareholder value.
 

Our company offers a dynamic environment where individuals have the freedom to lead companies toward bold achievements by embracing innovation, leveraging technology, and fostering differentiated business strategies. Our values are Integrity, Ability, and Energy, and the company aims to hire individuals who possess those qualities.

At NorthMark Strategies, we believe the future isn’t something to hope for, it’s something to build. We don’t just invest, we create. Bringing together strategic insight and technical horsepower to deliver outcomes that endure.

The Position
The IT Support Analyst will play an essential role in our IT Support team by providing end-user support (Tier 1), with occasional Tier 2 support as knowledge of the environment is learned. They will report to the IT Support Manager and work with staff at NorthMark & its group companies to ensure all IT issues are solved in a timely and efficient manner. The incumbent ensures our office devices and technology are installed, configured, and maintained properly so our staff can be productive. The support environment involves regular office attendance in the Irving, TX office, with occasional travel throughout the DFW metropolitan area, as well as out of hours on-call (ROTA based) support and includes remote support of international group offices. This role will suit someone with a passion for customer service with a strong technical and methodical approach to any given task. Candidate will exhibit intellectual curiousity in their interest of IT with an aptitude for applying computing concepts and skills to solve real problems.

Responsibilities:

• Direct experience providing Tier 1 Support
• Provide 1st and 2nd level end-user support for office devices and technology including Laptops, printers, multifunctional devices, smartphones with a focus on customer support. Candidate must truly enjoy helping others and solving problems to succeed in this role.
• Physical setup of workstations, laptops, and smartphones.
• Responsible for working and tracking all incidents and service requests from beginning to resolution within predetermined service levels using the ticketing system.
• Escalate issues (Tier 2 and 3) to the appropriate parties inside or outside the company and track resolution.
• Install, configure, and provision end-user devices for onboarding, as well as secure retirement of devices and removal of company resources during offboarding.
• Utilize IT asset management for documentation and tracking of end user computing equipment, accessories, software licenses and maintain appropriate levels of inventory.
• Manage end-user software & hardware inventory for company offices; initiate, manage and track necessary purchases with our established 3rd party suppliers.
• Work closely with the IT Support Operations Manager to determine and implement solutions to improve efficiency, reliability and security of desktop services and capabilities.
• Set-up and provide user support for our video conferencing rooms and systems.
• Train employees on use of devices and new/upgraded core enterprise software.
• Occasional after-hours work for critical infrastructure updates and changes.
• Proactively communicate all changes, updates, and outages to staff.
• Full-time office attendance in the Irving, Texas (Las Colinas) office.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar position providing endpoint and infrastructure support.
• Excellent team player with the ability to positively encourage and influence others.
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, agile environment, and resolve unplanned incidents quickly.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information in both technical and non-technical terms.
• Ability to maintain a professional service level when dealing with fast-paced end users and VIPs.
• Desire to learn and become familiar with new areas of technology.
• Understanding of ITIL processes preferred
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• IT troubleshooting skills: ability to critically think and solve problems independently until escalation may be required.
• Experience with Active Directory, machine access changes, and various authorization controls.
• Direct Microsoft 365 experience is required, including knowledge of Azure AD.
• Enterprise Architecture: troubleshooting user mailboxes, public folders, creating/updating distribution groups and security groups.
• Experience in setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting office devices (Laptops, smartphones, printers, etc.)
• Ability to isolate problems with end user devices and infrastructure.
• Mobile Device Management – enrolling users on corporate mobile devices and BYOD profiles. Direct experience with iPhones is a plus.
• Creating, using, and updating scripts – Powershell is a plus – to automate daily tasks.
• Networking fundamentals – basic troubleshooting of connectivity on workstations and servers.
• Experience in videoconferencing solutions and end-user support (Teams, Webex, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with RMM solutions (Teamviewer, Kaseya, Solarwinds, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with ticketing systems (e.g. Zendesk, Jira Service Desk, ServiceNow, etc.).

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position.  Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time.  Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive.  The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description.  The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Benefits & Perks:

• Company-Paid Lunch Stipend: Lunch is provided via GrubHub

• Company-Paid Benefits: 100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

• 401(k): Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%

• Optional Employee-Paid Benefits: Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.

• Time Off:  25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

NORTHMARK STRATEGIES LLC IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.