Job Description
Title: IT Help Desk Specialist – Remote – Future Opportunities
Location: El Paso, TX, Bossier City, LA, Barbourville, KY
Pearl Interactive Network is seeking Full-Time Help Desk Specialists remotely.
Bring your knowledge and technical skills in computer software and systems support to Pearl. The IT Help Desk Specialist will manage inbound calls in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and assist users by researching technical issues, exploring answers, and providing information and alternative solutions.
Why choose Pearl Interactive Network?
Join Our Team and embrace the winning Pearl Culture which promotes our employee’s desires and efforts to serve our consumers, clients, and community. Our values of customer satisfaction, teamwork, a family atmosphere, quality services, respect for each other, transparency, and innovation are what make Pearl, the employer of choice. As a woman-owned, HUBZone certified social enterprise, Pearl offers hiring priority to our Veterans, Military Spouses, and their families, as well as individuals with disabilities.
Pearl offers Competitive Compensation and Benefits to include:
- Rate: $19 per hour + an additional $4.54 per hour toward Health and Wellness Benefits.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid time off, Paid holidays
- 401K eligibility
- Ancillary benefits to support your lifestyle professionally, physically, and financially through our professional development and coaching program.
Operating Hours: Operators must be available to attend a PAID 2 weeks training session. Training is conducted M-F, approx 40 hrs. per week. 24/7/365 Operations. Full-time shifts are available.
Location(s): Bossier City, LA, Barbourville, KY or El Paso, TX
Technical/Equipment Requirements:
- Broadband internet connection with a minimum upload speed of 20 Mbps and download speed of 5 Mbps. No Satellite Connections. Test your network at speedtest.net to verify before you apply.
- Ethernet cable access. Wi-Fi-only connectivity, is prohibited.
- Private and secure workspace within your home. Away from noise and distractions.
- Computer equipment, monitor, and headset provided.
Job Duties:
- Respond to incoming service calls and/or to self-service ticketing queues on behalf of our client to provide accurate and appropriate information.
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize end-user issues to ensure that inquiries are successfully resolved.
- Utilize troubleshooting techniques to resolve hardware, software, and network issues.
- Document incident status and solutions in incident database tools.
- Diagnose, identify, isolate, and analyze problems utilizing historical database records.
- Adhere to established levels of service.
- Stick to established customer service and documentation standards within required time frames.
- Adhere to contact center scheduling during hours of operation.
- Perform clerical and/or administrative duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent, AA/AS, or equivalent in a related field of study preferred
- 1+ years of related experience
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Must be eligible to obtain public trust clearance
- Availability to work any shift during hours of operation (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Home office or a quiet space to work and reliable high-speed internet access
- el Paso residents within a 60-mile radius of the el Paso facility may be required to work onsite in the future.
- Experience troubleshooting software and hardware issues (Windows and MAC O/S, internet systems, and networking)
- Familiarity with contact center management database
- Previous experience working with a ticketing system