** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a nationally recognized professional staffing and recruiting firm that is looking for an experienced Technical Support Specialist to fill a three- year assignment in the Birmingham, AL area.
This position may require some bending, lifting, climbing, prolonged sitting, prolonged walking, walking on gravel or crawling when necessary. Date: 12/03/2024
Job Title: Technical Support Specialist
Work Location: Birmingham, AL
Requirements:
- Field inbound contacts via phone, email, web form, that one can troubleshoot and resolve remotely.
Education& Experience Requirements
- Formal education in Computer Science or related IT field or equivalent experience is required.
- 5 – 10 years’ experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both an oral and written manner. The successful candidate will be expected to work with other professionals such as coordinators, operating company transmission control center personnel and management in a team-oriented and sometimes stressful environment.
- Ability to meet Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Sarbanes-Oxley and other federal regulatory compliance requirements.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks based on criticality and operational impact to the Bulk Power system.
- Ability to follow and properly apply both Change Management processes and knowledge-based procedures
- Working knowledge of Windows based operating systems preferred
Working knowledge of AIX or other UNIX based operating systems preferred
Working knowledge of distributed computer networks is a plus.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as a part of rotating shift
- Critical thinking/Problem solving abilities
Job Responsibilities
- Day to day monitoring and support of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery systems
- Day to day monitoring of the primary SCADA and ancillary systems for health and availability
- Provide a single point of contact call center that manages inbound IT incidents, logs each of them into a ticketing system, and either resolves them at Level 1 or escalates the incident until resolution is complete.
- Field inbound contacts via phone, email, web form, that one can troubleshoot and resolve remotely.
- Preference for previous helpdesk experience in an IT capacity.
- This position is part of a contracted 24x7x365 staff that provides frontline computer systems and application diagnostics and support, along with being the primary communications channel between the customer, support personnel and management.
- Thoroughly track and document cases to completion with the help of EMS Department personnel
- Provide input to the Team Lead and Supervisor on continual process improvement and customer feedback
- Notification to key customers for the coordination of system outages and events that may impact other critical systems.
- Day to day monitoring and support of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery systems
- Front line problem resolution and coordination of repairs with EMS Department Personnel
Other Requirements
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Standard of Conduct must be understood and signed
- The successful candidate must adhere to Separation Protocol
- The successful candidate must pass all requirements required by the Southern Company Insider Threat Program.
- Enhanced screening (including background, drug screen, and psychological assessment) is required if you are selected.
- This position may be sequestered local to the control center as part of essential personnel requirements during severe inclement weather situations
- This position requires shift work. Operating shifts are 8 or 12 hours long and rotate between night and day shifts
Is this position supporting a government-related project? No
Does this position require driving (excluding commute)? No
Does this position require personal protective equipment (PPE)? No
Estimated Start Date: 1/1/2025
JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more. Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #D650
