Kickstart your IT career with a fast‑paced, hands‑on role that puts you at the center of real‑world technical support! We’re looking for an enthusiastic IT Support Technician who’s eager to learn, ready to jump in, and excited to help users across multiple organizations, including GCE, GCU, and Orbis.
In this entry‑level position, you’ll gain experience with troubleshooting, ticketing, remote support, classroom AV systems, networking basics, and more. You’ll collaborate with teammates, support end users, assist with training, and build a strong foundation for future career growth in IT. If you’re passionate about helping people, curious about technology, and energized by problem‑solving, this is the perfect place to begin your journey.
Primary Responsibilities /Accountabilities/ Essential Functions:
Actively respond to teammates’ request for guidance or assistance in chat.
Assist with new technician training and assimilation
Create tickets for every call, documenting issues with all notable information. If an escalation is required, assign to the appropriate team or technician
Follow up on open tickets to ensure SLA timeframe is being met and contacts end users for further troubleshooting
Provide/Remove Access Based on Employment Status
Discover and Document Processes for New Applications or Procedures
Mentor student worker sub team, review calls and tickets for performance feedback after being on the team for 6 months
Perform remote troubleshooting through diagnostic techniques and asking pertinent questions, ascertain reason for the call and determines the best solution based on the issue and details provided by customers
Provide Audio-Visual support for classrooms, company events, and meetings
rovide support for student networking, cox cable, and student hardware repairs
Multi-company technology support for employees of GCE, GCU and Orbis
Research Issues Through Available Resources
Respond and Prioritize incoming phone calls, tickets, and e-mail requests for assistance from users experiencing problems with computer-related technologies
Triage Support Tickets while assisting employees via remote session or phone
Other duties as assigned.
Equipment Used and Responsibility
MS Office Suite
Active directory, network printing, scanning/imaging, client computer, basic and routine office software, email, client/server, Windows operating systems, Mac operating systems and telecommunications
Basic networking and TCP/IP configurations
Desk Management and Security Suites
Experience/ Education
College degree in computer sciences, information technology or information systems preferred.
One (1) year hands-on work experience working with Mac and PC based hardware, software, networking components in a multi-platform, client/server environment using LAN and/or WAN technologies preferred, preferably in a customer service role assisting with diagnosing technical problems.
Related technical certifications are helpful but not required.
Must work outside of normal business hours and rotating shifts
Must pass pre-employment background investigation.
Top Skills
What We Do
Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is an educational service company that provides an array of support services in the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still supports and works closely with GCU. GCE designs and develops educational programs for GCU and other traditional campus institutions, as well as online partner institutions at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. At Grand Canyon Education, we value our employees and support a unique and diverse workplace culture designed to help you thrive. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities across various departments. For job opportunities, please visit https://jobs.gce.com/ In addition Grand Canyon Education has been recognized as one of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek and Statista. We have also been identified as a leader in remote work as we have been named to FlexJobs' 9th annual list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs! Finally, we have been praised for our commitment to cultivating an engaging and attractive workplace by Top Workplaces USA.
