Desktop Support Analyst
We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm. You'll find us headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade building, where we first opened our doors in 1997. It's been over 20 years since we were one of the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology to use in our trading business. Today, we continue to leverage our technical ingenuity and operational excellence across several investment areas, spanning early-to-mid stage growth capital, operational control, trading, and e-sports, while always providing value to the customer. Throughout the years, we've built and operated several financial technology firms, and we continue to evolve. You'll find a bit of everything here, and we're always looking to take on new endeavors.
As a Desktop Support Analyst at Capital Management, you will be instrumental in the experience of all our employees. We're looking for someone who takes ownership of their work, is resourceful in their problem-solving skills and is able to think creatively. This individual will work together with a team to provide both local and remote support for all of our employees and will take on projects that will require clear communication and completion in a timely manner. We want someone who has a passion for setting the performance bar and thrives in an energetic team environment, while delivering a fully integrated solution that fits into one unified technology stack.
You'll be responsible for
- Consistent delivery of white glove support and solutions.
- Providing onsite, email, and chat support for end user mac & Windows systems and applications.
- Collaborating with team members and leadership, implementing great support processes, procedures, and documentation.
- Identifying opportunities for business enablement through smart use of technology.
- Ordering, receiving, tracking, and issuing hardware, software, and peripherals.
- Performing new hire onboarding, including account creation, phone provisioning, computer and desk setup.
- Mentoring team members.
- Ensuring we meet SLA objectives.
- Managing, supporting, and provisioning business applications in a cloud-based environment.
- Writing clear, concise documentation for team members in wiki tools (Confluence).
- Evaluating and recommending new software platforms and services.
- Ensuring all operating systems are up to date.
- Providing AV support during team all hand meetings
You'll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have :
- 5+ years of experience working in a desktop support environment, saving people's e-lives along the way.
- Extensive experience with Windows 10 system administration and applications: OS configuration, troubleshooting, and knowledge of applications including Microsoft Office and Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience with troubleshooting macOS.
- Experience with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, including comprehensive knowledge of all applications and services within.
- Working knowledge of VoIP (Cisco) and V/C systems and internet-based video conferencing such as Zoom.
- Comfortable with managing and manipulating directory systems (AD, LDAP).
- Experience supporting TCP/IP networks and wireless networking.
- Experience with a ticket based support platform.
- Experience in communication and collaboration technologies.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Prior trader support experience considered a plus.
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