Role: Intern IT Support Engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Perforce Software powers innovation at an unrivaled scale. Our solutions drive quality, security, compliance, collaboration, and speed across the technology lifecycle. We bring deep domain and vertical expertise to every customer, so nothing stands in the way of success.
Our global footprint spans more than 80 countries and includes over 75% of the Fortune 100. Perforce delivers solutions for even the toughest DevOps challenges and is trusted by the world’s top brands and notable market leaders, such as Adobe, Apple, Bank of America, Electronic Arts, Intuit, Marriott, NASA, Nvidia, Pixar, Qualcomm, Salesforce.com, Samsung, and SAP.
Position Summary:
Jim Collins, Director of IT Operations for the IT Operations team at Perforce is searching for an IT Support Engineer Intern to join the team. We are looking for an individual who is a student employee that will assist the Service Desk Team to provide effective delivery of high-quality desktop support services to the Perforce internal user community.
Essential Functions
- Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve daily issues related to workstations, peripherals, phones, mobile devices, operating systems, and applications
- Provide installation, configuration and support of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software
- Supports the onboarding and offboarding process in relation to IT support.
- Assists with updates, repairs, upgrades, backups and other maintenance tasks.
- Collaborate with the Perforce Infrastructure & Web Applications teams to resolve complex issues and ensure efficient operation of the desktop computing environment
- set up new hire workstations in a timely manner
- Perform routine updates of desktop hardware and software
- configure and repair desktop equipment as needed
- Research IT purchase requests and inform department leadership and receive / distribute equipment
- Conduct annual hardware/software inventory
- Perform annual license updates and routine database updates of antivirus software
- Provide IT support at Perforce events and company meetings as needed
- Deliver daily updates on status of current tickets, open issues and projects
- Other related duties, as assigned
Required Education, Experience and Skills
- Currently enrolled in an IT related education program or a minimum of 0-1 year of experience in a heterogeneous environment (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Superior customer service skills with an ability to work comfortably with customers with a wide range of personalities and technical expertise
- Capable in diagnosing and resolving complex problems with computer hardware and software
- Highly motivated self-starter – able to work quickly and independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Strong sense of achievement and willingness to contribute to a dynamic team environment
Working Conditions and/or Physical Demands
- Must be able to lift 50-100 pounds
If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with people as talented and dedicated as yourself, apply today!
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