IT Support Specialist

Job description

About GoodLeap: GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $30 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018. GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America. ### Position Summary The IT Support Specialist is part of our Employee Technology Enablement team, which owns IT support, from on-boarding new employees to supporting our existing employee base across the US and Mexico. As an IT Support Specialist, you need to demonstrate competent IT literacy and ability around applications and systems. You will answer technical questions, troubleshoot problems, and guide users to gain productive use of our software and systems. Goodleap is seeking candidates with both interpersonal skills and technical IT knowledge and demands an ability to manage multiple high-level tasks under pressure. ### Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities - Provide assistance for items escalated to level 2 help desk support. - Answer staff questions about all company supported hardware and software. - Provide creative solutions for difficult, complex ongoing problems. - Document problems, resolutions, and activities for future reference. - Identify, analyze, and provide preventative solutions for problematic trends. - Recommend improvements to IT operations and processes. - Apply knowledge of enterprise-level, IT best practices. - Provide technical training and new hire orientations as required. - Participate in projects, tasks and responsibilities including emergencies and routine after-hours on-call rotation. - Perform hardware and software installations. - Maintain inventory by placing orders and tracking hardware and software. - "Own" IT by having pride in your high-quality work. - Display absolute integrity and discretion in performing support responsibilities. - Other duties as assigned. ### Required Skills, Knowledge & Abilities - Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to clearly communicate with less technical individuals. - Solid knowledge of general office software: Windows 10, MS Office, etc. - Knowledge of company supported applications such as Exchange, Active Directory, DNS and virtual machines. - Experience with desktop hardware, software applications, operating systems and LAN connectivity. - Experience with AD / Office 365 integration is a plus! - Experience with Cisco Meraki is a plus! - Ability to learn and support new software. - Microsoft certifications are desired, but not required. - 3 - 5 years professional experience.