Fast Facts

WGU is seeking a Service Desk Technician I for its Salt Lake City office to provide first-level support for IT incidents and service requests and ensure timely resolution, while contributing to a diverse and dynamic working environment.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include handling omnichannel interactions from end users, logging incidents or service requests, providing initial assessments, escalating issues to higher levels of support, and maintaining ownership of incidents until resolution.

Skills: Candidates should possess strong communication, analytical skills and a customer service orientation, along with basic troubleshooting knowledge for Windows and MacOS platforms.

Qualifications: 1-2 years of experience in a technical support role is preferred, with additional certifications like CompTIA A+ or Google IT Support being advantageous.

Location: Salt Lake City Office, United States of America

Compensation: $20 - $29 / Hourly

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Services 205Pay Range: $20.33 - $29.51

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Receive Omnichannel interactions from end users, and create incidents or Service Requests, logging all pertinent information.
• Provides initial assessment, categorization, and prioritization of Incidents and Service Requests and provides initial support, targeting a higher level of first contact resolution.
• Ensures Incidents and Service Requests are properly escalated to appropriate IT support groups.
• Perform hierarchical escalation to Service Desk Management and the IT Leadership Group.
• Maintains ownership of Incidents, ensuring timely entry, updating, Communication and resolution of all issues.
• Adheres to company policies, including attendance, punctuality, and minimum performance
• expectations
• Adheres to confidentiality of student and staff information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• May participate in peripheral projects, including not limited to employee engagement, knowledge base creation and maintenance, training, data gathering and reporting. ​

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work Independently and in Dynamic Environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Ability and desire to provide excellent customer service to internal customers
• Strong analytical skills balanced with effective communication and excellent customer service skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Tasks are accomplished by following a defined standard or set of procedures to achieve day to day
• objectives with limited impact on the area.
• The work performed is closely supervised and consists of tasks that are routine and well defined with
• specific instructions to achieve standardized solutions.
• Problems and issues faced are routine and solutions are readily available. There is a well-established and familiar set of activities and/or processes that will derive a solution.
• There is a responsibility for checking data and information for minor changes.
• Communication with contacts within the job area is typical, and information that is provided or obtained requires little explanation or interpretation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of related experience or similar training and development.
• Requires basic knowledge of technical processes and procedures, including basic troubleshooting theory.
• Appropriate Technical Support experience and knowledge required for Tier 1 Technicians
• Familiarity with Windows and MacOS platforms
• Understanding of mainstream Internet Browser troubleshooting.
• High School Diploma or GED

Department Minimums

• Candidate must reside within commuting distance (30 min's) of WGU offices (Salt Lake City, UT).
• This position offers a hybrid working model requiring at least 60% in office (3/5 days per week) and may be altered at Leadership discretion to meet the needs of the business, to staff specific projects, or to address performance concerns. 
• Requires employee to consistently meet department/role-specific performance metrics. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 months of related technical or contact center work experience.
• ServiceNow and Salesforce ticketing system experience
• CompTIA A+, Google IT Support Certification or equivalent
• ITIL Foundations V3 or higher

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.