Serves as a direct customer representative of OIT to faculty, staff and students. Responds to requests for technical assistance via phone, email, or on-site. Provides technical support for a wide variety of hardware, operating systems, software, audio and video, mobile and smart devices. Leads special projects and/or supervises personnel for a project. Creates documentation and training, and mentors other team members and users. Requires minimal work quality review and oversight.
Hiring for multiple positions.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.
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Required Qualifications
Education: Associate's degree
Experience: Associates degree plus three years of relevant desktop experience, or, at least five years of relevant desktop experience with HS diploma.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Broad technical knowledge of wide variety of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, software applications, and peripherals
Ability to rapidly triage problems and respond with appropriate solutions, modifying processes as required
Ability to assess & learn new technologies and apply them appropriately
Ability to work as a project leader, as a team member or as an individual
Ability to thoroughly document resolution to technical issues.
Excellent customer services skills and ability to communicate technical information
Strong organizational skills
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Bachelor''s degree
Experience: 5 Years of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
ACMT certification
Ability to develop thorough documentation of processes or issues.
Work Location
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Onsite
Compensation and Benefits
UT market range: MR09
Anticipated hiring range: $53,000-$60,000
Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
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Application Instructions
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments. To be assured of full consideration, completed applications with all requested materials should be submitted on or before July 2nd 2026:
Resume
Cover Letter
About The Division
The Office of Innovative Technologies (OIT) seeks to support the university's mission by providing customer driven IT services in a consistent and credible manner.
Provides senior level desktop and networking support to faculty, staff and students
Configures, installs and/or repairs computer equipment including operating systems and applications
Supports users on and off campus, including other IT personnel in units outside OIT and on other campuses.
Analyzes the most complex technical problems and provides solutions that are efficient and effective
Modifies processes as necessary, communicating with management and other team members
Proactively pursues emerging technology to apply to and improve our processes
Works collaboratively to provide technical expertise and support to users as well as other team members
Develops and provides training to other team members
Creates documentation or knowledge-base articles and instructions for campus users
Proactively identifies errors or gaps in documentation, and creates and shares appropriate documentation as needed
Provides senior level desktop and networking support to faculty, staff and students
Configures, installs and/or repairs computer equipment including operating systems and applications
Supports users on and off campus, including other IT personnel in units outside OIT and on other campuses.
Analyzes the most complex technical problems and provides solutions that are efficient and effective
Modifies processes as necessary, communicating with management and other team members
Proactively pursues emerging technology to apply to and improve our processes
Works collaboratively to provide technical expertise and support to users as well as other team members
Develops and provides training to other team members
Creates documentation or knowledge-base articles and instructions for campus users
Proactively identifies errors or gaps in documentation, and creates and shares appropriate documentation as needed