Communications Specialist - Harrisburg, PA

Company: STI
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

End-user Support • Answer inbound phone calls concerning network issues from Commonwealth employees, and LEC/Last User Contract, LUC, vendors. • Creates and escalates Service Now trouble tickets to Engineers, tier two Commonwealth staff, and/or third-party service providers to ensure the quick resolution of IT/Network issues. • Works with NOC T2 Engineers, Commonwealth staff and contracted personnel, and/or third-party providers as needed. • Research and updates reference publications and diagnostic aids to seek information necessary to resolve end-user issues as needed. • Follows IT Service Desk and Network Operator Knowledgebase procedures and makes recommendations when improvements are needed. • Promptly and properly escalate high priority issues. Monitoring & Maintenance • Utilize network management tools, such as Solar Winds and Squared up, to monitor remote sites network and hardware. · Actively monitors the status of Commonwealth networks and attached network assets using established tools and promptly initiates appropriate actions. • Responds to outages and system failures using established escalation processes. • Provide first-line investigation and diagnosis of network incidents, logging all details and prioritization of incidents. • Escalate after hours incidents to staff for resolution. • Promptly assign unresolved incidents to higher Tier support or LUC providers to coordinate restoration of service and obtain the necessary information for recording/tracking the outage or degradation of service. • Coordinate with network staff and various vendors to assist with service restoration based on alarm conditions. • Actively monitors the Service Now ticket queue. • Monitors appropriate Commonwealth email accounts for any event messages and initiates action as needed. • Proactively identifies and resolves problems. Communication • Acts as the primary network contact for Commonwealth employees and business partners outside of regular business hours. • Perform Enterprise Incident communications using defined process and approved template. • Monitors the network hotline during coverage hours. • Issues network status updates using established procedures. • Follows quality standards and displays strong customer service skills. Routine Tasks • Assists the network engineers and technicians with outstanding tasks. • Updates network operation and knowledgebase documentation. • Participates in disaster recovery. • Completes assigned tasks. Required Skills: • Possesses excellent communication skills; both written and spoken. • Ability to be clearly understood and has excellent phone etiquette. • Ability to support end-users with varying IT skillsets. • Ability to follow directions, especially when using established operation and knowledgebase documentation, and Commonwealth standard operating procedures. • Ability to adapt to change. • Detail oriented and resourceful. • Excellent organizational skills. • Ability to troubleshoot end-user issues and/or escalate as needed to ensure quick resolution. • Experience with incident management, call tracking, and ticketing software. • Preferred 2 years previous systems administrator, help desk, and/or call center experience.

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