Lead AV Support Analyst

Job Description

Penguin Random House is the leading publishing firm globally and is on a mission to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. With a multitude of imprints, or brands, that cover everything from fiction to cooking to religion to technology, we're already off to a good start, though we have plenty more room for improvement. It's likely that you have one of our fabulous books in your home; it's possible you'll go and have a look after reading this (but stay here for now).

We had an incredible year last year, especially across our Information Technology department, and as such we're looking to add to our Desktop Support team with a Lead Analyst. This position requires a solid background in administering Cisco Call Manager, experience with supporting audio/video products, as well as strong support for Windows, iOS, and Android platforms.

This position would report to the Director, Client Services and work closely with their End User Computing peers and the Networking team.

There are many elements to being a Lead AV Support Analyst, but you your main responsibilities include:
• Set up conference room technology for audio and video meetings and assist users
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with video conferencing room systems and infrastructure components
• Troubleshoot meeting connections and/or quality issues during live video conference meetings
• Test and maintain new video conference systems
• Assist meeting participants in using the PRH's internal and external collaboration tools, such as Teams, Zoom, and Webex
• Collaborate with engineers from other teams to resolve network, firewall, and other related issues affecting the functionality on our AV infrastructure
• Provide support to events that happen after hours
• Schedule maintenance and part replacement with vendors
• Adds, moves, and changes of physical and softphones on Cisco CallManager platform.
• As a member of the greater Desktop Client Services team, this position will handle Windows computer and mobile device technical support for our employees.
• Assist supporting hardware, software, mobile devices, and other peripherals
• Troubleshooting reported problems, both hardware and software, as and when they arise, while simultaneously looking for trends and inconsistencies
• Monitor the call queue with our ticketing system and record, track, and close service incidents in a timely manner
• Assist the team with IT equipment moves to support internal office relocations.

The minimum requirements a candidate for this role should have:
• 4+ years in a Windows support/troubleshooting role
• 3+ years AV/telecommunications experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and patience working with others
• Ability to document user instructions as necessary
• Application support experience with Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10, MDM
• Ability to troubleshoot both iOS and Android OS devices
• Cisco Codecs & Infrastructure AV equipment/telecom:
• Experience with VoIP technology on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environment or similar platform
• Setup and register phones in CallManager
• Diagnosing and resolving end-user phone-related issues

There's so much to love about a career at PRH, and the team is just the starting point. We're building internal communities to maximize the knowledge we all bring so that we're operating from a center of excellence, there's constantly opportunities to learn new languages, whether they be technical or other, and with an incredible level of retention, this could be the last time you'll need to look for a new career!

Apply now and showcase in your resume how you could help one of the world's largest publishing firms turn into the powerhouse we're going to be. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rje072-18-188-40-207-42 in your application.