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- Disability insurance
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- Associate's degree
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance

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Client Services Technician

Marist University -
Poughkeepsie, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$65,000 - $70,000 a year

Benefits

Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
403(b)
Life insurance
Paid sick time

Qualifications

Customer communication
Network troubleshooting
Windows
Software installation
Computer hardware
Desktop (troubleshooting support)
Customer support ticket management
Ticketing system technical support

Full Job Description

Posting Number: 494007
Type of Position: Full-time
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Categories: Administration

Position Title:

Client Services Technician

Department/School:

Information Technology

Salary/Pay Rate:

$65,000 - $70,000

Job Summary:

The Client Services Technician is a key member of the Client Services Team within Marist Information Technology. The technician provides friendly, first-line IT support, resolving common technical issues and ensuring users can quickly return to work. The role manages ticket intake and routing, supports basic account and access needs, and promotes self-service using tools like TeamDynamix. Additionally, the technician is responsible for the Help Desk student workers and takes the lead role in hiring, managing, training, and mentoring students.

Minimum Qualifications:

Basic knowledge of Windows/OS troubleshooting, software installation, hardware repair, and network fundamentals
Strong verbal and written communication, patience, empathy, and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
Familiarity with ITSM or ticketing systems: Knowledge of how to document and manage support requests

Essential Functions:

Provides timely, friendly support as the first point of contact for IT issues. Diagnoses common hardware, software, and connectivity problems, resolves straightforward incidents on the first interaction, and documents and escalates more complex issues with clear notes and context.
Creates, categorizes, and updates service tickets with accurate details and user impact. Routes requests to the appropriate teams and tracks progress to closure, keeping users informed of status and next steps
Interviews, hires, trains, mentors, and manages student workers supporting the Help Desk and wepa print release. Assigns tasks, monitors performance and schedules, reinforces customer service standards, and fosters skill development to ensure consistent, high-quality support coverage.
Assists with account provisioning tasks such as password resets, basic permissions, and multifactor authentication setup (e.g., Duo). Verifies identity, follows security procedures, and ensures users can access core systems and services.
Leverages the knowledge base and service catalog in TeamDynamix to guide users to self-help solutions. Suggests improvements to articles and flags gaps where new documentation could reduce repeat requests. Works with Client Services staff and other IT staff to make improvements
Works closely with other IT areas, including Client Technologies, Infrastructure, and Administrative Computing teams to resolve issues and learn best practices. Participates in training and knowledge-sharing to build technical skills and improve service quality.
Builds and maintains strong working relationships across IT and the wider user community. Assists with problem resolution and advocates for user needs across the organization.
Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
1 to 3 years experience
Strong diagnostic and research skills to solve problems independently

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References

Benefits:

The position includes a comprehensive benefit package*. Benefits for this position include but are not limited to the following:

3 weeks of paid vacation. 4 weeks of paid vacation beginning in the 6th year of employment.
Unlimited paid sick time.
14+ paid holidays per year.
Medical, Dental & Vision insurance programs at a 15% employee / 85% employer contribution rate. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care (FSD).
Life insurance.
Generous short-term and long-term disability programs and workers compensation.
403(b) defined contribution plan:
- First 6 years University contributes 7.5%, Employee contributes a mandatory 4%.
- University contribution increases to 10.5% in year 7, and 12% after 15 years.
- Employee contribution decreases to 1% in year 7. Remains 1% thereafter.
- Typical eligibility requirements: 1 year of service and 1,000 hours with Marist University.
403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity – Roth option available. Voluntary, up to IRS maximum contribution.
Tuition Benefits:
- Up to 16 undergraduate credits per semester. Up to 18 graduate credit per academic calendar. Eligibility extends to employee, spouse, and dependent children under age 26.
- University pays 100% tuition only.
- Eligible dependents may be Reimbursed up to $2,000 per semester towards tuition at another accredited institution.

Eligibility requirements including waiting periods and/or employee probationary periods may apply at the discretion of the University.

About the Department/School:

Information Technology (IT) offers students, faculty, and staff access to advanced technologies to help promote a strong sense of community. A distinguishing feature of the Marist education is the manner in which information technology is used in support of teaching, learning, and scholarship. This environment creates a strong applied research culture and includes Marist students as young paraprofessionals, which makes Marist unique within higher education.

Marist IT staff come from diverse career and educational backgrounds. Our community of technologists collaborate to support a commitment to excellence with 80 staff members within 15 departments, more than 200 student paraprofessionals, and a 24/7/365 operation. Effort, talent, and commitment are rewarded and recognized within the division both internally by leadership, and externally through numerous industry accolades and awards. No two days are ever the same while working in IT. We are committed to finding more effective and practical ways to use technology to meet institutional goals.

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Type of Position:

Full-time

Classification:

Administrative (Exempt)

Months per Year:

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Please note: This position is on campus 5 days a week.

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating an inclusive workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of all members of the Marist community.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.

Advertised: May 15, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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