Shield
Shield
Shield is a technology-enabled partner and investor for managed service providers (MSPs), helping them grow through patient capital, operational support, and applied AI engineering. Its team works alongside partner businesses through forward-deployed engineering, HR, finance, recruiting, and people-development support, as well as strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions. Shield’s approach is designed to support long-term growth while preserving local leadership and company culture, with a focus on implementing practical, AI-first solutions.

IT Support Specialist - California Remote

Resolve escalated technology issues for IronOrbit’s remote managed services team. Support Microsoft, networking, virtual desktop, access, and infrastructure environments.

Description

  • Resolve escalated end-user issues involving applications, operating systems, virtual desktops, authentication, networks, endpoints, and related infrastructure
  • Analyze symptoms, logs, alerts, recent changes, and business impact to determine root causes
  • Assist customers by phone, email, chat, remote session, and IT service management platform
  • Assess ticket history, prior troubleshooting, and environmental details to select next steps, recognize patterns, and escalate when appropriate
  • Administer and troubleshoot accounts, access requests, MFA, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, onboarding, and offboarding
  • Configure and support virtual desktops, computers, mobile devices, printers, peripherals, and client applications across cloud and hosted environments
  • Diagnose connectivity, DNS, DHCP, VLAN, and related network problems, escalating to Tier Three Engineering while retaining ownership through resolution
  • Monitor, triage, and respond to alerts and events
  • Learn customer environments and help prevent recurring problems, strengthen documentation, and improve support efficiency
  • Record customer interactions, troubleshooting actions, findings, and resolutions in the IT service management platform
  • Develop and refine knowledge base materials, share lessons learned, and contribute to cross-training
  • Complete approved application upgrades, maintenance, and after-hours support when required

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent is required
  • An associate degree in information technology or a related discipline is preferred
  • At least three years of professional IT support experience, ideally with a managed services provider or multi-customer support operation
  • Ability to troubleshoot beyond scripted workflows and standard knowledge base instructions
  • Proficiency with Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, remote support tools, and IT service management platforms
  • Experience supporting virtual desktop, remote desktop, or hosted application environments such as VMware Horizon, Citrix, RDS, or comparable technologies
  • Familiarity with VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Group Policy, RMM platforms such as NinjaOne, Veeam or similar backup tools, VoIP, MDM, and network security appliances is preferred
  • Strong technical curiosity and interest in developing skills across cloud infrastructure, virtualization, networking, automation, backup and recovery, security, and Microsoft technologies
  • Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to stay calm and organized while handling multiple issues
  • Certifications such as VCTA, VCP, CCNA, or Microsoft credentials are advantageous but not required
  • Availability Monday through Friday during core first-shift hours covering Pacific Time, with a start time between 0700 and 0900 PST

Benefits

  • Build deeper expertise in cloud infrastructure, virtualization, networking, Microsoft technologies, monitoring, backup and recovery, automation, and security
  • Progress toward senior support or engineering responsibilities
  • Share technical knowledge with teammates and contribute to cross-training

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