Deskside Engineer

Cognizant

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $60,000–$72,000 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $66k

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 330 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 211 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Deskside Engineer

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The Deskside Engineer provides high-quality onsite technical support for end users, including executive and VIP users. This role involves diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, operating system, and connectivity issues for laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and peripherals. Key responsibilities include performing IMACD activities, managing asset lifecycles, supporting new-hire onboarding, and maintaining conference room solutions. The engineer will utilize Windows 10/11, macOS, Microsoft 365, and ServiceNow to manage incidents and service requests. Technical tasks involve troubleshooting network connectivity, supporting Microsoft Teams Rooms, and following ITIL-based Incident, Request, and Change Management processes. The position requires collaborating with infrastructure, network, and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues while ensuring a professional end-user experience through accurate documentation and proactive hardware swaps or equipment recovery.

Skills

Windows 10 macOS Microsoft 365 Office 365 ServiceNow ITIL IMACD Asset Lifecycle Management Microsoft Teams Networking Fundamentals

What you'll do

Provide onsite deskside and field support for laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and peripherals.
Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, operating system, and network connectivity issues.
Perform IMACD activities including installations, moves, additions, changes, and equipment decommissions.
Manage the full asset lifecycle including inventory tracking, device deployment, and hardware recovery.
Provide white-glove technical support and meeting assistance for executive and VIP users.
Troubleshoot Microsoft 365 applications and Microsoft Teams Rooms conference technology.
Manage incidents and service requests using ServiceNow following ITIL-based processes.
Maintain accurate technical documentation, troubleshooting notes, and knowledge articles.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in Deskside Support, Desktop Support, Field Services, or End-User Computing support.
5+ years of experience supporting Windows environments, including Windows 10/11.
3+ years of experience with ServiceNow or a comparable IT service management platform.
3+ years of Microsoft 365 / Office 365 support experience.
3+ years of hands-on IMACD and IT asset management experience.
Experience supporting macOS/Macintosh environments.
Experience working within ITIL-based Incident and Request Management processes.
Strong hands-on troubleshooting capabilities across hardware, operating systems, applications, peripherals, and collaboration technologies.