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Senior Desktop Support Specialist

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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Compensation
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Location
AUSTIN, TX
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Job overview

The Senior Desktop Support Specialist provides computer desktop and technology support to TACC end-users through in-person assistance and an internal ticketing system. The role troubleshoots user issues, supports audiovisual and integrated conference-room equipment, and installs, configures, repairs, maintains, and upgrades hardware and applications. It also partners on managed-system updates, supports onboarding, maintains desktop images, responds to critical failures, and assists with IT inventory.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Desktop SupportIT TroubleshootingAudiovisual Equipment SupportWindowsMacOSHardware InstallationHardware ConfigurationHardware RepairHardware MaintenanceHardware UpgradesApplication SupportDesktop ImagingIT Inventory

Full job description

Provide prompt computer desktop and technology support, various IT services, knowledge, and solutions to TACC end-users through in-person assistance and our internal ticketing system. Understand technology issues by assessing through listening and asking follow-up questions. Research and identify solutions and escalate when appropriate.Operate and assess the functionality of all AV and integrated conference rooms. Perform routine testing and problem diagnosis for projectors, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, and displays. Perform preventative maintenance to resolve problems or identify resolutions to appropriate vendors or manufacturers.Perform installation, configuration, repair, maintenance, and upgrades on Windows/Mac hardware (primarily MacOS), related equipment, and various other applications. Related equipment includes but is not limited to desktops, laptops, printers, conference room equipment, and other peripherals.Partner with the System Administrator to implement updates, patches, and system changes to managed hardware.Respond quickly and appropriately to critical system failures, ensuring timely and thorough resolution.Assist onboarding efforts for new employees, ensuring a smooth and well-supported introduction to IT systems.Maintain and update standardized desktop images across the organization.Attend regularly scheduled meetings. Perform special projects, tasks and other duties as assigned.Assist with IT inventory.

How this job compares

Set against the 587 open Desktop Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$60–81K/yr106 salary ranges
  • US median$25–30/hr220 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 69 open Desktop Support jobs in Texas and 587 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Desktop Support postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (399 postings).
Education
22 of the 587 open Desktop Support jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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