Location: High Point, 5 times a week from office (ONSITE)
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.We are seeking a Lead Field Services & Desktop Support with 5-8 years of experience in fully onsite, work-from-office desktop support across office and factory environments. This is a hands-on onsite lead role, requiring daily physical presence at customer location, where the lead actively performs field support while overseeing desktop operations for the site
In this role, you will:- Provide hands-on onsite support (break/fix, deployments, escalations) for laptops/desktops, rugged factory devices, printers (HP/Lexmark), handheld scanners, and conference room A/V systems.
- Act as primary point of accountability for the site from desktop support perspective.
- Monitor and assign tickets through ITSM tools; manage queues, priorities, and escalations.
- Perform incident management, RCA for major incidents, and drive issue prevention.
- Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge articles.
- Utilize tools such as SCCM, IT Shop, and Nexthink for endpoint visibility and support efficiency.
- Apply strong Windows troubleshooting skills and basic network diagnostics to restore services quickly.
What you'll need to succeed (required skills):- 3 to 5 years of Desktop Support or Field Services experience. Must have experience with Windows 11 Support, laptop/desktop hardware troubleshooting and printer support.
- 2 plus years of experience with audio visual devices support including Cisco VC, telephony.
- 2 plus years of experience with troubleshooting Network/wifi issues
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.