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**Deskside Support Technician (d/f/m) - Level 2**
**Location:** **Leinfelden-Echterdingen**, Germany
**Work Model:** 100% Onsite
**About the Role**
As a **Deskside Support Technician (d/f/m) - Level 2**, you will oversee field support operations across one or multiple sites and ensure high-quality technical service delivery. In this role, you serve as a key point of escalation, provide VIP support, guide junior team members, and manage on-site operational activities. You will deliver IMAC ser...
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**Deskside Support Technician (d/f/m) - Level 2**
**Location:** **Leinfelden-Echterdingen**, Germany
**Work Model:** 100% Onsite
**About the Role**
As a **Deskside Support Technician (d/f/m) - Level 2**, you will oversee field support operations across one or multiple sites and ensure high-quality technical service delivery. In this role, you serve as a key point of escalation, provide VIP support, guide junior team members, and manage on-site operational activities. You will deliver IMAC services, break-fix support, system imaging, and contribute to special customer-driven initiatives. This role is fully onsite in a manufacturing‑focused environment in **Leinfelden-Echterdingen**.
**Work Model – 100% Onsite (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany)**
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring **5 days a week** in a client or Cognizant office in **Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg**.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Site Lead Responsibilities**
- Responsible for Field Support (FS) operations across **one or multiple sites**.
- Provide **VIP support** and oversee the on-site support team.
- Offer **technical training** to junior team members.
**Technical Support & Operations**
- Deliver **IMAC (Install, Move, Add, Change)** services.
- Perform **break‑fix** support for end-user hardware and software.
- Stage, build, and image systems using the **standard client image (eCore)**.
- Provide support for handhelds, rugged devices, laptops, and scanners used on the **Manufacturing Shop Floor**.
- Complete **special projects** as requested by the customer.
- Conduct **data collection and preservation** activities relevant to migrations and **eDiscovery**.
**Required Qualifications**
- Strong communication skills.
- **Proficiency in German** to collaborate with German‑speaking teams and clients (**Language level C1-C2** of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR))
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Solid understanding of **Microsoft Windows Operating Systems**.
- Strong working knowledge of **MS Office** and standard business applications.
- Excellent customer support and stakeholder-facing skills.
- **2–4 years** of deskside or field support experience.
- A+, MCP, MCSE or equivalent certifications (desired).
**Technical Skills**
- Basic knowledge of:
- Networks
- Telecom
- Compute/storage
- **Advanced knowledge of macOS & iOS environments** and related administration.
- Advanced understanding of **macOS imaging & endpoint deployment**.
- Basic understanding of **policies, user certificates, and keychain** design/management.
- Advanced mobile device support expertise.