IT Specialist, News and Technology

We are looking for an **IT Specialist, News and Technology** to join us in Reuters News & Media Technology, based in Singapore.

**About the role**

As an **IT Specialist, News and Technology**, you will:
**Responsibilities / Accountabilities**:

- Provide 2nd level end user support to the Reuters users (Text, Visuals).
- Be a point for escalation from stakeholders within the Reuters editorial business, reporting to Director of Special Technology Services Organization
- Work with technology teams to scope and implement new and innovative technological solutions.

**Support of Users and Systems (60%)**:

- Support of backend infrastructure and systems as required.
- Providing support in person and as required over the phone.
- Initiate Major Incident process when required due to the impact on Reuters business, participate in Technical Recovery call.

**Projects (10%)**:

- Work as an individual or part of a team to deliver single or multiple projects as directed.
- Physical effort, including the setup and installation of equipment.

**macOS platforms (30%)**:

- Contact for providing daily macOS support, building of devices, as well as an escalation point for investigating and resolving non standard problems. Work directly with stakeholders, internal Thomson Reuters technology and security teams, third-party technology partners to deliver on macOS support, platform development and projects.
- Perform installation testing, and work with business to deliver on user acceptance, functional and load testing.

**About you**

To be considered for the **IT Specialist, News and Technology** role, you will need to have:
**Essential Skills & Experience Required**:

- Good knowledge of operation systems (MacOS, Window, iOS, Android)
- Good knowledge of, and experience with, networks (DHCP, DNS, subnets, routing, etc).
- Good working knowledge and experience of the following: Active Directory, Office 365, VPNs
- Experience in high volume ticket environment and system (ServiceNow)
- Able to demonstrate a history of successful support and project delivery
- Demonstrate excellent inter-personal skills and an ability to learn quickly
- Highly motivated and good self-starter
- Ability to employ logical troubleshooting skills

**Desired Skills**:

- Use and understanding of server operating systems (Windows Server, Unix, Linux)
- Awareness of technology security and related best practices
- An ability to communicate in a second language would be an advantage.
- Basic knowledge of non-linear video editing, video formats and standards

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**What's in it For You?**

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

- ** Hybrid Work Model**: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
- ** Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- ** Culture**:Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
- ** Learning & Development**:LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
- ** Social Impact**:Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
- ** Purpose Driven Work**:We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services - Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the th