Leidos · 11 hours ago
Help Desk Support (Tier 1)
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers. They are seeking a Help Desk Specialist (Tier 1) to provide support for the Advanced Battle Management System, troubleshooting access issues and managing help desk calls. The role involves logging calls, escalating issues, and ensuring timely resolutions for end users.
ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Receive, manage and respond to Help Desk calls supporting the current contract
Provides Help/Service Desk support to end users on a variety of issues
Identifies, researches, and resolves problems
Ability to diagnose data communications problems
Responds to telephone calls, email and personnel requests
Document, track and monitor problems to ensure a timely resolution
Schedule testing events with customers
Enter Help Desk tickets accurately and grammatically correct in Help Desk tools
Ability to research and/or contact sources for information to respond to customer needs
Communicate well with Executives, Managers, Peers, and Customers
Support and sustain Air Force Advanced Battle Management System
Work with vendors, the Government, carriers, and technical staff on network implementation, troubleshooting, optimization and ongoing management
Support tickets and manage incidents, service requests, and problems through their full life cycle
Perform incident analysis to determine possible cause and potential fix
Develop, implement, and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
Work under little to no supervision, providing solutions to high-level technical problems of system-wide scope or complexity
Document status updates and communicate to necessary parties
Document troubleshooting steps and knowledge articles for Help Desk team
Ability to learn customer support essentials to provide Tier 1 level support to customers
Demonstrate consistent active listening skills
Escalate more complex issues
Generate reports from the Help Desk tools
Must be able to interact professionally and with courtesy with personnel that contact the Help Desk for support
Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to support events
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or technical related field with at least 1 year of relevant helpdesk experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Active and current Secret clearance is required
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8140 Intermediate certification required
Must have a desire to learn and work within a team environment and have at least one year of experience in an organization supporting a US Government/ program
Experience and knowledge of PC MS Office/M365 applications & ability to work firsthand with customers
Experience in handling sensitive data for commercial and/or Government customers
Preferred
Hands-on Experience with PC Applications- M365
Experience as a customer service/help desk agent
Experience in call-taking
Experience in working with US government customers
Benefits
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement
Company
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO
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