GovCIO ยท 17 hours ago
Service Desk Manager
GovCIO is a team of transformers passionate about transforming government IT. They are seeking a Service Desk Manager to lead and manage a team of Service Desk Technicians providing Tier 1 support for federal clients in a 24x7 environment, ensuring adherence to ITIL best practices and service levels.
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Responsibilities
Manage and mentor Tier 1 Service Desk Technicians, ensuring that all government mandated SLAs and internal KPIs are met or exceeded
Oversee scheduling and staffing for 24x7x365 coverage
Monitor First Call Resolution and speed of answer
Work with field services and outside groups to ensure expedient and accurate routing of tickets that cannot be handled by tier 1
Follow ITIL best practices for Incident Management, ensuring Incident Management Team follows proper escalation protocols and has the necessary resources to facilitate stand up calls for incident resolution. Work with customer to ensure compliance of outside groups as necessary
Follow ITIL best practices for Problem Management, ensuring Problem Management Team has sufficient resources to perform Root Cause Analysis. Work with customer to ensure that other groups provide sufficient cooperation and information to assist with Problem Management function
Follow ITIL best practices for Knowledge Management, ensuring that the knowledge base is accurate and continually improved
Follow ITIL best practices for Service Request Management, ensuring that requests are handled in a timely manner and escalated or assigned to the proper group in a timely manner
Ensure that all weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports are accurate and completed before deadline
Monitor productivity and work compliance of all remote workers
Ensure proper training of incoming agents
Have virtual weekly and on demand meetings with customer representatives and collaborate with them to ensure that all needs are met
Ensure that security incidents are handled in compliance with customer requirements
Work with PMO resource manager to ensure proper assignment and tracking of government provided assets
Ensure that VIP customers are provided with enhanced support per customer requirements
Oversee Account Management Group, ensuring that they meet all customer requirements
Ensure follow-up on low customer survey scores, and any other reported issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree with 8-12 years of experience
Minimum 3 years of IT Service Desk experience, with an additional 2 years in a leadership role
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience implementing and managing ITIL practices, including Incident, Problem, and Knowledge Management
Strong understanding of ITSM tools and ITIL framework
Ability to manage remote teams effectively in a 24x7 environment
ITIL 4.0 foundation certification
Help Desk Institute or Service Desk Institute certification
Must be able to obtain and hold a public trust clearance
Preferred
MCSA Office 365 certification
Benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Corporate Discounts
Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
Referral Bonus Program
Internal Mobility Program
Pet Insurance
Flexible Work Environment
Company
GovCIO
GovCIO is a business consulting firm that focuses on cyber security, digital, data, management and mission services, and IT services.
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