Deskside Support Lead

Leidos LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos, Inc. is seeking an IT Support Lead to supervise a deskside support team for a federal client. You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure timely incident resolution, and manage workflows, with a focus on service delivery quality.

This role requires strong ITIL knowledge, incident and escalation management, and the ability to mentor staff. On-site work at NRC headquarters in Rockville, MD may include on-call duties and coordination across IT functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent experience.
• 4+ years IT support experience in enterprise environment.
• US citizenship is required and ability to obtain NRC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day deskside support operations for federal customer.
• Ensure tickets are logged, categorized, and tracked through lifecycle.
• Direct workflow to maintain timely response and resolution for end-user issues.
• Create and update SOPs, knowledge articles, and project management documentation.
• Oversee incident, request, and escalation management with defined SLAs.
• Mentor and supervise deskside technicians and balance workloads across queues.

Skills

Leadership

ITIL

Customer service

Team coaching

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

ServiceNow

ITSM

Job description

Leidos, Inc. is seeking an IT Support Lead who would be responsible for leading a team of technical support specialists, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Deskside support, ensuring timely and effective resolution of user issues by managing workflows, monitoring performance metrics, training staff, and collaborating with other departments to maintain high customer service standards.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deskside Operations Management - Lead day-to-day operation of delivery of Desk Side Support services to a federal customer.
• Ensure tickets are logged, categorized, and updated in the IT service management platform with complete lifecycle documentation.
• Direct workflow execution to maintain timely response and resolution for end-user support needs.
• Create documentation knowledge articles and understanding of project management
• Incident, Request, and Escalation Control - Oversee end-to-end incident and outage management, including triage, prioritization, escalation, notification, and closure.
• Guide technicians through complex technical issues and enforce standardized escalation procedures for unresolved tickets.
• Ensure sensitive, timely handling of incidents affecting VIP and high-visibility users, applying defined impact/urgency criteria and escalation protocols.
• Partner with cross-functional IT teams to restore service rapidly and minimize operational disruption.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex hardware, software, and network issues that Tier II support techs cannot resolve.
• Team Leadership and Workforce Development - Supervise and mentor IT support technicians, providing technical guidance, coaching, and operational direction.
• Assign workload across queues to balance capacity, improve throughput, and meet service-level targets.
• Train staff on SOPs, ticket quality standards, and customer service expectations for consistent execution.
• Support onboarding and continuous development of service desk personnel to improve team performance.
• Performance Management, Compliance, and Service Improvement - Track and report SLA performance metrics, ticket trends, and service outcomes to leadership.
• Audit queue activity and ticket records for documentation accuracy, compliance, and closure quality.
• Maintain and update support SOPs, workflows, and service delivery protocols in coordination with NRC stakeholders.
• Identify recurring issues and drive corrective actions, knowledge updates, and process improvements to reduce repeat incidents.
• Create standard operating procedures (SOPs)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain NRC Public Trust (up to Q clearance if required).

Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or 4 years of experience in leu of degree.

• Minimum 4 years of IT support experience in an enterprise service desk or desktop support environment.
• US citizenship is required
• Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing service desk technicians.
• Experience applying ITIL-based incident management, escalation control, and KLI/SLA-driven performance management.

• Strong knowledge of ITIL processes, incident management, and Key Learning Indicators (KLIs).
• IT service management (ITSM) ticketing systems for incident and service request lifecycle management.
• Ticket queue monitoring, SLA compliance tracking, and performance reporting.
• Escalation management and cross-team coordination for complex incident resolution.
• Documentation accuracy and quality control within the ITSM system.
• IT Project Management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading deskside operations on a federal IT services contract.
• Demonstrated success improving SLA attainment through queue optimization and workflow redesign.
• Experience supporting high-visibility users and coordinating major incident communications.
• Strong background in knowledge management and self-service enablement to reduce repeat tickets.
• ITIL 4 Foundation
• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) or ServiceNow Experience

WORK ENVIRONMENT / OTHER Operational Support:

May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs.

Location: On-site at NRC headquarters Rockville, MD.

Travel: As required per contract direction.

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Original Posting: September 14, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.