Enterprise Service Desk Specialist

SOS International LLC; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi in Hawaii is seeking an Enterprise Service Desk Specialist to support a high-impact mission at Camp HM Smith. You will assist users and IT staff with tracking, prioritizing, and resolving incidents, and maintain detailed service records.

This role requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance, DoD 8570 IAT-II, and the ability to support 24/7 operations with service desk tools like Jira, Remedy, or ServiceNow.

Qualifications

• Active in-scope Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Associate degree or four years IT work experience.
• DoD 8570 IAT-II compliant.
• Ability to support 24/7 operations.
• Experience using Service Desk software (e.g., Jira, Remedy, ServiceNow).
• Comprehensive knowledge of IT administration, troubleshooting and support.
• May require professional certification within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Assist users and IT personnel with tracking, prioritizing, and resolving incidents.
• Document, identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues when capable.
• Create and maintain detailed service records in the ticketing system.
• Communicate status, escalations, impacts, and resolutions to stakeholders.
• Monitor systems and networks; report performance and outages.
• Coordinate response and escalation per established processes.
• Ensure security policies and classification guidelines are followed.
• Provide end-user training and guidance as needed.
• Possess work leadership to less-experienced personnel as required.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Service desk experience

24/7 support capability

Education

Associate degree or 4+ years IT work experience

Tools

Jira

Remedy

ServiceNow

Job description

Camp HM Smith, HI, USA

Full-time

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI

Compensation: USD 97671 - USD 131855 - yearly

Company Description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

? Join SOSi in Paradise-Where Innovation Meets Mission ?

SOSi is on the hunt for a skilled Enterprise Service Desk Specialist to support a high-impact customer mission at Camp HM Smith in Hawaii .

? Our customer supports over 5,000 users across the Pacific theater , delivering mission-critical IT solutions that drive Command and Control (C2) strategies.

? At SOSi, we tackle complex technical challenges head-on - because Challenge Accepted isn’t just a motto, it’s how we operate.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a team that thrives on innovation, agility, and purpose-this is your moment.

Essential Job Duties

Enterprise Service Desk Specialists are responsible for assisting users and other IT personnel with tracking, prioritizing, and resolving systems, services and network issues within the supported environment. Document and assess incidents and service requests, perform initial data-gathering, identification, troubleshooting and resolution if capable. Create, review, track and maintain detailed service records within ticketing system to effectively identify requests, progress, and resolutions. The ideal candidate can effectively communicate with customers, team members, and leadership, regarding request status, escalations, impacts, and resolutions.

• Fields and responds to user inquiries via appropriate communication methods (e.g., in-person, phone, email, desktop VTC).

• Reviews ticket queues and provides timely updates including reports on ticket status (e.g., tickets open, tickets closed, time-to-close).

• Sets up user, administrator, and service accounts (including group membership, email, distribution lists and file shares).

• Provides guidance, recommendations, assistance, and relevant training to end-users.

• Performs systems/network monitoring of the relevant enclaves; monitoring duties may include reviewing server/service/network performance, availability, planned and unplanned service outages.

• Coordinates response and escalation of requests in accordance with established processes and procedures.

• Ensures facility, IT systems, equipment and related data are secured in accordance with security policies and regulations.

• Properly identifies and labels systems and data according to classification guidelines.

• Maintains current knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications as assigned.

• Maintains system documentation.

• Participates in the development and implementation of job-related procedures and standards. Able to assist with process development, modifications/updates, and improvements.

• Capable of providing work leadership to less-experienced personnel.

• Participates in special projects and tasks as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Active in-scope Top Secret/SCI clearance.

• Associate degree in a related field or a minimum of four (4) years of IT work experience.

• DoD 8570 IAT-II compliant (Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP).

• Ability to support 24/7 operations.

• Prior experience using Service Desk software (e.g., Jira, Remedy, ServiceNow).

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in IT administration, troubleshooting and support.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Layer 1, 2, 3 equipment and protocols (e.g., routers, switches, patch panels, concentrators, associated terminals, and related network hardware and software).

• May require professional certification within 90 days in one or more specific technologies, depending on job assignment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux) and applications (e.g., Exchange, SQL Server, TEAMS, WSUS).

• Relevant IT Certification (e.g., Cisco, Citrix, Dell, HP, ITIL, Microsoft, Nutanix, Palo Alto, VMware).

Additional Information

Work Environment

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

• Fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• May require periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.