Help Desk Specialist (Level 1) (Government)

AT&T; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts

Job summary

AT&T Global Public Sector is seeking a Help Desk Specialist to support Public Sector Solutions at Laurel, MD, with a TS/SCI clearance. The role requires on-site presence 5 days/week, serving a government intranet environment and a large user community.

The candidate will provide tier 1/2 support, monitor services, document outages, and use SOPs to restart services or servers as needed. 40-hour week, competitive salary and benefits included.

Qualifications

• 1 year of demonstrated Help Desk experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• 3 years of Help Desk experience with an Associate degree.
• 5 years of Help Desk experience with a High School diploma.
• DOD 8570.01-M compliance with a minimum certification of IAT Level I (A+, CCNA-Security, NET+, SSCP, Security+)

Responsibilities

• Provide level 1 and 2 response to customer service requests via phone, email, chat, and tickets.
• Document all communications in ServiceNow and escalate as needed.
• Troubleshoot user accounts and logon issues to the collaboration environment.
• Provide basic instructions on how to use services to external and internal customers.
• Document outage information and communicate with coworkers and customers.

Skills

Customer service

Help desk experience

Ticketing systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

High School diploma

Tools

ServiceNow

Active Directory

Job description

AT&T has an opening for a Help Desk Specialist to support Public Sector Solutions.

AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.

Intelink Services provide interagency information sharing, content discovery, and collaboration capabilities on the IC system domains to the IC and its partners in Defense, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Law Enforcement.

The job duties of the Help Desk Specialist are as follows:

• This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Work to be performed at a government customer site in Laurel, MD.
• Rotating Shift work position, 365 days a year, 7 days a week.
• Small team, providing service availability monitoring and help desk support for internet-like collaboration services hosted on a government intranet for a large and diverse community of users.
• Provide health and status monitoring and taking appropriate measures when a service outage occurs. Utilize SOPs to perform basic troubleshooting steps to identify the problem, then restart service and/or servers to resolve the issue.
• Document and communicate outage information to co-workers and customers.
• Provide tier 1 and 2 response to customer service requests received via phone, email, chat, and tickets.
• Document all communications in a ServiceNow ticket system, escalates tickets as needed.
• Troubleshoot customer accounts and users’ ability to log on to the collaboration environment.
• Provide basic instructions on how to use services to both external and internal customers.

Required Clearance:

TS/SCI with polygraph. (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications:

One (1) year of demonstrated Help Desk experience required with a Bachelor's degree. Minimum three (3) years of Help Desk experience with an Associate degree. Minimum five (5) years of Help Desk experience with a High School diploma. Any degree from an accredited college or university is acceptable.

• Compliance with DOD 8570.01-M with a minimum certification of IAT Level I. (A+, CCNA-Security, NET+, SSCP, Security+)

Our Help Desk Specialist (Level 1) (Government) earns $80,000 - $109,600 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) *Pro-rated when working less than 40 hrs/wk.
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T wireline phone

Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Regular

Location: Columbia, Maryland

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