A3T’s Helpdesk Support Specialist is responsible for addressing problems, installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and providing maintenance and training in response to customer requirements or inquiries.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide customer service and technical support by addressing problems, installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and providing maintenance and training in response to customer requirements or inquiries. (DoDD 8140.01)
- Provide daily local help desk support for configuration and maintenance of forensic laboratory desktop computers VTC and audio-visual support.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Possess experience with Microsoft Windows 10 operating systems as provided by the DoD Secure Baseline Host‑Army (SBH‑A) desktop installation image.
- Possess experience Basic physical computer components and architectures, including the functions of various components and peripherals (e.g., CPUs, Network Interface Cards, data storage)
- Knowledge of database procedures used for documenting and querying reported incidents
- Knowledge of disaster recovery continuity of operations plans
- Knowledge of electronic devices (e.g., computer systems/components, access control devices, digital cameras, electronic organizers, hard drives, memory cards, modems, network components, printers, removable storage devices, scanners, telephones, copiers).
- Knowledge base capabilities in identifying the solutions to less common and more complex system problems
- Experience in measures or indicators of system performance and availability
- Knowledge of systems administration concepts
- Knowledge of operations and processes for diagnosing common or recurring system problems
- Knowledge of type and frequency of routine maintenance needed to keep equipment functioning properly
- Possess experience in simulating or recreating end-user problems with voice, file & print services, desktop & room‑based video‑teleconferencing, and/or baseline or non‑baseline applications to help determine problem root causes.
- Possess experience in conducting open‑source research for troubleshooting novel client‑level problems
- Possess experience in identifying possible causes of degradation of system performance or availability and initiating actions needed to mitigate this degradation
- Possess experience in testing and configuring network workstations and peripherals
- Knowledge of basic operation of computers
- Possess experience in utilizing the appropriate tools for repairing software, hardware, and peripheral equipment of a system
- Ability in supporting room and desktop video conferencing and desktop presentations in a classroom environment
Qualifications
- Active Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent or 3-5 years of general IT / IS experience.
- Must possess and maintain a current DoD approved Information Assurance (IA) baseline security certification as well as current commercial Computing Environment (CE) certifications for the operating system(s) and/or security related tools/devices they support IAW DoDD 8140.01 and Army Regulation 25-2. (Security +). For this position, CompTIA Security+ (or DoD‑approved equivalent) is a required foundational certification and must be maintained as a condition of employment.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term & Long‑Term Disability
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition and Professional Development Assistance
- Parking/Travel Reimbursement (metropolitan areas)