IT Service Desk Specialist Level II

Nalu Federal; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pet insurance

Costco/Sam's membership

Job summary

Nalu Federal is seeking an IT Service Desk Specialist Level II to provide expert end-user support for hardware, software, and systems via phone, email, or chat. The role requires active Secret clearance and relevant DoD 8570.01-M certifications, with cross-team collaboration to resolve complex issues.

Four years of IT service desk experience and a Bachelor's degree are required. The position includes escalation duties, knowledge base development, and mentoring of Tier 1 staff in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in IT service/help desk support.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• DoD 8570.01-M CE/IAT II certifications required per DoD guidance.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions and provide technical assistance to end users via phone, email, or chat.
• Resolve hardware and software problems and act as escalation path.
• Escalate to Tier 3 and coordinate cross-team escalations.
• Perform deployments, imaging, and patching per change management procedures.
• Maintain accurate ticket documentation with steps, findings, and outcomes.
• Support onboarding/offboarding and ensure policy compliance.
• Mentor Tier 1 technicians and provide overflow coverage.

Skills

Customer support

Troubleshooting

Escalation management

Root cause analysis

Phone support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Nalu Federal is a subsidiary company of the Kanaka Foundation - An NHO who's mission is to support Native Hawaiians.

You Will Receive a Comprehensive Benefits Package That Includes

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pet insurance
• Annual membership to Costco or Sam's
• 401K
• ...and much, much more!
• Role Designation: IT Service Desk Specialist Level II
• IT Security Designation: ADP/IT-II
• Investigation Required: Tier 3 (T3)
• IA Technical/Management Designation: IAT II and CE
• Commercial (Baseline) Certificates: IAT II: Please see Commercial Certificates for DoD 8570.01-M certificate requirement, CE: Associate level certificate for supported technology as approved by the COR.
• Experience in this Discipline: Four (4) years of experience demonstrating the required
• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree and/
• Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance
• Functional Responsibility: Answers questions, analyzes problems and provides technical assistance, support, and advice to end users for hardware, software, and systems through phone, email, or chat. Resolves computer software and hardware problems of users, and acts as a contact for users having problems using computer software, hardware, and operating systems. Acts as the escalation path to resolve moderate to highly complex technical issues. Specialized in certain aspects of technologies to assist the customer base. Provides support for call overflow during peak time or reduced staff during off peak hours. Level III performs more varied and difficult tasks compared to Level II.

OTHER SILLS, TASKS AND RESPONSIBLITIES THE CONTRACT EMPLOYEE SHALL PERFORM BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Triage, prioritize, and own escalated incidents and service requests through resolution following defined SLAs.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, including root-cause analysis, log review, and remediation for endpoint, application, and account-related issues.
• Coordinate cross-team escalations (e.g., systems, network, security) and track handoffs to closure.
• Execute standard changes and maintenance tasks (e.g., software deployments, image builds, patching) per change management procedures.
• Maintain accurate, complete ticket documentation, including steps taken, findings, and outcomes.
• Create and continuously improve knowledge base articles, runbooks, and user-facing guides to reduce repeat issues.
• Monitor service desk queues and metrics; identify trends and propose preventative fixes or process improvements.
• Support onboarding/offboarding tasks (accounts, permissions, device setup) while ensuring policy compliance.
• Safeguard access and data integrity by following security best practices for authentication, authorization, and device handling.
• Provide overflow coverage during peak periods and assist in training/mentoring Tier 1 technicians.

Nalu Federal is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information (family medical history), or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. EEO/AA employer/Vet/Disabled.