Linux Deskside Support Technician

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Juan Tabo Hills (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions seeks a Linux Deskside Support Technician to provide second-tier desk-side IT support at a major national laboratory. The role covers NM, CA, D.C., and NV in unclassified and classified environments, supporting Windows, MacOS, and Linux, along with DaaS, VDI, and peripherals.

The candidate will join a team delivering on-site technical assistance, incident resolution, and infrastructure support across campus facilities with emphasis on security and reliability. U.S.

Qualifications

• Must have a working knowledge of PC operations including hardware, network settings, operating system, and MS Office applications.
• 6 months of customer help desk experience.
• Intermediate to expert virtual desk expertise with equipment connectivity; 35 WPM typing.
• Experience in the current customer environment (desired).
• Associates/Bachelor's degree in IT or related discipline (desired).
• Experience with ServiceNow (desired).
• Experience with KCS methodology (desired).
• Any additional requirements determined by the Service Manager (desired).
• Ability to type 50+ WPM (desired).

Responsibilities

• Applies technical and operational knowledge under minimal direction to configure, operate, and maintain information processing and telecommunications systems.
• Analyzes performance statistics to support tuning, automation, and optimization activities.
• Establishes, composes, and maintains security, capacity, and business continuity controls and documentation.
• Interacts with an operating company or business segment to understand the business environment, technical requirements, and organizational direction.
• Collects, defines, and organizes detailed user requirements.
• Defines, plans and deliverables for assigned projects.
• Understands and complies with project budgets.
• Conceptualizes, constructs, tests, implements, and/or operates integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Recommends training plans; and leads continuous improvement activities.
• Respond to service requests & incident management services, generated by the Service Desk & by customers.
• Serve as the point of escalation for technical issues encountered-but-unresolved by the Tier I & Tier II Technicians.
• Resolve more complex issues escalated from the Service Desk & reported by the computing customer.
• Provide set up & medium-to-advanced troubleshooting of video conference equipment.
• Provide basic to advanced desk side support & troubleshooting for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, iOS & software applications. System administration for Windows desktop.
• Troubleshoot virtual desktops as required.
• Test application compatibility & support cyber initiatives.
• Document all required information including ticket resolutions into the call tracking system and knowledgebase articles; resolve the service request on first contact or within timeline.
• Ensure proper configuration, management, operation, monitoring, and security of assigned system(s).
• Test, verify, and document changes to computer equipment.
• Assist with technology development initiatives.
• Coordinate with Third Party service and maintenance providers to keep equipment, software, and related services in good order
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

PC operations knowledge

Help desk experience

Typing speed 35 WPM

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree in IT or related

U.S. Citizenship

Job description

Linux Deskside Support Technician

Job Details

• ID: 2026-4759
• Category: Information Technology
• Type: Full Time
• Location: US-NM-Albuquerque

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Linux Deskside Support Technician to support the IT program at a major national laboratory.

Desk-Side Support: Computer Field Services provide second-tier, desk-side computer support of computing hardware and software in NM, CA, D.C., and NV. Support is provided in both the unclassified and classified arenas, across the general campus, including in high-security buildings (HSBs).

The operating systems supported include approved and authorized versions of MS Windows, MacOS, and Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu). The hardware supported includes laptops, desktops, thin/zero clients running desktop-as-a-service (DaaS), virtual-desktop infrastructure, and associated peripheral devices.

Responsibilities

• Applies technical and operational knowledge under minimal direction, to configure, operate, and maintain information processing and telecommunications systems
• Analyzes performance statistics to support tuning, automation, and optimization activities
• Establishes, composes, and maintains security, capacity, and business continuity controls and documentation
• Interacts with an operating company or business segment to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical requirements, and organizational direction
• Collects, defines, and organizes detailed user requirements
• Defines, plans and deliverables for assigned projects
• Understands and complies with project budgets
• Conceptualizes, constructs, tests, implements, and/or operates integrated infrastructure solutions
• Recommends training plans; and leads continuous improvement activities.
• Respond to service requests & incident management services, generated by the Service Desk & by customers.
• Serve as the point of escalation for technical issues encountered-but-unresolved by the Tier I & Tier II Technicians.
• Resolve more complex issues escalated from the Service Desk & reported by the computing customer.
• Provide set up & medium-to-advanced troubleshooting of video conference equipment.
• Provide basic to advanced desk side support & troubleshooting skills for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, iOS & software applications. System administration for Windows desktop.
• Troubleshoot virtual desktops as required.
• Test application compatibility & support cyber initiatives.
• Appropriately document all required information including ticket resolutions into the call tracking system and contribute information to knowledgebase articles while keeping knowledgebase articles current. Resolve the service request or issue as appropriate on the first point of contact or within the specified timeline.
• Ensure the proper configuration, management, operation, monitoring, and security of assigned system(s).
• Test, verify, and document changes to computer equipment.
• Assist with technology development initiatives.
• Coordinate efforts with Third Party service and maintenance providers to keep equipment, software, and related services in good working order
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma and a minimum 2 year, or more, of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
• Ability to obtain & maintain a U.S. Dept. of Energy Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Required Skills:

• Must have a working knowledge of PC operations which include hardware, network settings, operating system, & MS Office applications.
• 6 months of customer help desk experience
• Intermediate to expert virtual desk expertise (related to equipment connectivity for computing customer). Ability to type 35 WPM

Desired:

• Experience in the current customer environment
• Associates Degree or bachelor's degree in information technology, or related discipline.
• Experience with ServiceNow.
• Experience with KCS methodology.
• Any additional requirements determined by the Service Manager.
• Ability to type 50+ WPM

About Us

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law. #LI-VA1