Service Desk Analyst

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services company, seeks a Help Desk Specialist II to provide Tier 1 support and user assistance for a federal client. You will administer accounts, troubleshoot, and guide end users while coordinating with internal teams and documenting steps.

You will join the Service Desk, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to process improvements and knowledge articles to raise service quality across the client environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Service Desk, IT Support, or Help Desk environment.
• Strong analytical and customer service skills.
• Ability to document procedures and end-user guides.
• Experience working with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency supporting technologies: Windows Active Directory, ServiceNow or ITSM, Microsoft Office Suite, Remote desktop tools, Cisco VPN, zScaler.

Responsibilities

• Triage, assign, investigate, and resolve user incidents related to Platform Operations and Managed Application Services.
• Support in-depth troubleshooting sessions with internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Perform account creation, updates, password resets, and access provisioning in Active Directory and ITSM tools.
• Assist users with VPN connectivity and zScaler login challenges.
• Document actions, interactions, and resolutions in the ITSM platform.
• Route requests and elevate issues to technical teams as needed.
• Answer customer calls and major incident escalation calls.
• Develop clear user guides and knowledge articles for internal and client use.
• Support continuous improvement of Service Desk processes and service quality, including AI.

Skills

IT Support

Customer Service

Documentation

Active Directory

ITSM

ServiceNow

Office Suite

VPN

zScaler

Communication

Tools

ServiceNow

Remote Desktop

Active Directory Tools

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Help Desk Specialist to join our Service Desk team supporting Platform Operations and Managed Application Services for a federal client. This role provides "Tier 1" technical support, user account administration, troubleshooting assistance, and customer service to ensure efficient and secure operations across the client environment.

You will serve as a primary point of contact for end users, collaborate with internal technical teams, and assist in improving Service Desk processes and documentation. You will also join the Service Desk on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities

• Triage, assign, investigate, and resolve user incidents related to Platform Operations and Managed Application Services.

• Support in-depth troubleshooting sessions with internal teams, Accenture resources, and client stakeholder groups.

• Perform account creation, updates, password resets, and access provisioning in Active Directory and project ITSM tools.

• Assist users with VPN connectivity and zScaler login challenges.

• Document all actions, interactions, and resolutions in the ITSM platform.

• Route requests and elevate issues to technical teams as needed.

• Answer customer calls and major incident escalation calls.

• Develop clear user guides and knowledge articles for internal and client use.

• Support continuous improvement of Service Desk processes and service quality, including leveraging AI.

Required Qualifications (Aligned to Help Desk Specialist II LCAT)

• Experience in a Service Desk, IT Support, or Help Desk environment.

• Strong analytical and customer service skills.

• Ability to document procedures and create end-user guides.

• Experience working with cross‑functional technical teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency supporting the following technologies:

• Windows Active Directory (user administration, group memberships, password resets)

• ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM platform

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, CoPilot)

• Remote desktop troubleshooting tools

• Cisco VPN (end-user support)

• zScaler access and connectivity support

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a federal contracting environment.

• Familiarity with ITIL or ITSM best practices.

• Experience producing operational metrics and dashboard reports.

• Exposure to enterprise security tools and configurations.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$21.97 - $23.88 Hourly

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.