Service Desk Analyst - SME (Team Lead)

GovCIO; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government IT services firm is seeking a remote Service Desk Analyst – Team Lead to provide technical support and improve service delivery for end-users. The role involves monitoring service delivery, overseeing team training, and collaborating with support groups. Candidates should have strong IT skills, 3-5 years of experience, and a high school diploma. This position supports a positive impact on government operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present daily SLA reports to the customer.
• Develop strategies to tackle ongoing issues and mitigate future issues.
• Monitor incoming calls and incident tickets for trends.
• Oversee training of service desk agent staff.
• Provide coaching to service desk agents.

Skills

Advanced computer literacy skills

Experience managing remote staff

Experience with ServiceNow or similar ticketing systems

Experience troubleshooting Windows 11

Experience with Microsoft 365

Experience with computer hardware and iOS mobile devices

Experience using Active Directory

Project management experience

Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Service Desk Analyst – Team Lead to provide first-line technical support to the organization's end-users to resolve issues related to IT hardware and software. The service desk analyst team lead monitors service delivery activities to ensure service level agreements are met and improve customer satisfaction. This position will be fully remote and within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present daily SLA reports to the customer
• Develop strategies to tackle on-going issues and mitigate future issues
• Reports all activities and observations to the service desk manager and assists in finding resolutions to all outstanding issues
• Monitor incoming calls and incident tickets for trends
• Maintains accurate records of all service desk related activities
• Coordinate with the customer and other support groups to manage outages and degradations and facilitate communications to staff and end-users
• Oversees training of service desk agent staff
• Collaborate with tier three support groups to establish relationships, prepare for changes and updates to the environment, and gather support documents
• Provides coaching to service desk agents to address performance issues and create clear, attainable goals

Qualifications

• High School with 3-5 years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced computer literacy skills
• Experience managing remote staff
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ticketing systems
• Experience troubleshooting Windows 11, Microsoft 365, computer hardware and iOS mobile devices
• Experience using Active Directory in a corporate domain environment, specifically related to account management
• Experience with project related tasks
• Possess Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate
• To earn the Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate certification, pass MO-100: Microsoft Word (Office 2019) MO-200: Microsoft Excel (Office 2019) MO-300: Microsoft PowerPoint (Office 2019)
• Clearance Required: Must be able to acquire an Public Trust

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.