Service Desk Shift Supervisor

asmexternalcareersite; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research seeks a Service Desk Shift Supervisor to oversee a service-desk shift in a federal IT environment, ensuring timely, high-quality incident and service-request support.

You will coach analysts, manage ticket queues, SLAs, and escalations, and drive process improvements while aligning with enterprise service-management standards and program objectives. US citizenship required.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in IT operations with at least 3 years in leadership.
• Understanding of service-delivery and ITIL-aligned processes.
• Experience with incident tracking systems.
• Ability to organize staff, supervise workload, and multi-task in fast-paced environments.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Willingness to travel 10–25%.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day service-desk operations for an assigned shift.
• Assign and monitor work across analysts to balance workload and meet SLAs.
• Manage escalations and coordinate with higher-tier support.
• Track KPIs: SLA compliance, ticket volumes, backlog, CSAT trends.
• Coach staff on troubleshooting, customer service, and procedures.
• Develop and refine incident-management procedures and knowledge articles.
• Facilitate day-to-day management of customer problems and follow-up.
• Support new business transitions and ensure service-desk readiness.

Skills

ITIL / ITSM

Leadership

Incident tracking

Customer service

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Business/Management

Tools

ServiceNow

ITSM tools

Job description

Position Overview

The Service Desk Shift Supervisor oversees a service‑desk shift to ensure end users receivetimely, high‑quality support for incidents and service requests. The role manages ticket queues, staff assignments, and escalations so response and resolution targets are consistently met in a federal IT environment.

The supervisorcoachesanalysts on troubleshooting practices, customer service, and adherence to documented procedures and data‑security expectations. By monitoring performance metrics and recurring issues, the position helps drive process improvements andmaintainalignment with enterprise service‑management standards and programobjectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day‑to‑day service‑desk operations for an assigned shift, including ticket intake, triage, documentation, and resolution workflows in line with agreed service levels.

• Assign and monitor work across analysts to balance workload, maintain responsiveness, and ensure incidents and requests are handled within defined SLAs.

• Manage escalations for complex or high‑impact technical issues, coordinating with higher‑tier support and other IT teams and taking customer calls directly when needed.

• Track and report key performance indicators such as SLA compliance, ticket volumes, backlog, and customer‑satisfaction trends, and recommend actions to address gaps.

• Coach and mentor staff on technical troubleshooting, customer‑service skills, and adherence to service‑desk procedures, policies, and core values, including performance feedback and participation in reviews.

• Assist in developing and refining incident‑management procedures, knowledge articles, and standard operating procedures that improve consistency and efficiency.

• Facilitate day‑to‑day management of customer problems, requests, and issues, performing follow‑up with customers to verify satisfaction and address recurring concerns.

• Support new business transitions and project work as needed, ensuring service‑desk readiness for new services and maintaining awareness of the customer’s business environment.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Administration, Management, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 4-7years in IT operational areas such as service desk or IT operations, including at least 3 years of leadership experience (team lead or supervisor) in a service‑delivery or service‑desk role.

• Strong understanding of service‑delivery and service‑desk principles, metrics, and tools, including experience with incident tracking systems and ITIL‑aligned processes.

• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to organize staff, supervise workload, and manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.

• Proven customer‑service orientation, including the ability to remain calm and courteous during periods of high volume or stress and to work effectively with a broad range of experience levels.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust investigation and to work in a U.S.‑only federal IT context, with U.S. citizenship as specified.

• Willingness and ability to work varying hours and travel 10–25% asrequiredto support operations and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation or similar service‑management certification.

• Experience supervising a large, multi‑shift service desk in a federal or large enterprise environment, including responsibility for metrics, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Background developing and delivering training, documentation, and knowledge articles for service‑desk teams.

• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms used for incident, request, and knowledge management.

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.