Service Desk Team Lead

Saic; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 40,001 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is looking for a Service Desk Team Lead to provide technical support and leadership to the Service Desk team in Broomfield, CO. The role involves overseeing incident management, staff training, and maintaining high standards of customer service while working closely with management. Candidates should have an associates degree and a solid background in technical help desk operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Technical Help Desk experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree considered.
• Strong understanding of the call center environment.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and provide technical support to Service Desk Agents.
• Create morning reports and documentation updates as needed.
• Manage Customer Escalations and major incident management.

Skills

Customer Service

Incident Management

Team Management

Communication

Call Center Environment Understanding

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Associates Degree in a related technical field

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Job ID: 2502854
Location: BROOMFIELD, CO, United States
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2025
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Computer Operator
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
Benefits: Click here

The Service Desk Team Lead is a key role that requires excellent customer service skills and a strong understanding of the call center environment. Communication, whether verbal or written, must be clear, concise, respectful, and tactful. The Team Lead will report to and take direction from the Service Desk Supervisor and Service Desk Manager.

The primary purpose of this position is to act as the principal peer support for the support activities of the Department of Health & Human Services Service Desk Agents located in Broomfield, CO

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Support and Incident Management:

• Monitor and Provide technical support and answers to service desk agents with questions regarding account administration, software distribution, documentation, system and network status, and incident entry via the incident management tool.
• Take Customer Escalations.
• Manage SEVs, outages, and issues by creating Parent Tickets when required.
• Communicate with and promote good relationships with NOC, Management, and other groups.
• Record front-end phone messages to manage call volume.
• Post Whiteboard messages (when the process becomes available in ServiceNow or Teams) to inform the user community of issues.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Create or direct the creation of morning reports as needed, including process ownership, documentation updates, and scheduling.

Staff Management:

• Remain in an Available status during peak surge times unless working on an approved task.
• Ensure contact logging by analysts adheres to documentation guidelines.
• Encourage the improvement and utilization of the Knowledge Base by soliciting feedback from analysts and identifying knowledge articles as needed.
• Identify and assign topics for research and knowledge development.
• Undertake peer reviews to improve the quality of work and the body of knowledge.

Performance Monitoring and Improvement:

• Monitor SLA performance impacts (phone and ticket queues).
• Maintain an active case load to provide a stellar example of appropriate procedures and outstanding customer service for the team.
• Act as the authoritative contact for major incident management, outages, and impacts of more than average difficulty.

Training and Development:

• Collaborate on Training & Quality Assurance for team development and desired training for team members.
• Onboard and train analysts as required.
• Have a clear understanding of New Hire and Account Request Processes to train and onboard analysts.

Reporting and Communication:

• Report to senior managers on any issue that could significantly impact the business.
• Work independently with the ability to determine needs and act upon situations in a timely manner.

Other Responsibilities:

• Undertake other tasks as assigned by the Manager.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a related technical field and 2 or more years of Technical Help Desk experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree can be considered.
• Strong understanding of the call center environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in incident management and technical support.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow or similar incident management tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust, Citizenship Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a similar lead role.
• Knowledge of the Department of Health & Human Services procedures and systems.
• Certification in relevant IT support or management fields.

Job Description

Description

The Service Desk Team Lead is a key role that requires excellent customer service skills and a strong understanding of the call center environment. Communication, whether verbal or written, must be clear, concise, respectful, and tactful. The Team Lead will report to and take direction from the Service Desk Supervisor and Service Desk Manager.

The primary purpose of this position is to act as the principal peer support for the support activities of the Department of Health & Human Services Service Desk Agents located in Broomfield, CO

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Support and Incident Management:

• Monitor and Provide technical support and answers to service desk agents with questions regarding account administration, software distribution, documentation, system and network status, and incident entry via the incident management tool.
• Take Customer Escalations.
• Manage SEVs, outages, and issues by creating Parent Tickets when required.
• Communicate with and promote good relationships with NOC, Management, and other groups.
• Record front-end phone messages to manage call volume.
• Post Whiteboard messages (when the process becomes available in ServiceNow or Teams) to inform the user community of issues.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Create or direct the creation of morning reports as needed, including process ownership, documentation updates, and scheduling.

Staff Management:

• Remain in an Available status during peak surge times unless working on an approved task.
• Ensure contact logging by analysts adheres to documentation guidelines.
• Encourage the improvement and utilization of the Knowledge Base by soliciting feedback from analysts and identifying knowledge articles as needed.
• Identify and assign topics for research and knowledge development.
• Undertake peer reviews to improve the quality of work and the body of knowledge.

Performance Monitoring and Improvement:

• Monitor SLA performance impacts (phone and ticket queues).
• Maintain an active case load to provide a stellar example of appropriate procedures and outstanding customer service for the team.
• Act as the authoritative contact for major incident management, outages, and impacts of more than average difficulty.

Training and Development:

• Collaborate on Training & Quality Assurance for team development and desired training for team members.
• Onboard and train analysts as required.
• Have a clear understanding of New Hire and Account Request Processes to train and onboard analysts.

Reporting and Communication:

• Report to senior managers on any issue that could significantly impact the business.
• Work independently with the ability to determine needs and act upon situations in a timely manner.

Other Responsibilities:

• Undertake other tasks as assigned by the Manager.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a related technical field and 2 or more years of Technical Help Desk experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree can be considered.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong understanding of the call center environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in incident management and technical support.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow or similar incident management tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust, Citizenship Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a similar lead role.
• Knowledge of the Department of Health & Human Services procedures and systems.
• Certification in relevant IT support or management fields.

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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