Service Desk Tier 2

Tatitlek Government Services, Inc (TGSI); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tatitlek Government Services, Inc (TGSI) is seeking a Service Desk Tier 2 Technician in the Washington, DC area to resolve medium to complex IT issues that cannot be handled at Tier 1, working with end users remotely or on site.

Responsibilities include diagnosing hardware/software problems, using Remedy for ticket tracking, and escalating outages to Tier 3 when changes are required. A solid Microsoft environment and networking basics are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience resolving and documenting software/hardware incidents.
• Experience with Remedy ticketing system for incident tracking.
• Knowledge of PCs, laptops, tablets, peripherals and Microsoft Office suite.
• CompTIA Network+ or A+ certification required (Network+ preferred).
• Understanding of Microsoft computing environments and basic networking.
• Strong problem solving and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze incidents or problems, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve medium to complex software/hardware/connectivity issues.
• Ask probing questions, research, analyze, and rectify problems; escalate if minor.
• Route major issues to Tier 3 when code or configuration changes are required.

Skills

Communication skills

Networking basics

Troubleshooting

Education

CompTIA Network+ or A+ certification

Tools

Remedy

Microsoft Office

Job description

Service Desk Tier 2

Job Locations

US-DC

Job ID

2025-2207

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Category

Customer Service/Support

Overview

The Service Desk Tier 2 Tech Support shall be responsible for IT problems or requests that cannot be resolved at the Service Desk Tier 1 level. Tier 2 technicians shall be responsible for responding to and resolving "IT" Service Desk tickets on a timely manner. The persons assigned to this function will work directly with end users either remotely or at the customer's location until the incident or request is resolved. The contractor filling this position shall also be able to perform all duties and responsibilities at the Service Desk Tier 1 position level.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze incidents or problems, identify root causes, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve a range of medium to complex software, hardware, and connectivity issues.
• Ask probing questions, research, analyze, and rectify problems and resolve the incidents or problems if such incidents or problems are identified as minor.
• If the incidents or problems are identified as major and require a code or configuration change, the Tier 2 Support team routes the ticket to the Tier 3 Support team.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• General understanding and knowledge of the Microsoft computing environment.
• At least 2 years of experience or more with resolving and recording software and hardware customer incidents and requests.
• At least 2 years of experience with effectively analyzing, troubleshooting, researching, resolving tracking, documenting and when necessary escalating customer incidents and requests to the appropriate office or staff member using a ticketing database (Remedy).
• At least 2 years working knowledge of and experience with PCs, laptops, tablets, peripherals, and related hardware technologies; Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10 Operating System, the latest version of Microsoft Office and a host of other commonly used software.
• CompTia Network+, or A+ is required, Network+ preferred for this position.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Must possess a good understanding of basic networking technologies; e-mail systems, remote desktop applications, desktop applications, IT troubleshooting techniques, and shall possesses good written and oral communication skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS

As a condition of employment, must pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business.