Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst

Chenega Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega Corporation is looking for a Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst in Arlington, VA. The role focuses on providing technical support, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Candidates must have an Associate's degree or equivalent experience, along with DoD IAT Level II Certification and Secret Clearance. The successful applicant will assist users with hardware and software issues, maintain compliance with Service Level Objectives, and contribute to continuous process improvement. Join a team that supports national security initiatives through innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience in IT support.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware/software issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge of security principles in computing.

Responsibilities

• Provide tier 1 support for user issues on IT systems.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware/software problems.
• Record incident details in a ticketing system.
• Maintain compliance with Service Level Objectives.

Skills

Troubleshooting hardware and software problems

Excellent customer service

Knowledge of Microsoft products

Ability to learn unique applications

Education

Associate's degree or 2+ years of relevant experience

DoD IAT Level II Certification

DoD Secret Clearance

Tools

Incident Ticket Tracking systems

Job description

Summary

Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst

Arlington, VA

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

We deliver essential technological services to our customers in support of their missions to sustain national security and provide services to our nation. SecuriGence is seeking a Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst to help contribute to our success. Come help us solve problems with Innovation Through Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Answering calls, executing request fulfillment actions, providing functional user support, training issues, initial diagnostics/troubleshooting, account management, and password services, diagnosing and resolving issues on unclassified and classified office information systems.
• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provides first-level problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems.
• Maintain and return customers to normal IT Operations with the smallest possible impact on the business activity of the organization's end user(s).
• Provides tier 1 support to end users for either PC, server, or mainframe applications or hardware.
• Interact with network services, software systems engineering, and/or applications development to restore service and/or identify and correct core problems.
• Simulates or recreates user problems to resolve operating difficulties.
• Recommend systems modifications to reduce user problems.
• Provide local and remote Technical Support Services for end-user support on multiple networks within the agency.
• Develop and document process and procedural enhancements and assist other departments as needed for continuous process and service improvement.
• Work with the IT Help Desk Lead to ensure the Help Desk maintains compliance with Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in accordance with contractual standards
• Contribute to the change management process; represent the interests of the customer when assessing risk and impact.
• May provide leadership to small teams or team members.
• Meticulously record all incident details, including symptoms, error messages, and user information, within a ticketing system for tracking purposes.
• Effectively use internal knowledge bases and documented solutions to resolve known issues quickly.
• Familiar with ticket escalation to Tier 3 support or other specialized teams, providing clear documentation of the issue and troubleshooting steps taken.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree. Can be substituted with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years relevant experience
• DoD IAT Level II Certification is required.
• DoD Secret Clearance is required.
• Top Secret with SCI eligibility preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of applying basic security principles to the computing environment (CE).
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems related to desktop computers, Print servers, scanners, printers, PDAs (Blackberries), desktop video/video teleconference systems, and peripherals (zip drives, external zips, scanners, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge and accomplishment in analyzing, diagnosing, and recommending solutions for hardware and software problems.
• Demonstrated ability with installation, configuration, and the ability to learn unique applications and programs.
• Ability to troubleshoot Microsoft products, including but not limited to Windows and Office, including all aspects of Windows security and Microsoft desktop products.
• Experience installing and supporting workstation hardware and software.
• Knowledge of industry-standard Incident Ticket Tracking systems for inputting incident tickets and creating work orders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent customer service skills are a must.