Intermediate Helpdesk Specialist

SMS Data Products Group, Inc.•Fort Belvoir, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SMS is seeking an Intermediate Helpdesk Specialist to support large-scale migration and operations on a large, high-profile DOD contract. The I3TS program provides enterprise-wide IT support to enable DTRA’s Information Management & Technology Directorate (ITD) to consolidate, modernize, and continuously innovate the delivery of IT services and mission capabilities to DTRA’s internal and external mission partners operating in CONUS and OCONUS locations. As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity. SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or a Masters Degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Active DOD Secret clearance
Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II
Experience in IT customer service including two (2) years of IT ticketing system experience and one (1) year of experience in remote desk takeover tools and usage.
Experience meeting service level goals and targets.

Responsibilities

Provide IT Service Desk support installing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, administrating, and cybersecurity defense of data and applications hosted in the DTRA Data Center on both the classified and unclassified systems.
Serve as the initial point of contact for IT-related problems and incidents.
Provide phone, online and deskside support to users, performing technical triage, troubleshooting, resolving the issues, and following escalation protocols as necessary.
Provide great and prompt customer service to DTRA personnel by assisting them with IT-related issues.
Document and communicate degradation of services or outage issues information to customers and help with resolution.
Analyze, troubleshot, and resolve tickets based on the Help Desk allocation process.
Follow ITSM and ITIL processes to ensure quality of services and prompt resolution.
Ensure assigned tickets stay within the program’s AQL/SLA commitments.
Open and close tickets in Remedy and/or Service Now.
Ensure all tickets, requests, and work orders are properly documented.
Create or coordinate the development of Knowledge Base Articles (KBA).
Troubleshoot complex problems and able to derive root causes and apply correct fixes or workarounds.
Provide support for new employees setting up ADPE (ex. Monitors, keyboard, mouse, VDI, laptop, phone, printer, VTC suite), ensuring network connectivity, and any unresolved account administration providing access to the necessary websites, applications, or services.