IT Service Desk Manager

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Castelion is moving incredibly fast to develop and deliver advanced defense systems at a time when execution matters more than ever. We believe focus, ownership, and excellence are decisive advantages - and we're building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, where you'll have significant ownership, collaborate with exceptional teammates, and make a direct, measurable impact on our mission and the future of the company - regardless of your function. We’re looking to hire an experienced IT Service Desk Manager who thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and brings strong technical acumen paired with a people-first attitude. This role is ideal for individuals with experience supporting, engineering or aerospace firms, DoD contractors, or high-growth startups. If you're the kind of person who stays cool when things go down and can turn a stressful IT moment into a positive interaction, we want to meet you. As primary day-to-day support manager based out of our Torrance, CA office, you’ll be the face of IT frontline support for our local and remote teams. Leading a growing multi-state staff, you’ll coordinate troubleshooting and documenting incoming issues, respond to employee requests with urgency and empathy, and help drive improvements in our support processes. You’ll have every opportunity to flash your talent – we need top tier self-starters who love the energy and vibe of a focused, rapid-paced company that’s working hard to impact their world.

Requirements

3-5+ years in an IT support supervisor, lead, or managerial role.
Proven experience supporting engineering companies, DoD contractors, or fast-paced, startup-like environments.
Exceptional teaching and training skills.
Experience defining practical, useful SLA's and metrics, track them, and report upward in digestible formats.
Familiarity with device management (e.g., Microsoft Intune), asset inventory tracking, basic networking concepts, and user onboarding/offboarding workflows.
Demonstrated ability to foster team execution of troubleshooting hardware, OS (Windows/Linux), mobile, VPN, and enterprise software suites (e.g., Office 365).
Work tightly with a range of other IT and engineering departments to find efficiency gaps and push for solutions that will make a real impact & save people time.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—you make IT support feel like a first-class positive experience.
Able to prioritize tasks effectively and work independently under pressure.
Comfortable managing multiple tasks or escalations in a dynamic setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in environments with specific cybersecurity compliance requirements, such as CUI, ITAR, or NIST 800-171.
Eligibility for clearance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary support coordinator for all end-user IT issues (hardware, software, network, account access, etc.).
Own the accountability for your team to respond to, troubleshoot, and resolve service desk tickets in a timely and professional manner.
Ensure documentation of all support cases clearly, including resolution steps, and proactively contribute high quality articles to our internal knowledge base.
Support landscape includes issuance and maintenance of laptops, peripherals, and software in a 75% Windows / 25% Linux mixed environment.
Function as a critical part of incident response and communications.
Occasionally travel (5-10%) to other sites to provide onsite IT coordination, support, or assist with deployments.
Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to improve end-user experience and operational efficiency.
Drive a culture of empathy and calm under pressure, improving team morale during high-stress moments.
Establish and enforce hypercare procedures for VIPs, important events, incident mitigations, workarounds, and after-problem follow ups.
Mentor and lead a fleet of world-class, quality IT technicians as the team continues to scale in multiple sites and time zones.