Service Desk Technician (Tier 1.0)

Description

Job Description:

Service Desk Technician (Tier 1.0)
Location: Blacksburg, VA; Remote
Clearance Requirement: Eligibility for a Government Public Trust (SF-85) background investigation (US Citizenship required)

Who Are We?

1901 Group (A Leidos Company) prides itself on looking ahead of our competitors for the next wave of IT trends. We provide our employees with training and development opportunities, preparing them for upcoming technical challenges.

With primary office locations in Blacksburg and Reston, VA, our teams support customers from across the United States. Our innovative IT as-a Service delivery model is supported by industry certifications that ensure quality and efficient IT solutions.

We are transforming the delivery of IT services through the use of enterprise managed services that leverage the cloud to securely monitor, manage, and optimize complex IT environments.

The history of automation is what inspired the name of our company. 1901 was the year that another disruptive technology changed the world: the assembly line. Leveraging skills and materials in an efficient manner within a repeatable process that quadrupled output applies to IT services today.

Who We Need:

A highly motivated information technology technician responsible for being the first contact for each of our customer calls. This individual will help ascertain the nature of the call, resolve issues where possible, and escalate to the appropriate work group, when necessary.

Responsibilities Include:

After an initial acclimation period, you will be responsible for providing phone, email, and web support to users. The process will include greeting our customers, ascertaining the nature of the call, resolving Level 1 issues where possible, opening tickets via a ticketing system, and escalating to the appropriate work groups, when necessary.
You will determine the functional area of the problem being reported, e.g. hardware, software, applications, telecommunications, desktops (PC and Mac), mobile devices, printers and provide detailed analysis of the problem
You might be asked to deploy mobile devices to end users, assist with basic enterprise-level mobile device management configuration and troubleshooting
Determine if equipment is warranted and arrange appropriate resolution under warranty
You will update assigned tickets and continuously coordinate necessary work
It will be very important to document status updates and communicate to necessary parties, including providing follow-up to the user on the status of the problem until resolution, and verify problem resolution prior to closure of the ticket
You will be expected to escalate the problem to next level support if the issue cannot be resolved at Level 1
Provide excellent phone support and oral and written communication skills
Be expected to work to incident response and resolution targets in an Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) environment with Service Level Agreement (SLAs)
Apply logical thinking and problem-solving skills to common end-user desktop challenges, such as software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades
If you do not possess them already, work to gain industry certifications such as ITIL V4, CompTIA A+, or AWS Cloud Practitioner.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

An early career IT enthusiast with a high school diploma and 2 years of professional experience?
Experienced working in a customer service or call center environment?
Someone who thrives in a team atmosphere and can keep their cool when the phone call volume surges?
Someone with a high-energy work ethic and available to work non-standard hours during peak times?
Willing to become an expert in one or more technical work streams, such as Networking or Cloud Computing, to prepare yourself for the next stage of your career?
Proficient in creating technical documentation & diagrams using Visio or similar?
A US Citizen who can obtain and maintain a public trust clearance?

Desired Experience, Skills, and Education:

Industry certifications such as ITIL V4, CompTIA A+, or related

Minimum Essential Functions:

Ability to be in the call center, answering phones, and document each interaction.
Maintain a professional interaction with the customer in verbal and written communication.
Ability to learn new tools/ programs and technical skills
Ability to work all hours of the day/ weekend and holidays
Reporting to a service desk managers

Pay Range: