Service Desk Technician
MarineTraffic
Herndon, United States of America
4 months ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Junior Compensation
$ 26KJob location
Herndon, United States of America
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Active Directory
JIRA
Issue Tracking Systems
Network Connections
Windows Desktop
Information Technology
User Administration
ServiceNow
Job description
The ideal candidate will have experience supporting corporate or federal service desk environments and will demonstrate strong customer service skills while adhering to established knowledge base articles and standard operating procedures (SOPs)., * Serve as the primary point of contact for end users via phone, email, chat, or ticketing system
- Log, categorize, and prioritize incidents and service requests in the ticketing system
- Provide first-level troubleshooting for common IT issues including:
- Password resets
- Account lockouts
- Basic network connectivity issues
- Software access problems
- Follow documented knowledge base articles and standard operating procedures (SOPs) when resolving incidents
- Maintain accurate ticket documentation, updates, and resolution details
- Monitor ticket queues to ensure service level agreement (SLA) compliance
- Provide timely updates and communication to end users regarding ticket status
- Escalate complex technical issues to Tier 2 support teams when appropriate
- Deliver excellent customer service and professional communication while supporting users
Requirements
- Associate's Degree required (Information Technology or related field preferred)
- 0-2 years of Service Desk or Help Desk experience
- Experience supporting Windows desktop environments
- Basic knowledge of Active Directory user administration (password resets, account unlocks)
- Experience using IT ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Remedy, Jira, etc.)
- Strong communication and customer service skills, * Prior experience in a corporate or federal service desk environment
- HDI Certification (preferred but not required)
- Familiarity with ITIL-based service desk operations
- Experience supporting Microsoft 365 applications