Help Desk Lead

Savannah River National Laboratory
Aiken, SC, United States
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory JIRA Software as a Service Computer Engineering Issue Tracking Systems Break Fix Information Technology Zendesk Servicenow

Job description

Lead oversees daily Help Desk support operations, and ensures high-quality service, acting as a bridge between technicians, management, and users. They handle complex technical escalations, maintain SLAs (Service Level Agreements), and improve IT support processes while mentoring Help Desk technicians to meet performance goals

  • Leads daily service desk operations, including ticket prioritization, queuing, and resolution tracking to meet SLA targets.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for high-priority or complex technical issues that Level 1 and 2 support technicians cannot resolve.
  • Oversees Help Desk Technicians, provides training, contributes to performance evaluations, and fosters professional development.
  • Develop, document, and implement best practices, troubleshooting procedures, and knowledge base articles for IT support.
  • Monitor system uptime, analyze ticket trends, and generate reports on customer satisfaction and team performance.
  • Provide hands-on troubleshooting of hardware, software, network, and other technology issues.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 7-9 years of IT support experience, with at least 1-2 years in a supervisory role.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.
  • Maintain appropriate level government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of Windows/Mac environments, networking, Active Directory, and SaaS applications.
  • Excellent communication, customer service, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools and ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, Zendesk).
  • Preferred certifications: CompTIA A+, Microsoft Certified (MCP), or ITIL

Benefits & conditions

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.

Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce.

Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:

*Benefits vary based upon employment status

  • Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
  • Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
  • Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
  • AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)
  • Savings & Investment plan: *

  • Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
  • Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (5 yrs. vesting in company match)
  • Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
  • Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.

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