IT Service Desk Specialist Level II
Nalu Federal · Bethesda, MD · 1 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Nalu Federal is a subsidiary of the Kanaka Foundation, an NHO whose mission is to support Native Hawaiians.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pet insurance
- Annual membership to Costco or Sam’s Club
- 401K
- Additional comprehensive benefits
Responsibilities
- Answer questions, analyze problems, and provide technical assistance, support, and advice to end users for hardware, software, and systems via phone, email, or chat.
- Resolve computer software and hardware problems for users; act as a contact for users experiencing issues with computer software, hardware, and operating systems.
- Serve as the escalation path to resolve moderate to highly complex technical issues.
- Specialize in certain technologies to assist the customer base.
- Provide support for call overflow during peak times or reduced staff during off-peak hours.
- Triage, prioritize, and own escalated incidents and service requests through resolution following defined SLAs.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting, including root-cause analysis, log review, and remediation for endpoint, application, and account-related issues.
- Coordinate cross-team escalations (e.g., systems, network, security) and track handoffs to closure.
- Execute standard changes and maintenance tasks (e.g., software deployments, image builds, patching) per change management procedures.
- Maintain accurate, complete ticket documentation, including steps taken, findings, and outcomes.
- Create and continuously improve knowledge base articles, runbooks, and user-facing guides to reduce repeat issues.
- Monitor service desk queues and metrics; identify trends and propose preventative fixes or process improvements.
- Support onboarding/offboarding tasks (accounts, permissions, device setup) while ensuring policy compliance.
- Safeguard access and data integrity by following security best practices for authentication, authorization, and device handling.
- Provide overflow coverage during peak periods and assist in training/mentoring Tier 1 technicians.
Requirements
- Four (4) years of experience in IT service desk or related discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Active Secret Clearance.
- IAT II certification (per DoD 8570.01-M certificate requirements).
- Associate-level certificate for supported technology as approved by the COR.
- Tier 3 (T3) investigation required.