Entry Level Service Desk Specialist

Entry Level Service Desk Specialist

Location:

Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville, AL

IPTA’s Technology Solutions Team is passionate about providing our customers with technical solutions that satisfy their business needs. Through collaborative interactions with customers, team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leaders, and partners we design practical solutions that solve real problems for major government and business organizations. As a member of our Technology Solutions group, you will work with a team of technologists focused on delivering innovative business solutions using emerging technologies through proven successful methods.

The Entry Level Service Desk Specialist will provide help desk support for users and Tier 1 and 2 level technical support to the Army Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) Enterprise as needed. The Specialist will ensure all support requests initiated by end-users outside of the ASC end‑user portal are captured in the ASC service management system, including emails, phone calls, web chats, and face‑to‑face contact.

The Specialist will also provide technical assistance support in order to maintain secure and available systems by utilizing industry best practices to resolve incidents and respond to service requests while adhering to DoD cybersecurity policies.

• Provide help desk support for users
• Provide Tier 1 and 2 level technical support to the AvMC Enterprise as needed
• Ensure all support requests initiated by end-users outside of the ASC end‑user portal are captured in the ASC service management system, including emails, phone calls, web chats, and face‑to‑face contact
• Accurately log all service requests not received through the ASC end‑user portal into the ASC service management system
• Provide technical assistance support to maintain secure and available systems by utilizing industry best practices to resolve incidents and respond to service requests while adhering to DoD cybersecurity policies
• Provide technical guidance in the utilization of computer hardware and software (installation, operation, troubleshooting)
• Provide expertise in the software and hardware used by the Government and resolve issues as needed
• Provide technical guidance to diagnose, categorize, and troubleshoot routine technical issues
• Provide expertise with account management – provisioning of user accounts, computing equipment, telephony equipment, and modification of user accounts when changes arise
• Support desktop applications: MS Office, Adobe, JAVA and similar; support mobile devices including technical support, guidance, utilization, troubleshooting, training
• Support printer installation and configuration; common access card (CAC) release printing; security management to ensure protection for Federal systems
• Support configuration of new devices and sustainment of existing devices while adhering to DoD Mobility Unclassified Capability (DMUC) policies

• High school diploma or higher
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• No experience necessary – will train
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification or ability to obtain within 4 months
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance (U.S. citizen)

Entry level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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