Service Desk Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

• $111K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience leading over 25 team members
  • Experience with ServiceNow
  • ITIL 4 or ITIL 5 Managing Professional (MP) or Strategic Leader (SL) certification required
  • HDI certification required
  • Experience supporting large-scale government clients with extensive end-user bases
  • U.S. Citizenship and a clean financial background required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead help-desk operations and guide technicians
  • Manage a team troubleshooting IT issues across hardware, software, and networks
  • Utilize tools to document, track, and resolve support requests efficiently
  • Supervise technical support to ensure service delivery aligns with policies
  • Plan and coordinate help-desk activities to enhance resolution rates
  • Develop training programs to improve technician skills
  • Analyze performance metrics to find process optimization opportunities
  • Resolve complex issues requiring escalated support using in-depth technical knowledge

Benefits

  • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexibility in work schedule and paid time off options
  • Short and long-term disability, life, and accident insurance
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
  • Comprehensive benefits package regularly reviewed to stay competitive.
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:
Technical Support Services

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Continuous Improvement, Problem Resolution, Technical Issues
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Service Desk Manager to supervise a mid-sized team focused on service desk operations. The role involves managing a complex technical environment, emphasizing operational efficiency, service quality, and continuous improvement. Candidate will act as the first point of contact for our government client and exhibit the exceptional technical and customer service skills to resolve issues as quickly and efficiently as possible.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
  • Lead help-desk operations and provide guidance to technicians
  • Manage a team of help-desk technicians who troubleshoot and resolve IT issues related to hardware, software, and network systems.
  • Ensure the team utilizes appropriate tools and platforms to document, track, and resolve support requests efficiently and accurately.
  • Supervise technical support staff, ensuring consistent service delivery and adherence to organizational policies.
  • Plan, prioritize, and coordinate help-desk activities to maximize resolution rates and minimize downtime.
  • Develop and implement training programs to enhance technician skills and improve customer service outcomes.
  • Troubleshoots complex issues and provides incident resolution for all related incidents requiring escalated support or subject matter enterprise within end user hardware and software, to include end user equipment, local and network printers, HDD, and removable media encryption.
  • Analyze help-desk performance metrics and identify opportunities for process optimization and tool enhancements.
  • Guide staff in recognizing, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues across a wide range of unclassified systems and services.
  • Simulate or replicate user-reported problems to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Recommend system and workflow improvements to reduce recurring issues and improve overall user experience.
  • Responsible for contractual service levels and to ensure timelines are met to customer satisfaction.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 10+years of experience leading 25+ team members
  • ServiceNow experience required
  • ITIL 4 or ITIL 5 Managing Professional (MP) or Strategic Leader (SL) and a current HDI certification is required by the customer to be considered for this role.
  • Previous experience supporting large-scale government customers with thousands of end-users


U.S. Citizenship and a background investigation are required; you must have a current clean financial background. The role requires flexibility to support issues or planned activities after hours, weekends and holidays as needed. Successful candidate must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and engineering attitude for success, dedication and commitment.

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Arlington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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