Service Desk Team Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

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

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in technical support and team leadership
  • Experience managing a team of 25+ personnel
  • Proficient in ServiceNow
  • ITIL v4 certification required
  • HDI certification required
  • Strong problem resolution and continuous improvement skills
  • U.S. citizenship required

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee help-desk operations and staff
  • Manage troubleshooting for hardware, software, and network issues
  • Ensure documentation and tracking of support requests are accurate and efficient
  • Plan and coordinate help-desk activities to optimize resolution rates
  • Develop training programs to improve technician skills
  • Analyze performance metrics for process optimization
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex IT issues requiring escalated support

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible work schedules to promote work/life balance
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal days
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability and life insurance options
  • Regular review of benefits to ensure competitiveness
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 Team Lead 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.

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.

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
  • Must have a minimum of 10+years of experience leading 25+ team members
  • ServiceNow experience required
  • ITIL v4 certification required
  • HDI certificate is required


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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