Help Desk Tier I

GCA is looking for a Help Desk Support Specialist with excellent customer service to support an onsite, client-facing IT service center. The ideal candidate will have experience in applying best practices to an enterprise-level, service delivery IT environment with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding contractual service level agreements.

Position Description:

• Initiate and resolves service request/problem incidents
• Consult with the user community to resolve technical problems and answer queries by telephone or self-service ticket in support of internal and/or outside customer computer hardware, software, network, system/application access, and telecommunications systems
• Using problem solving skills, diagnose, identify, isolate, and analyze problems utilizing historical database records
• Route calls to product line specialists, application, or system support specialists
• Maintains and updates records and tracking databases
• Alerts management to recurring problems and patterns of problems
• Works with system administrators and developers to ensure services/incidents are completed
• Provides an outstanding customer service experience in a variety of circumstances across all organizational levels

Basic Qualifications:

• HS Diploma

• MINIMUM two (2) years of IT support experience

• Active Directory experience (Preferred)

• Requires active DoD 8570 - IAT Level II (e.g., GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, or CCNA-Security)

• Active Secret clearance is required to start; TOP SECRET (Preferred)

• MUST be eligible to obtain a TOP SECRET (TS) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)

• Requires prior IT helpdesk (i.e., Tier 1 or 2) experience

GCA is an 8a, Veteran Owned company supporting several government contracts. GCA is pleased to offer a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees, including but not limited to:

• Competitive Compensation
• Health and Wellness benefits through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO), starting at 120 hours/year
• Ten (10) paid Federal holidays

Job Type: Full-time, Contract

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift (not including meal breaks)
• Monday through Friday

Experience:

• Help desk: Minimum 1 year (Required)

License/Certification(s):

• CompTIA Security+ (Required)

Security clearance:

• Must be US citizen and suitability to obtain a government-sponsored clearance
• Active Secret clearance (Preferred)

Work Location:

• Stafford, VA: 100% onsite, In-person