Service Desk Support Staff

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Department Summary:

The MITRE Service Desk provides responsive, customer-focused technical support to ensure staff can work efficiently and securely across the organization. Serving as a central point of contact for IT issues, requests, and troubleshooting, the team helps resolve problems quickly while delivering a high standard of service and support.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to MITRE employees with software: Windows 11, Mac OS & OSX, MS Office, (primarily Outlook), LAN, VPN, and remote devices, hardware and peripherals, and other technologies.
• Follow defined SOP for Incident, ticket documentation, escalation, notification and resolution
• Guide MITRE employees in using MITRE tools and information infrastructure effectively.
• Collaborate with other Service Desk employees on problems, process and procedure, special projects and other issues of importance to the Service Desk.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent in education, or equivalent combination of high school courses and related work experience.
• Experience working on a technical help desk in a corporate environment. Proficient at solving problems with Windows 10, Mac OS & OSX, MS Office applications and mobile & remote access services.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent troubleshooting abilities.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on a technical help desk using in a corporate environment. A+ Certification, HDI certification, ITIL certification

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Not Applicable

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$58,800 - $73,500 - $88,200 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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