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Service Desk Specialist

GDIT Newington, VA On-site mid full-time

Salary

$89,250 - $120,750 per year

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Description

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Service Desk Specialist and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

As a Service Desk Specialist, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of customer. You will play a crucial role in ensuring continuous IT availability and delivering rapid technical support to empower end-users across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

  • Support first-line IT operations by troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues to minimize system downtime and maintain customer mission readiness.
  • Collaborate with end-users, system administrators, and tier-three technical teams to diagnose, escalate, and resolve complex IT service requests efficiently.
  • Drive high first-contact resolution rates and overall customer satisfaction through structured ticketing workflows and proactive problem-solving.
  • Utilize ITSM ticketing platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Remedy), Active Directory, remote access tools, and enterprise knowledge bases to manage incidents.
  • Provide onsite first line troubleshooting and remediation actions

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor Degree, or combination of relevant experience
  • Certification DOW IAT-II (CompTIA Security + CE or equivalent)
  • Experience: 1+ years of related IT service desk or help desk experience
  • Technical skills: Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Office Suite of Products, ServiceNow & Remedy ticketing systems, CUCM, Fiber Optic Cable
  • Security clearance level: Top Secret/SCI
  • US citizenship required
  • Role requirements: Work on the client site Monday - Friday (Daytime hours)

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from and apply to solve real world problems
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Skills

Required

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