Deputy Service Desk Lead

Brief Overview of Position:

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) is seeking candidates for a Deputy Service Desk Lead to join our growing team. We are part of a dynamic and innovative team specializing in advanced technology solutions for government and commercial sectors. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate to join our team for onsite support in Arlington Virginia. This position supports enterprise Service Desk operations within a federal customer environment and serves as the primary operational backup to the Service Desk Manager.

Job Description:

The Deputy Service Desk Lead supports the Service Desk Manager in the daily leadership coordination and execution of enterprise Service Desk operations supporting a federal customer environment. The Service Desk provides Tier 0 through Tier 2 end-user IT support and serves as a primary interface between customers and the broader IT support organization.

The Deputy Service Desk Lead provides direct operational leadership to Service Desk personnel and assists the Service Desk Manager with staffing workload management queue health service quality technician development escalation management and achievement of established service performance requirements. This position serves as the primary operational backup to the Service Desk Manager and assumes Service Desk leadership responsibilities in the Managers absence.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Service Desk Manager in the daily execution and oversight of Tier 0 through Tier 2 Service Desk operations.
• Provide direct day-to-day leadership guidance and operational support to Service Desk personnel.
• Coordinate daily staffing workload distribution queue assignments and operational coverage to ensure appropriate support is available based on customer and mission requirements.
• Monitor Service Desk ticket queues throughout the day including ticket volume aging backlog priority assignment response times and resolution progress.
• Ensure effective ticket triage troubleshooting documentation assignment escalation and resolution across Tier 0 through Tier 2 support functions.
• Provide technical and procedural guidance to Service Desk personnel and assist with complex incidents and service requests when additional support or escalation is required.
• Review escalations from Tier 0 Tier 1 and Tier 2 personnel to ensure appropriate troubleshooting and documentation have been completed before tickets are transferred to Tier 3 or specialized resolver groups.
• Coordinate escalations with Tier 3 engineering infrastructure cybersecurity telecommunications and other technical teams and track escalated issues through resolution.
• Assist the Service Desk Manager in monitoring performance against established SLAs SLOs KPIs contractual requirements and customer expectations.
• Identify emerging operational issues ticket trends staffing concerns service degradation and potential performance risks and elevate them to the Service Desk Manager as appropriate.
• Provide operational oversight of high-priority aging recurring mission-impacting or customer-sensitive incidents and ensure appropriate communication throughout the resolution process.
• Assist with technician coaching mentoring training quality assurance and professional development.
• Review ticket documentation and technician performance for quality accuracy completeness customer communication and compliance with established procedures.
• Support the development and maintenance of Service Desk standard operating procedures knowledge articles troubleshooting documentation workflows and escalation procedures.
• Promote knowledge sharing and shift-left opportunities that enable Service Desk personnel to resolve a greater percentage of incidents and requests within Tier 0 through Tier 2.
• Assist with onboarding and integration of new Service Desk personnel including training access coordination operational orientation and performance expectations.
• Support implementation of new technologies service transitions process changes and continuous service improvement initiatives affecting Service Desk operations.
• Assist with preparation of Service Desk performance reports operational metrics ticket trend analyses staffing information and other management reporting.
• Maintain awareness of customer concerns and recurring service issues and work with the Service Desk Manager to identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Promote a professional responsive and customer-focused Service Desk culture.
• Ensure Service Desk personnel comply with applicable cybersecurity requirements Government policies program procedures and contractual requirements.
• Participate in operational meetings technical coordination meetings customer discussions and service reviews as directed by the Service Desk Manager.
• Serve as acting Service Desk Manager when the Service Desk Manager is unavailable ensuring continuity of operations leadership and customer support.
• Perform additional duties as required to support Service Desk and overall program objectives.

Education Experience and Security Requirements:

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience supporting enterprise Service Desk Help Desk desktop support or comparable end-user IT support operations.
• Demonstrated experience serving in a technical lead team lead shift lead supervisory or other leadership capacity within an IT support environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical troubleshooting and incident resolution.
• Working knowledge of IT Service Management principles and ITIL-based processes including Incident Management Request Fulfillment Problem Management Knowledge Management and Service Level Management.
• Experience using enterprise ITSM or ticketing platforms to manage incidents service requests assignments escalations and workload.
• Ability to analyze ticket queues and operational performance information and identify issues requiring leadership attention.
• Demonstrated ability to coach technical personnel provide constructive feedback and reinforce established processes and performance expectations.
• Strong technical troubleshooting analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technicians customers technical teams management and Government stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain operational effectiveness within a high-volume enterprise support environment.
• Must possess an active IAT Level II certification at the start date.
• S. Citizenship is required pursuant to government contract requirements.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance prior to entry on duty and successfully complete the required background investigation for access up to Top Secret/SCI.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business Management or a related discipline. Relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree where permitted by contractual requirements.
• Relevant CompTIA Microsoft cybersecurity IT service management or other technical certifications.
• Experience supporting Department of War National Guard Department of Defense or other Federal Government IT environments.
• Experience supporting Tier 0 through Tier 2 operations within a large-scale enterprise Service Desk environment.
• Experience with ServiceNow or comparable enterprise ITSM platforms.
• Experience supervising or leading Service Desk technicians across multiple support tiers.
• Experience with quality assurance ticket auditing technician coaching and performance improvement.
• Experience analyzing Service Desk metrics ticket trends backlog aging response and resolution times first-contact resolution and customer satisfaction.
• Experience coordinating technical escalations between Service Desk personnel and Tier 3 or specialized technical teams.
• Experience developing or maintaining technical knowledge articles SOPs troubleshooting guides and Service Desk documentation.
• Experience supporting technology deployments service transitions process improvements or organizational change initiatives.
• Strong customer service stakeholder engagement conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
• ITIL 4 Foundation or higher ITIL certification.

Working Conditions:

The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise dust etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment with standard office equipment available. This position is onsite in Arlington Virginia with minimal travel required.

STOPSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and federal contractor. We recruit hire train promote and compensate individuals based on qualifications merit and business needs. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.