Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst

Description

Job Title: Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst

Location: On-site in Arlington, VA

Department: Program Support

Reports To: Management

FLSA Status: Full Time/Non-exempt

Apavo is at the forefront of cybersecurity, providing services to military, defense, and critical infrastructure industries. Joining the Apavo team means becoming part of a company rooted in the principles of quality and communication. We value positive, candid interactions and the belief that everyone has valuable contributions to make. Apavo stands out for its commitment to a work-life balance and fostering a growth mindset among all team members.

If you are looking to make a meaningful impact in the cybersecurity world while growing professionally in a supportive environment, Apavo is the place for you.

The Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst is a critical first line of support, responsible for providing initial technical assistance and troubleshooting to end users on both unclassified and classified office information systems. This role serves as the first point of contact for users requiring assistance with IT-related issues, including account management, password services, hardware, software, and network connectivity.

The Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst ensures timely resolution of issues to minimize the impact on business operations, while contributing to the overall reliability, security, and performance of the agency’s IT environment. This role also supports continuous process improvement by developing documentation and assisting in the maintenance of service level objectives (SLOs). The Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst collaborates closely with other IT teams to restore service, identify root causes, and recommend system enhancements that improve user experience and system performance.

This role supports a long-term contract (currently in year 4 of 10) within the Department of Defense.

• Answering calls, executing request fulfillment actions, providing functional user support, training issues, initial diagnostics/troubleshooting, account management and password services, diagnosing and resolving issues on unclassified and classified office information systems.
• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provides first-level problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems.
• Maintain and return customers to normal IT Operations with the smallest possible impact on the business activity of the organization's end user(s).
• Provides tier 1 support to end users for either PC, server, or mainframe applications or hardware.
• Interact with network services, software systems engineering, and/or applications development to restore service and/or identify and correct core problem.
• Simulates or recreates user problems to resolve operating difficulties.
• Recommends systems modifications to reduce user problems.
• Provide local and remote Technical Support Services for end user support on the multiple networks within the agency.
• Develop and document process and procedural enhancements and assist other departments as needed for continuous process and service improvement.
• Work with the IT Help Desk Lead to ensure the Help Desk maintains compliance with Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in accordance contractual standards
• Contribute to the change management process; represent the interests of the customer when assessing risk and impact.
• May provide leadership to small teams or team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Tier 1 Help Desk Analyst is expected to have additional duties as assigned. Additional details are reviewed in accordance with company policies.

This is typical office or administrative work, and there is no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

This position requires sedentary work. Sedentary work is defined as:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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