Help Desk Specialist I
Location: Primarily remote, but must be within commuting distance, 50 miles of Ashburn, VA / Orlando, FL / or San Antonio, TX
Schedule: Rotating shifts, 24x7x365 coverage required
Clearance: Federal Agency Background Investigation (Unclassified)
Authorization: Clearance authorization requires US Citizenship
Salary: Up to $51,000
Role Overview
We are seeking a Help Desk Specialist I to serve as a centralized Point of Contact (POC) and Tier 1 customer support agent for external customers, including Participating Government Agencies (PGA) and Trade entities (importers/exporters). In this role, you will provide critical 24x7x365 support, triage technology incidents, and ensure seamless communication and issue resolution for external-facing government applications.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as the 24x7x365 centralized Tier 1 customer support POC for external customers via toll-free phone, live agent chat, self-service tickets, and email.
- Support Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)-related inquiries from Trade and PGA customers regarding trade facilitation, compliance, and enforcement.
- Provide 24x7x365 bilingual (English/Spanish) support for trade-related inquiries as needed.
- Record all technology incidents and service requests in ServiceNow, meticulously documenting all actions and information for next-level support.
- Perform initial investigation, triage, troubleshooting, resolution, and ticket escalation for external-facing agency applications.
- Escalate incidents to next-level support via warm phone transfers and ticket routing.
- Monitor and proactively communicate ticket status to external customers.
- Handle sensitive VIP contacts with timely, accurate escalation and follow-up.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 1 year of IT help desk or technical customer support experience.
- Working knowledge of Windows OS, Microsoft Office products, and web-based applications.
- Strong customer service and communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays to support a 24x7x365 environment.
- U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to successfully pass a Federal Background Investigation.
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (strongly preferred).
- CompTIA A+ or similar IT certification.
- HDI Customer Service Representative certification.
- Prior experience with the ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) system.
- Experience supporting Trade or PGA customers.
- Prior federal government IT help desk experience.