Senior IT Help Desk Technician (TS/SCI) {S}
Senior IT Help Desk Technician (TS/SCI) {S}
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Job Description
ARKA Group L.P. (ARKA) is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military intelligence community and commercial space industry delivering nextgeneration solutions to support the national security space enterprise. Built on more than six decades of excellence ARKA brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today.
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Position Overview:
Supporting ARKAs Chantilly site the Senior IT Help Desk Technician will be the sole onsite IT support for an office of up to 60 end users. You will play a critical role in standing up the site with end users moving into the building during the September timeframe. With a customercentric approach you will be responsible for diagnosing troubleshooting and documenting technical issues through onsite and remote support.
This role will start in midJuly and will travel between ARKA sites prior to sitting fulltime in September.
Responsibilities:
- Provide IT support through chat phone email in person and ticketing system at all levels of the organization
- Triage and respond to all requests in an appropriate and timely manner
- Document record and log work in the ticket system
- Facilitate onboarding and offboarding of users
- Maintaining inventory of IT equipment
- Installation configuration upgrade and maintain desktops laptops notebooks printers mobile devices and cell phones
- Assign file and folder permissions as needed
- Support various technologies including Windows Desktop/Server/Active Directory architecture Microsoft365 Collaboration suite (Outlook/Exchange email Teams collaboration etc.) and Multifactor authentication
- Partner with other help desk team members and escalate issues accordingly
- Support various IT projects in partnership with business needs
- May occasionally work offhours including weekly oncall schedule to support the coordination of problem resolution and maintain continuous operations
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma; bachelors in information technology computer science or related field preferred
- 5 years work experience in helpdesk support; experience being the sole IT support for a single site is a plus
- Knowledge of computer systems cloud applications and networks with various operating systems and solutions
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Proven customerfocused service orientation
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
- Proven knowledge of basic troubleshooting
- Strong problemsolving skills
- Ability to maintain a high degree of flexibility and assist others as needed
- Ability to be onsite in Chantilly 5 days/week
- Security Certification
- Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
Location: Chantilly VA
Chantilly is a picturesque town located in Fairfax County. It has a wonderful historic history welcoming charm and many interesting attractions. The attractions found in Chantilly range from the 18th Century to outer space. Whether youre a history buff an art enthusiast a foodie or just someone looking to soak in the charm Chantilly promises an unforgettable experience. Overall its historic sites museums breweries restaurants music and many family fun activities make Chantilly a great place to call home!
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
- Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
- 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
- 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events
- 13 paid holidays
- Upfront tuition assistance for approved degree programs
- Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
- Company paid life insurance AD&D ShortTerm and LongTerm disability insurance
- 4 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
EHS/Environmental Requirements:
This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard communicate listen to and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply send a request to or contactand press 2 for Human Resources.
ITC & Security Clearance Requirements:
This position requires an active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Visa Restrictions:
No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Preemployment Screenings:
Employment with any ARKA companies in the U.S. is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several preemployment requirements to include a credit check background check and drug screen.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action:
ARKA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other federally protected class.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
