Help Desk Specialist - Tier 3

*Active Top Secret clearance needed for consideration*

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Help Desk Specialist - Tier 3 to provide customer support on a contract with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency OCIO. The Help Desk Specialist will be an experienced IT professional with advanced technical knowledge, excellent problem-solving abilities, a track record of handling complex issues and escalations, and a deep understanding of IT infrastructure and support procedures. This opportunity will be fully on site in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities:

• Responds to and diagnoses problems through discussion with users.
• Ensures a timely process through which problems are controlled. Includes problem recognition, research, isolation, resolution, and follow-up steps.
• Supervise operation of help desk and serves as focal point for customer concerns. Provides support to end users on a variety of issues.
• Identifies, researches, and resolves technical problems. Responds to telephone calls, email and personnel requests for technical support.
• Documents, tracks, and monitors the problem to ensure a timely resolution.
• Provides second-tier support to end users for either PC, server, or mainframe applications or hardware.
• Interacts with network services, software systems engineering, and/or applications development to restore service and/or identify and correct core problems.
• Simulates or recreates user problems to resolve operating difficulties.
• Recommend systems modifications to reduce user problems. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of three (3) years of professional IT experience in alike setting.
• Active Top Secret Clearance

Compensation:

• $90,000 - $105,000
• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Paid Holidays, sick leave if required by law

This job posting opens on 7/28/2025 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date

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