Customer Support Specialist

at  Markesman Group

Program: CAEIO
Customer: Department of State
Location: Sterling, VA (Hybrid)
Must be local to Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas. This position is hybrid with remote work and up to two days per week in the office in Sterling VA or Washington, DC.
Clearance: Secret

SALARY:

Junior - $62,00 - $65,000
Journeyman - $77,000 - $80,000
Shift: Various Shifts available
Markesman Group is looking for a Customer Support Specialist to join our team in Sterling, Virginia.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires US Citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance.
• 1 to 3 years of help desk/service desk experience.
• Ability to accurately document and ticketing information with minimal errors and/or rework.
• Must be able to work independently, achieve productivity goals, and manage one’s time.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work on site and weekends on a rotating schedule.
• Experience supporting the Department of State IT environment desired, but not required.

• Provides remote phone, email and chat troubleshooting support for application, desktop, network and mobile device issues (incidents), as well as customer requests (i.e. password resets), and record all information accurately in the CRM ticketing tool. May also make outboard service calls to potential customers.
• Resolve issues using the knowledgebase, escalate tickets immediately to appropriate support teams by assigning proper ticket priority and verifying customer names, contact information, location, issue, device impacted, error codes, and attaching screen shots.
• May be required to work in one or multiple work queues over various customer contact channels.
• When new solutions are derived to resolve issues, Tier 1 agents will provide documentation to Service Desk leadership and Knowledge Managers to have new Knowledgebase articles created.
• Ensure compliance with all gov’t policies, procedures and timelines for ticket escalation and resolution.