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Service Desk Lead

Varmoda Tech LLC
Washington, DC Contractor
POSTED ON 5/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage Tier I & Tier II Service Desk operations as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for users
  • Ensure SLA compliance for incident, request, and service delivery
  • Oversee ticket quality, documentation standards, and ServiceNow usage
  • Manage queue prioritization, escalation, and workload distribution
  • Provide VIP/Executive support oversight ensuring high-touch service delivery
  • Implement knowledge management and shift-left strategies
  • Conduct weekly ticket audits and quality assurance reviews
  • Coordinate with Infrastructure, Network, and Engineering teams for resolution
  • Monitor customer satisfaction (CSAT) and service improvement initiatives
  • Ensure adherence to Zero Trust principles and identity validation procedures
  • Support user onboarding and offboarding workflows in coordination with IAM (Azure AD Okta), MFA, conditional access, and device posture controls
Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory)
Education: Bachelor''s degree in IT or related field
Experience:
  • Minimum 8–10 years of IT service desk/desktop support experience
  • At least 5 years in a senior technical lead or supervisory role
  • Demonstrated experience operating a ServiceNow-based ITSM environment as the system of record (incident, request, knowledge, CMDB).
  • Working knowledge of Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, conditional access, and Zero Trust access principles.
  • Experience managing enterprise IT support operations (Tier I/II)
Certifications:
  • ITIL v4 Foundation
Other Requirements:
  • U.S. Citizen; eligible for and capable of obtaining Tier 4 (High Risk Public Trust) background investigation.
  • (mandatory)
  • Strong experience with ServiceNow ITSM platform
  • Experience in SLA/KPI-driven environments
Preferred Qualifications
  • Certifications: HDI Support Center Team Lead or HDI Desktop Support Manager, ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) or ITSM Implementation Specialist, Microsoft 365 Certified, CompTIA A , Network , or Security
  • ITIL Intermediate / Managing Professional
  • Experience in federal IT support environments
  • Exposure to Microsoft 365, endpoint support, IAM workflows
  • Experience supporting Zero Trust / secure access environments

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