Help Desk Technician
US$48,000 – US$75,000 / yr base salary
Posted 1 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Intermediate Help Desk Technician”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$48,000 – US$75,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology (or related)
Study levelAssociate degree or higher
Location: Russell-Knox Building (RKB) - Quantico, VA
Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Certifications: Must be certified at IAT Level II (Security+ or other certification satisfying DoD 8140 certification requirements)
Required Education: Associate's degree or higher in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related discipline is desired. Equivalent specialized experience may be accepted.
Required Experience: 5 years’ experience in technical support, with at least 3 years of Service Desk experience.
Position Description
Ailani Wind Joint Venture is seeking an Intermediate Help Desk Technician to serve as the primary point of contact for end users to provide ongoing support, monitoring, and lifecycle management of incident tickets.
Provide Service Desk customer support for all AFOSI computer networks and systems with an emphasis on customer services and call/ticket resolution at differing classification levels including controlled unclassified information, Secret, Top Secret, and Counter- Intelligence.
Primary Responsibilities
Typical Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Provide Service Desk customer support for all AFOSI computer networks and systems, with an emphasis on customer service and call and ticket resolution at differing classification levels.
• Deliver comprehensive, end-to-end customer IT support, including transitioning, operating, maintaining, tracking, restoring, protecting, and backups.
• Resolve customers’ administrative and technical communications problems and install, configure, and operate client and server devices.
• Document all troubleshooting and customer interactions in the Information Technology Service Management system.
• Recognize application and technical problem trends and provide mitigation plans to avoid future occurrences.
• Notify customers when ticket status or priority changes and provide timely updates needed to maintain good customer service.
• Support password resets, workstation imaging, cabling from user workstations to Local Area Network or Unified Communications Center junction boxes, and coordination with the Navy on trouble-ticket issues, including Voice over Internet Protocol phones.
• Monitor tickets for trends and patterns indicating a significant outage or event and ensure affected customers are notified early and updated regularly.
• Install equipment, connect peripherals, install or delete client-level software, and ensure documentation complies with Air Force and Department of Defense policies, guidance, and directives.
• Implement client workstation software patches, security fixes, and service releases according to local instructions.
• Administer user-account creation and deletion, device configuration, device-policy creation and management, device troubleshooting, and issuance of new or replacement hardware.
• Support customer requests and provide administrative and technical assistance for workstations, mobile devices, Virtual Private Network connections, laptops, and tier one troubleshooting of Video Teleconference and Global Video System issues before escalation.