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Senior Service Desk Technician

SAIC

Arlington, VAJob$120–160K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$120–160K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Senior Service Desk Technician to provide first-line IT support for United States Marshals Service programs in Arlington, Virginia. The technician will assist end-users with hardware, software, network, and other IT issues, document and escalate incidents, and support account access. The position is onsite based on business needs and requires a Secret clearance or above and at least five years of technical support or help desk experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Windows 10/11Microsoft Office SuiteIT HardwareTicketing SystemsCommunicationProblem-SolvingInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementCompTIA A+ITIL FoundationsTier 2 System AdministrationActive DirectoryOffice 365Remote Desktop ToolsITILITSM FrameworksMSP Environments

Qualifications

Secret Clearance or AboveBachelor's or Equivalent Experience5+ Years Technical Support Experience

Full job description

Description

SAIC has an opening for a Senior Service Desk Technician billet in Arlington, VA. SAIC is recognized as an IT leader in the intelligence and law enforcement spaces. This exciting opportunity will be supporting the United States Marshals Services' unique mission needs. We are seeking an individual to join the team who is fully committed to the success of USMS programs and bringing the best innovation, implementation, and attitudes to bear to the position.

Description of Duties:

The candidate will join our IT support team to provide first-line technical support to end-users, assisting with hardware, software, network, and other IT-related issues. Additionally, the candidate will:

  • Serve as an initial point of contact for IT support requests via phone, email, chat, or ServiceNow

  • Diagnose and resolve basic technical issues related to hardware, software, network connectivity, printers, and mobile devices

  • Escalate complex or unresolved incidents to appropriate support teams per escalation protocols

  • Document all support interactions in the ServiceNow ticketing system with clear, accurate, and timely updates

  • Assist in user account creation, password resets, and access management in Active Directory and other platforms

  • Follow standard operating procedures for common support requests and troubleshooting

  • Share new issues and solutions in the knowledge base to support team learning

  • Provide excellent customer service by maintaining a professional and empathetic approach in all interactions

  • Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and knowledge sharing to improve skills and service delivery

Qualifications

Required Experience/Skills/Attributes:

  • Secret clearance or above

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Computer Science, IT, or related field preferred)

  • At least 5 years of experience in a technical support or help desk role

  • Knowledge of Windows 10/11, Microsoft Office Suite, and general IT hardware

  • Familiarity with ServiceNow or other ticketing systems

  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a dynamic environment

  • Position is onsite based on business needs

Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes:

  • CompTIA A+, ITIL Foundations, or other relevant IT certifications

  • Tier 2 system administration expertise to support requirements

  • Experience supporting users or working in a multi-location organization

  • Exposure to Active Directory, Office 365, and remote desktop tools

  • Basic knowledge of ITIL, ITSM frameworks, or MSP environments

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618865

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 2,821 open IT Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–160K/yr
  • Virginia median$75–122K/yr100 salary ranges
  • US median$72–100K/yr913 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $140K, is 49% above the Virginia median midpoint ($94K) — in the top quarter of IT Support salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 192 open IT Support jobs in Virginia and 2,821 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four IT Support postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,946 postings).
Education
273 of the 2,821 open IT Support jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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