Help Desk Technician

Princeton, NJ, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $40,001.00 - 80,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Jersey
Management
High Performance Computing
Network
Communication
Computer Networking
Scripting
HPC
Help Desk
Printing
Computer Hardware
Logistics
Security Clearance
Microsoft Windows
Linux
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: T2600899

Location: Princeton, NJ, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

Category: Customer Support

Subcategory: Call Center Support

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Night Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description
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SAIC is seeking a Help Desk Technician resource to support a 24x7 data center and its users at a customer site in Princeton, New Jersey. The candidate will help manage the operation of the supercomputer, associated systems, and support the user's computer systems in a heterogeneous environment.

Activities will include the monitoring of batch compute jobs, network performance, and facility infrastructure. The candidate will be working with highly technical climate scientists and must have great communication skills to respond to user requests in a user-friendly and professional manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of professional staff, troubleshooting computer hardware problems, analyzing production job performance issues, and proactively monitoring performance of the Laboratories networking environment to identify and coordinate resolution of problems.
Monitor all health of local and remote systems within the High-Performance Program.
Answer Help Desk requests at a Tier I Level, providing adequate triage and follow-up.
Develop and maintain scripts for operation use.
Escalate HPC issues to system and vendor staff.
Troubleshoot user issues, responding to Help Desk tickets, keeping users informed of resolution progression.
System deployments and routine maintenance such as patching, updates.
Triage and investigate tickets for users as they come in.
Perform operations level technical tasks i.e. reset passwords, resolve printing/scanning issues, peripheral hardware issues.
Perform operations logistics such as building checks, package logging, visitor processing, answer phone calls.
Taking on non-interference projects.

Qualifications
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High School Diploma with 3+ years of related experience.
U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Experience working directly with general Information Technology.
Experience working with Windows, Linux, and/or Mac Systems.
All candidates MUST be able to perform 12 hour shift work including overnight, weekend work, and OT, as scheduled or as necessary. This position will alternate with approximately 12 hour shifts 3 days during the first week of a period and 4 days the second week of the period for a total of 80 hours per period.

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: T2600899
Posted 9 hours ago

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About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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