IT Field Technician

Job ID: 2618302
Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-22
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Technical Svcs
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Service Desk Field Technician onsite in Colorado Springs. The Service Desk Field Technician serves as the frontline technical support professional for the organization, bridging the gap between end-users and complex IT infrastructure. This role provides Tier I and Tier II support, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and peripheral issues directly at the user's workspace or remotely. You will play a crucial role in maintaining endpoint compliance, deploying new hardware and software assets, and ensuring that personnel have reliable, secure access to their required systems.
Responsibilities:

• Incident & Request Resolution. Provides rapid, professional technical support for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals; uses the enterprise ticketing system (e.g., ServiceNow) to track, escalate, and resolve user issues.
• Endpoint Lifecycle Management. Images, deploys, and recovers IT hardware; ensures that gold images and software deployments adhere to baseline security standards prior to deployment.
• Compliance & Patching. Assists in verifying that all endpoints receive necessary patches and antivirus updates; remediates non-compliant workstations identified by vulnerability scans.
• Physical Infrastructure Support. Assists network and systems teams with physical racking, cabling, and basic hardware troubleshooting in server rooms or telecommunications closets as directed.
• User Training & Outreach. Educates users on basic IT security practices, safe handling of classified materials on digital systems, and usage of enterprise software tools.
• Documentation. Updates asset inventory databases, contributes to the Service Desk knowledge base, and documents workaround solutions for recurring technical issues.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT preferred with 2 years experience or HS and 6 years of experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an IT helpdesk, service desk, or field support role.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting Windows 10/11 operating systems, Microsoft Office 365, and standard enterprise applications.
• Understanding of basic networking concepts (IP addressing, DNS, DHCP) and Active Directory user management.
• Strong customer service and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical staff.
• DoD 8570/8140 certification at [IAT Level I or II] (e.g., A+ CE, Security+ CE).
• Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility clearance required.

Desired Qualifications

• ITIL v4/v5 Foundation certification.
• Experience deploying and managing endpoints in a virtualized desktop (VDI) environment.
• Familiarity with endpoint management tools (e.g., SCCM, MECM).

Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .