AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
ResponsibilitiesAn Average DAy:As the IT Queue Manager Level II you will support the daily flow of incoming customer requests by reviewing, prioritizing, and routing account and data transfer paperwork to the appropriate teams. You will also serve as a senior point of contact for ticket follow-up, status validation, escalation, and customer communication to help ensure SLA Service Delivery requirements are met. Additionally, in this position you will:
- Actively monitor incoming customer requests and ensure account and data transfer paperwork is processed, completed, and routed to the respective teams.
- Own queue prioritization, ticket triage, and escalation to ensure work is assigned accurately and moved forward without delay.
- Monitor ticket aging, identify stalled items, and drive resolution by following up with assigned support teams and stakeholders.
- Contact teams assigned to tickets when updates are missing or when latest status has not been documented.
- Provide customer support via email, Teams, or phone to communicate status updates and help prevent SLA Service Delivery failures.
- Review queue trends, recurring issues, and workflow gaps to recommend process improvements.
- Support reporting, documentation accuracy, and operational visibility for leadership and cross-functional teams.
- As a requirement of this position, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen. In accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(2)(C).
- Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret with SCI eligibility or have an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility; Will be subject to a federal background investigation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or Information Systems Management preferred; equivalent experience may be considered, a bachelor’s degree counting as 3 years of experience; Associate’s degree in Applied Science may be considered equivalent to 1 year of experience.
- Must hold current CompTIA Security + CE or other 8570 environment relevant certification.
- 5–8 years of experience in IT support, service desk, queue management, incident management, or IT operations.
- Experience with an IT ticket management system such as Helix (formerly BMC Remedy), ServiceNow, Zendesk, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated experience managing high-volume queues, routing tickets, and following through on escalations.
- Experience communicating with customers and internal technical teams to drive resolution and service accountability.
- Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and remain responsive in a fast-paced remote environment.
- Strong follow-through to keep tickets moving and prevent SLA misses.
- Comfort using ticket data to identify trends, escalate issues, and improve service delivery.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI eligibility, or active Top Secret with SCI eligibility
- Ability to undergo a federal background investigation
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or Information Systems Management; equivalent experience may be considered
- Associate’s degree in Applied Science may be considered equivalent to one year of experience
- Current CompTIA Security+ CE or another relevant 8570-compliant certification
- 5–8 years of experience in IT support, service desk, queue management, incident management, or IT operations
- Experience with an IT ticket management system such as Helix, BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, Zendesk, or similar
- Experience managing high-volume queues, routing tickets, and following up on escalations
- Experience communicating with customers and internal technical teams to drive resolution and service accountability
- Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through
- Ability to manage competing priorities and remain responsive in a fast-paced remote environment
- Ability to use ticket data to identify trends, escalate issues, and improve service delivery
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
