IT Service Desk Queue Specialist

Cognizant

Confirmed live 4 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Location
Des Moines, IA
Posted
30 days ago
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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · IT Service Desk Queue Specialist

The IT Service Desk Queue Specialist manages and governs ITSM ticket queues within a large-scale enterprise environment to ensure operational excellence and SLA compliance. This role involves monitoring Incident, Service Request, and Task queues, ensuring proper categorization, prioritization, and routing while proactively identifying aging tickets or potential breaches. The specialist serves as an escalation point for critical incidents, coordinates resolution activities across infrastructure, network, and application teams, and performs root cause analysis. Key responsibilities include administering ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus configurations, developing operational dashboards in Power BI and Excel, and performing trend analysis to drive continuous service improvement. Required expertise includes ITIL practices, ticket lifecycle management, and advanced reporting. The role addresses the challenge of maintaining high-quality service delivery and efficient resource utilization within complex enterprise support workflows and multi-layered technical environments.

What you'll do

  • Manage and govern Incident, Service Request, and Task queues within the ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus platform.
  • Monitor queue health to identify aging tickets, backlog risks, and potential SLA breaches.
  • Ensure all tickets are accurately categorized, prioritized, and routed according to defined service workflows.
  • Track and report key performance indicators such as MTTR, FCR, and overall SLA compliance.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for ticket management issues and high-priority incidents.
  • Coordinate resolution activities across infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, and application support teams.
  • Administer ServiceDesk Plus configurations including business rules, workflows, and notification settings.
  • Develop operational dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI to identify service trends.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
  • 5-8+ years of experience supporting enterprise Service Desk and ITSM operations.
  • Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience managing ticket queues in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus or a similar ITSM platform.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL service management processes and operational governance.
  • Experience working in managed services, outsourcing, public-sector, or large enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated experience managing SLA-driven support operations.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI for reporting and dashboard development.
  • Knowledge of ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, or other ITSM platforms (preferred); familiarity with PowerShell or scripting (preferred).

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