Oversee and manage the program’s production support functions, including DevSecOps engineers, production support engineers, and help desk agents.
Ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of IT systems and applications in production.
Coordinate the monitoring and ongoing maintenance of production infrastructure and applications.
Lead and mentor the production support team, providing technical guidance, professional development, and clear performance objectives.
Support the resolution of production incidents from intake through resolution, ensuring proper escalation, follow-through, and closure within defined SLAs.
Manage schedules, coverage, and on-call rotations for the support team.
Analyze incident trends, identify recurring problems, and drive root cause analysis and long-term solutions.
Partner with security analysts and engineers on vulnerability remediation and application of patches, updates, and security measures.
Collaborate across delivery, engineering, and management teams to align production support strategies with program and organizational goals.
Ensure ITSM processes (e.g., incident, problem, change management) are consistently followed and optimized.
Leverage tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence for ticketing, workflow, knowledge management, and reporting.
Support audits, compliance requirements, and reporting as needed.
Requirements
All candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
5–8 years in IT operations, production support, or Help Desk management, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
Familiarity with Agile/Kanban methodologies.
Salesforce Admin Certification or willingness to obtain.
Strong proficiency in IT operations, including infrastructure, application support, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.).
Knowledge of ITSM frameworks (ITIL preferred).
Solid understanding of cybersecurity best practices and data protection.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries and full healthcare benefits.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
DevSecOpsproduction supportincident managementproblem managementchange managementcloud servicescybersecurityroot cause analysisAgileITIL