
Principal – System Operations Manager
Gainwell Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Mississippi • United States
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Salary
💰 $99,000 - $141,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own end-to-end Gainwell system availability, performance monitoring, and operational continuity.
- Enforce defined escalation paths across L1–L5 tiers, ensuring no ownership gaps.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement permanent corrective actions for all major incidents (P1/P2).
- Maximize system updates, patches, and troubleshooting efforts.
- Responsible for defect tracking (PROD and non-PROD).
- Ensure system observability and lead rapid triage during outages or degradation events.
- Maintain operational compliance with HIPAA, state/federal policies, and internal audit controls.
- Guide infrastructure modernization initiatives such as cloud-readiness, refactoring, virtualization, and platform reengineering.
- Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to align with SOA, DevOps, and enterprise integration best practices.
- Implement security best practices, including access controls, data protection, SOC audits, and help with disaster recovery planning and execution.
- Coordinate with teams to remediate Security Vulnerabilities across systems.
- Champion technical innovation and recommend solutions to increase scalability, security, and automation.
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of ITSM processes, leveraging the ITIL4 framework.
- Supervise Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management across all system tiers.
- Responsible for MIM reporting and communication.
- Own, define and monitor KPIs and SLAs for service quality, proactively driving improvements.
- Manage second-level support teams and coordinate with L1 providers for seamless escalation and response workflows.
- Promote support to Release team for successful releases to build on project deliverables and compliance to client timelines.
- Oversee annual DR exercise.
- Support annual SOC audit.
- Lead technical planning for system initiatives, migrations, upgrades, and risk mitigation efforts.
- Provide weekly defect reporting and change requests.
- Work closely with PMO for weekly/monthly reporting.
- Participate in project governance, CAB, and readiness assessments for production deployment approvals.
- Ensure successful alignment of technical execution with contractual obligations, security audits, and disaster recovery objectives.
- Act as the primary systems liaison to client leaders (e.g., CDL, DHS, AGM), participating in governance and planning meetings.
- Represent systems at weekly status meetings, steering committees, and delivery reviews.
- Partner with clients to anticipate future needs, align on solution roadmaps, and maintain strong business relationships.
- Provide clear communication and detailed impact reporting during outages, escalations, and planned changes.
- Lead and coach technical and operations staff across multiple delivery areas.
- Set aligned objectives, drive performance feedback, and promote a culture of accountability and learning.
- Maintain an Ownership Map—ensuring every service/system has clearly defined primary and secondary owners.
- Encourage cross-training, succession planning, and bench strength development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or PMP preferred)
- 10+ years in IT systems engineering, operations, or infrastructure leadership (Medicare MIS or healthcare platform experience preferred)
- 5+ years in technical and service delivery leadership roles
- Deep expertise in ITIL4, ITSM, and technical project execution within complex, regulated environments
- Knowledge of HIPAA, SOC, and enterprise compliance frameworks.
Benefits
- generous, flexible vacation policy
- educational assistance
- comprehensive health benefits
- 401(k) employer match
- leadership and technical development academies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
ITIL4ITSMRoot Cause Analysisdefect trackingcloud-readinessvirtualizationdisaster recovery planningsecurity best practicesKPI monitoringservice quality improvement
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcoachingperformance feedbackaccountabilitycross-trainingrelationship managementproblem-solvinginnovation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s degree in EngineeringMaster’s degree (preferred)PMP (preferred)