Technical Lead - Dine Development Corporation

Job Summary::

Dine Source is seeking a qualified individual to fill the role of Systems Operations/Technical Lead. Oversees and directs the day-to-day activities of the IT Operations Team, ensuring that systems, services, and infrastructure work reliably and securely, responds to help desk requests, and monitors system stability and performance.  Directly supports end users by handling escalations, resolving user issues, and monitoring the performance of systems to prevent delays and outages and quickly resolve ongoing issues.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: :

• Provide technical leadership to the IT Operations team that provides system operations, change management, configuration management, user support, IT security, database administration, and training. This team includes application, systems, and user support engineers who maintain the high availability of a portfolio of browser-based, thick client, and mobile software applications.
• Coordinate team efforts to resolve service interruptions and other operational issues
  Lead troubleshooting, recovery, and root cause analysis efforts. Coordinate with application leads for advanced troubleshooting support, document findings.
  Communicate and document service interruptions and change activity to the Program Manager, and stakeholders including internal and client management, data center personnel, and any other affected teams
• Apply Agile, Kanban, and Scrum techniques to implement Operations tasks, and optimize resource assignments and efforts as priorities change across competing workstream
• Proactively identify and coordinate change activity involving Operations, software development, and external stakeholder teams
• Develop and refine standard operating procedures for application support and maintenance
• Provide oversight to the Help Desk Lead and support team to resolve user support issues
• Conduct daily operations meetings using Kanban techniques and tools
• Collect and report operational metrics including service level agreement compliance
• Conduct root cause analysis on any major disruptions in service
• Coordinate with application leads to deliver maintenance software releases
• Collaborate with the IT Security Lead to monitor for security compliance in accordance with industry standards
• Maintain a hardware and software license inventory

Job Requirements (Education/Skills/Experience)::

• Must be a US citizen. 
• Must have any of the IAT II certification(Active).
• Must have the ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Six or more years leading an IT operations team supporting a broad portfolio of software applications
• Strong technical background in systems administration and software application support
• Change and configuration management experienceHands on experience with Agile projects
• Experience using tools such as ServiceNow, HP Service Manager, JIRA, or other for incident management and user support requests
• Experience with monitoring tools such as AppDynamics
• Experience executing a Kanban Operations approach
• Experience implementing a Development Operations (DevOps) release automation using tools such as ServiceNow, Digital Agility, JIRA, Git, and Jenkins
• Experience overseeing an IT Customer Help Desk
• ITIL Certifications are preferred
• Agile Training or Certification is a plus
• IT Security-related qualifications are a plus

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Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation owned family of companies that delivers IT, professional, and environmental solutions to advance the missions of federal, state, and tribal government agencies. As thought leaders and innovators, our team of specialists build client-centric solutions that solve critical challenges faced by defense, civilian, and healthcare organizations. Employing a mission-focused approach, we deliver value that not only enhances current operations, but also drives future change. Closely aligned with this approach is our commitment to advancing the Navajo Nation and its People. Through economic development and community empowerment, we elevate the Navajo Nation to provide lasting impact and sustainable growth for future generations. DDC’s ability to unite legacy-inspired technologies, industry best practices, and proven methodologies has contributed to our success for twenty years.

 

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