First Orion

ITSMServiceManager

North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
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The Brief

“ITSM Service Manager at First Orion. Skills: ITSM solutions, IT service delivery, Root Cause Analysis, monitoring strategy. Oversee ITSM processes for IT services. Ensure IT staff alignment for service support”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize the delivery of IT services; drive the successful delivery of IT services; minimize disruption and support smooth operations; evaluate IT performance against best-practice KPIs

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

remove roadblocks; solve problems; analyze and document data flows; analyze and support complex client/server applications

Eligibility Requirements

Available to serve as an off-hours major escalation resource on weekdays (5 PM–8 AM Central Time), provide weekend backup coverage on a rotating on-call schedule, maximum on-call responsibility is one week per month, demonstrate proper work authorization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Working knowledge of highly available enterprise IT systems, ITSM processes, ITIL processes, expertise with network and application monitoring tools such as New Relic, Zabbix, AWS CloudWatch, or similar, Understanding of ITSM ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Jira), Proficient in analyzing and documenting data flows for highly distributed IT services, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document and explain business processes, Ability to analyze and support complex client/server applications, Available to serve as an off-hours major escalation resource on weekdays (5 PM–8 AM Central Time) and provide weekend backup coverage on a rotating on-call schedule

Nice to Have

AWS Cloud Practitioner or other advanced AWS certifications, ITIL certification, Technical knowledge of common AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot and Kiro, Capability to develop basic automation scripts (Python, JavaScript, or similar), Experience supporting carrier-grade networks

What You'll Do.

Oversee ITSM processes for IT services

Ensure IT staff alignment for service support

Serve as service SME for incident escalations

Produce Root Cause Analysis documentation

Design monitoring and event management strategy

Maintain CMDB information for IT services

Oversee change-management activities

Author knowledge base articles

Identify service improvement opportunities

Evaluate IT performance against KPIs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborate with service owners and stakeholders; ensure all IT staff are aligned

Communication Scope

written and verbal communication skills; clearly document and explain business processes

Process & Methodology

Oversee change-management activities

Full Job Description

The ITSM Service Manager is responsible for maintaining and supporting IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions and processes. In this role, you will collaborate with service owners and stakeholders to evaluate and optimize the delivery of IT services managed by the ITSM team. You will remove roadblocks, solve problems, and drive the successful delivery of IT services in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, this role ensures that changes to IT services minimize disruption and support smooth operations. **What you’ll be doing:** * Oversee the effective functioning of core ITSM processes for a portfolio of IT services. * Ensure all IT staff are aligned to support IT services efficiently and in accordance with SLAs. * Serve as a key service SME in support of incident escalations. * Produce Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documentation for significant problems. * Design and implement the monitoring and event management strategy for supported services. * Maintain accurate information about IT services in the CMDB (Configuration Management Database). * Oversee change-management activities for infrastructure, applications, and services. * Author knowledge base articles related to supported IT services. * Identify opportunities for service improvement and evaluate IT performance against best-practice KPIs. **What you’ll need:** * Working knowledge of highly available enterprise IT systems, as well as ITSM and ITIL processes. * Strong expertise with network and application monitoring tools such as New Relic, Zabbix, AWS CloudWatch, or similar. * Understanding of ITSM ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Jira). * Proficient in analyzing and documenting data flows for highly distributed IT services. * Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document and explain business processes. * Ability to analyze and support complex client/server applications. * Available to serve as an off-hours major escalation resource on weekdays (5 PM–8 AM Central Time) and pr

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