Incident and Problem Manager wanted: Salary R30 000 to R45 000 per month

Incident and Problem Manager wanted: Salary R30 000 to R45 000 per month

Cape Town, Western Cape
Full-time, Permanent
R30 000 – R45 000 a month

Job Description
Job Title: Incident Manager
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
The Company: Playsafe

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our client, Playsafe SA, is an international games software development company in the online casino and lottery industries, based in Cape Town and minutes away from the beach in Tableview, giving you a great work / life balance. Playsafe develops and maintains software for business customers in the online casino and lottery industries. Their goal is to create a safe and fun environment for the entertainment of their client’s players.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

To enhance the existing incident management workflow by automating as much as possible the ticket lifecycle process and introduce new functionality such as automated email/sms notifications. The Incident Manager must have a thorough understanding of ITIL framework and the ability to apply Incident Management best practices to support real-world operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·Develop and document Incident Management policies, process, and procedures that support business requirements.

· Verify that NOC correctly identifies and classifies incidents to the appropriate severity level and that they handle incidents according to agreed-upon incident response procedures.

· Monitor notification processes to ensure that designated personnel are notified of all Severity 0, 1 and 2 incidents within agreed timeframes.

· Monitor incident management processes to ensure that escalated incidents are routed to the appropriate next-level service group thus complying with service level response times.

· Monitor resolution of escalated incidents with all Tier 2 and Tier 3 support teams within to ensure that incidents are being resolved according to SLAs.

· Coordinate major incident closure, initiate a phone conference bridge, and document all actions taken to resolve the incident. Monitor incident resolution progress through to final closure, and record/update incident record status as appropriate.

· Monitor and report on the Incident Management process to ensure that Incident and Problem Management are working together to determine when problem investigations should be opened to address an incident or series of incidents.

· Monitor the ongoing status of an incident and corresponding problem records to ensure that the latter are being addressed and resolved.

· Participate in Problem Management review sessions as appropriate.

· Stay on top of resolution processes/initiatives and provide timely updates.

· Monitor change/release management processes to ensure that all appropriate authorizations have been obtained prior to performing system change activities that might require a planned system outage.

· Develop appropriate communications for distribution to third-party gaming partners regarding upcoming planned outages.

· Perform audits/inspections of the Incident Management records and processes, to verify ongoing compliance, accuracy, completeness, etc.

· Analyze incident trends and create reports that depict the outcome of that analysis and recommend corrective actions as necessary. Incident reports must be dispatched within the timeframe specified in the relevant SLA(s).

· Develop and use metrics (Key Performance Indicators) to validate success and identify improvements in problem management methods and procedures.

· Drive root cause analysis and corrective action completion to help eliminate disruption of services and consequently improve the day-to-day operations of the organization using validated problem analysis methodology and tracking all elements of the RCA to closure.

THE PERSON:

Must be well organized with the ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously. The ideal candidate must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Be able to interface effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization. He/she must also be able to explain complex technical topics to a non-technical audience as well as communicate with internal and external stakeholders. He/she must maintain a professional, polished demeanor in a fast-paced operational environment.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

· Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, information systems, or related field and a minimum of 5 years of support services or project/program experience or equivalent.

· Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills with great attention to detail.

· Attested ability to manage critical, high-severity incidents with a sense of urgency to drive resolution as quickly as possible.

· Excellent client handling skills.

· Deep understanding of the Incident, Service Request, Problem and Knowledge Management processes.

· Familiarity with Linux-based systems is considered an asset.

· Ability to work harmoniously in a team environment.

· Works well under pressure and possesses the aptitude to quickly understand work processes and flows in various business units.

· Positive, self-confident and able to work on own initiative.

Contact Lynn if you would like to work for a company who believe in a good work/life balance.

Please send through your cv and a 1-2 minute video – post it up to YouTube, change from PUBLIC view to UNLISTED view, so that only the HR manager and the shareholders of the company can view via the video link you send to me in the email – you can extol your virtues in your video clip – give us your strengths and anything else you deem important to you in your career!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: R30,000.00 to R45,000.00 /month

Experience:

Incident Management: 2 years (Preferred). Apply Now

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