Incident Manager

Position Summary The Incident Manager owns the end-to-end incident management process for the Service Desk, ensuring service disruptions are identified, prioritized, escalated, and resolved within SLA. This role drives cross-functional coordination during major incidents, minimizes business impact, and leads post-incident reviews to prevent recurrence. Key Responsibilities Own and execute the Incident Management process in alignment with ITIL best practices. Serve as the primary point of coordination during major/critical incidents, driving bridge calls and coordinating technical resources across teams until resolution, i ncluding Tier IV/OEM vendor escalation and 24/7/365 emergency response for declared Critical (PL1) incidents Classify, prioritize, and assign incoming incidents based on severity, business impact, and urgency using defined priority levels (P1-4). Monitor incident queues and escalate breaches or at-risk tickets per SLA thresholds; flag any KPIs consistently above threshold and produce a remediation plan. Communicate incident status, impact, and resolution timelines to stakeholders and leadership. Lead post-incident reviews (root cause analysis / RCA) and drive corrective After-Action Reviews and Problem Resolution Action Plans for high-impact or recurring issues Maintain and continuously improve incident management processes, workflows, and documentation. Partner with Problem, Change, and Service Level Management to reduce repeat incidents. Produce and present incident metrics/KPIs (MTTR, SLA compliance, incident volume/trends) to leadership. Ensure accurate incident logging, categorization, and closure in the ITSM tool (e.g., ServiceNow, Remedy, Jira Service Management). Mentor and provide direction to Service Desk analysts on incident handling and escalation procedures. Maintain and test the major incident response plan/runbook. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience). Associate degree +2 years additional relevant experience, or 4 years additional relevant experience can be substituted. 2+ years of experience in IT Service Management, Service Desk, or Incident Management role. Solid understanding of ITIL framework (ITIL Foundation certification required; Intermediate/Practitioner preferred). Experience with ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Jira Service Management). Strong incident triage, prioritization, and escalation judgment under pressure. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience communicating with executive stakeholders. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams during high-pressure, time-sensitive situations. Strong analytical skills with experience in root cause analysis and reporting. Must have experience establishing, managing, and reporting Performance Measures (KPIs, SLAs, and XLAs) in support of government defined Performance Requirements. These Performance measures include SLAs that measure operational performance such as system availability, response times, and resolution times, based on the priority level of the service request, and XLAs that measure the quality of the end-user experience, including Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and Customer Effort Score (CES). Ideal candidates have experience inestablishing baselines for SLAs and XLAs producing automated reports, and dashboard capabilities/technologies with near real-time visibility into all KPIs, SLAs, and XLAs. Familiarity with ISO/IEC 20000-1 service management alignment. Secret Clearance Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting federal government clients/contracts. Familiarity with monitoring/alerting tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Datadog, Splunk). Experience with Problem and Change Management processes. Compensation Ranges Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees. EEO Requirements It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment. Physical Requirements The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions. Disclaimer The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.