Process Specialist

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Zensar is looking for a Major Incident and Problem Manager in the United States (Dallas, TX – 100% Onsite). This position is open for Full Time with excellent benefits and professional growth opportunities.

About the Role

Role: Major Incident and Problem Manager

Location: Dallas, TX

We are looking for an experienced professional with expertise in Major Incident Management, Problem Management, and Service Request Management. The ideal candidate will drive critical incident resolution, lead root cause analysis, manage stakeholder communications, and design/improve service request and catalog workflows to ensure seamless IT service delivery and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Incident and Major Incident Management

• Leveraging technology to issue all communications and providing key stakeholder management
• Act as the central point of contact during major incidents, ensuring effective communication and coordination among all stakeholders, including technical teams, service desks, and management.
• Quickly assess the severity and impact of the incident to prioritize actions and allocate resources effectively.
• Oversee the technical resolution process, ensuring that appropriate teams are engaged and working collaboratively to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
• Maintain detailed records of the incident, including timelines, actions taken, and lessons learned, to improve future incident management processes.
• Continuously review and refine incident management processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders, including end-users and senior management, about the status, progress, and expected resolution time of the incident.
• Leading, driving, facilitating and chairing all investigation activities, meetings, and conference calls
• Forming collaborative action plans with specific actions, roles and deadlines, and ensuring these are completed
• Matrix management of people, processes and resources including third parties – including resolving conflict to move forward to resolution
• Being accountable for resolving the outage via workaround or permanent fix
• Ensuring all administration and reports are maintained and up-to-date, including contacts information, technical diagrams, post major incident reviews
• Supporting and nurturing process improvements and knowledge base improvements
• Continually maintaining and developing tools and resources to manage major incidents effectively
• Providing periodic major incident metrics reports
• Participate in weekly/Monthly on-call rotation
• Respond timely to messages from Service Desk to join the Crisis/High Priority Bridge
• Facilitate the Crisis/High Priority Bridge Line
• Work with the Application/Service Owner or Crisis Coordinator to gather current details and craft messages for update
• Manage communication during the lifecycle of the Crisis (see Communication Guidelines)
• Post update messages to the IT Status Page
• Text update messages to pre-determined group lists
• Ensure timely communication to the community
• Filter distractions that would hinder or slow down the efforts of the troubleshooting team
• Consult with Executive Leadership (CIO/DCIOs) for decision guidance, as necessary
• Resolve Major Incident record
• Inform Service Desk and community when resolution is implemented and service is restored
• Knowledge on Service Request and Catalog Management module
• Good understanding of service request and catalog items
• Knowledge on analyzing the standard and non-standard requirements
• Design workflows for Service Request and catalog
• Requirement gathering for new Service Request and catalog

Problem Management

• Identify and analyze recurring incidents to detect underlying problems.
• Conduct detailed investigations and root cause analysis (RCA) to determine the origin of problems.
• Utilize problem management tools and techniques to track and manage problems.
• Develop and implement solutions or workarounds to mitigate or resolve problems.
• Collaborate with technical teams, developers, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate problem resolution.
• Ensure that problems are resolved effectively and within the agreed-upon timelines.
• Document problem records, including root cause analysis, resolution steps, and lessons learned.
• Prepare and present reports on problem management activities, including trends, performance metrics, and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in problem management systems.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in problem management practices.
• Participate in post-incident reviews and contribute to the development of preventive measures.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and promote best practices across the organization.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including incident managers, service desk staff, and business users, to keep them informed about problem status and resolution progress.
• Provide guidance and support to teams involved in problem resolution.
• Ensure that problem management activities adhere to organizational policies, standards, and best practices.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies related to problem management.

Service Request Management

• Knowledge on Service Request and Catalog Management module
• Good understanding of service request and catalog items
• Knowledge on analyzing the standard and non-standard requirements
• Design workflows for Service Request and catalog
• Requirement gathering for new Service Request and catalog

Education: Masters in Information Technology

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