Manager, Technical Support – OpenStack and Kubernetes

Manager, Technical Support – OpenStack and Kubernetes

Provides leadership and direction for the delivery of pre and post-sales services and support to clients and customers. Manages all facets of customer retention (CRM) including participating in the resolution of customer concerns and defining and developing a customer contact strategy. Analyzes operational processes, escalation procedures and performs training needs assessments for identifying opportunities for service delivery improvements and value add to the organization. Reviews SLA claims. Develops and manages service with speed and accuracy and all client/customer service delivery issues are resolved. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Responsible for adhering to company security policies and procedures and any other relevant policies and standards as directed

 

·       Manages professional employees and/or team leads

·       Has accountability for the performance and results of a team within own area of specialty

·       Adapts functional area plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges

·       Decisions and problem solving are guided by processes, procedures and functional area plan; receives guidance from senior management

·       Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers

 

Business Insight: Utilizes knowledge of practices and approaches for managing the function as a viable business entity

* Utilizes knowledge of the organization’s business model and operations to drive projects and analyses that support the organization’s mission

* Applies advanced understanding of the policies, practices, trends and information that impact the organization and its customers to anticipate and plan for each step of a complex project

* Demonstrates understanding of the financial impact of decisions/solutions to drive projects and analyses that support the organization’s mission 

Systems Thinking: Takes a whole systems approach to analyze business issues and implements holistic solutions, ensuring that linkages between structure, people, process and technology are made

* Facilitates collaboration with different stakeholders with varied perspectives to develop effective solutions to issues

* Strives for optimum organizational efficiency by applying systems thinking across boundaries and making recommendations about policies/ processes

* Takes a whole systems approach to analyze issues and implements holistic solutions by ensuring that linkages between structure, people, process and technology are made

Innovation: Solves problems and improves current product stack through innovative thinking and rigorous adherence to development and engineering practices.

* Collaborates with organizational stakeholders to identify and prioritize deliverables, and coordinates the application of resources to achieve organizational goals

* Follows standard development practices (design patterns, testing, code reviews, and structured code delivery), along with strict adherence to change control practices.

* Embraces at-scale engineering practices, utilizing infrastructure-as-code methodologies in all production environment, collaborating with teammates to align with standardized tooling and practices within the organization.

 

Manager, Technical Support – OpenStack and Kubernetes

Provides leadership and direction for the delivery of pre and post-sales services and support to clients and customers. Manages all facets of customer retention (CRM) including participating in the resolution of customer concerns and defining and developing a customer contact strategy. Analyzes operational processes, escalation procedures and performs training needs assessments for identifying opportunities for service delivery improvements and value add to the organization. Reviews SLA claims. Develops and manages service with speed and accuracy and all client/customer service delivery issues are resolved. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Responsible for adhering to company security policies and procedures and any other relevant policies and standards as directed

 

·       Manages professional employees and/or team leads

·       Has accountability for the performance and results of a team within own area of specialty

·       Adapts functional area plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges

·       Decisions and problem solving are guided by processes, procedures and functional area plan; receives guidance from senior management

·       Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers

 

Business Insight: Utilizes knowledge of practices and approaches for managing the function as a viable business entity

* Utilizes knowledge of the organization’s business model and operations to drive projects and analyses that support the organization’s mission

* Applies advanced understanding of the policies, practices, trends and information that impact the organization and its customers to anticipate and plan for each step of a complex project

* Demonstrates understanding of the financial impact of decisions/solutions to drive projects and analyses that support the organization’s mission 

Systems Thinking: Takes a whole systems approach to analyze business issues and implements holistic solutions, ensuring that linkages between structure, people, process and technology are made

* Facilitates collaboration with different stakeholders with varied perspectives to develop effective solutions to issues

* Strives for optimum organizational efficiency by applying systems thinking across boundaries and making recommendations about policies/ processes

* Takes a whole systems approach to analyze issues and implements holistic solutions by ensuring that linkages between structure, people, process and technology are made

Innovation: Solves problems and improves current product stack through innovative thinking and rigorous adherence to development and engineering practices.

* Collaborates with organizational stakeholders to identify and prioritize deliverables, and coordinates the application of resources to achieve organizational goals

* Follows standard development practices (design patterns, testing, code reviews, and structured code delivery), along with strict adherence to change control practices.

* Embraces at-scale engineering practices, utilizing infrastructure-as-code methodologies in all production environment, collaborating with teammates to align with standardized tooling and practices within the organization.

 

Strong knowledge of the principles of customer service management and delivery

Expert knowledge in the methods and principles of finding resolution to customer concerns and developing a customer contact strategy

Specialist knowledge in support of Rackspace standards

Good understanding of OpenStack and Kubernetes

Applies understanding of the business and how own area integrates with others to achieve functional area objectives

Expert knowledge in analyzing operational processes, escalation procedures and performing training needs assessments for identifying opportunities for service delivery improvements. Expert knowledge in developing customer service department procedures

Moderate experience in a development or engineering role, or significant experience managing developers and/or devops engineers.

 

Ability to communicate effectively across levels verbally, in writing, and in presentations

Exceptional people skills with the ability to engage and motivate subordinates and peers

Strong collaboration skills with leadership peers in the department.

 

Required bachelor's degree in business or technology related field.

 

Required 7 - 9 years of relevant work experience of progressive responsibility involving customer service

Experience indirectly leading teams or guiding less experienced resources

Demonstrated ownership in some leadership tasks or progressive development through leadership training is desired.

Experience as an individual contributor in a development, testing, or engineering role, or management of one or more of those roles.

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