Technical Operations Manager
Remote
United Kingdom
Full Time
16-04-2025
Job Specifications
Job Title: Technical Operations Manager
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent - initially 4 nights on, 4 nights off rotational schedule (7PM-7AM), moving to a DuPont rotational schedule, work including weekends and Bank Holidays.
Location: WFH/Remote
Salary: £40k-£45K DOE
Start Date: Q2 2025
We are an Automation and Innovation IT Managed Service Provider who strive to push the boundaries in technological capabilities.
As an Automation First IT company we deliver excellence in IT automation such as problem solving, programming languages and insist on giving our customers the freedom to suggest new ways of working.
As a Technical Operations Manager on nights, you will be an integral part of a specialist technical team, personally responsible for delivering key elements of a managed support service for a high-profile client. The role will provide an opportunity to build on your strong technical background and to obtain practical experience of innovative IT solutions and services.
The Technical Operations Manager [TOM] will be primarily responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of IT services to Spherica's customers. This role requires high levels of gravitas and confidence in dealing with key stakeholders while owning and leading the customer engagement where necessary. In addition, this role will require a strong understanding in ITIL service management processes, possess good problem-solving skills and be able to demonstrate your ability to deliver successful IT services under pressure and on time.
As the TOM, you will be responsible for ensuring tasks are delegated efficiently to the technical engineers, with clear deadlines and progress regularly tracked and communicated to the Service & Operational Management teams. You will also act as the primary escalation contact both internally and for the customer, ensuring SLAs are met accordingly with the contracted service to avoid service credits but also manage the impact of changes to both the customer environment and volumes.
Moreover, the TOM will play a pivotal role in supporting Service & Operational Management teams with the driving of continuous improvements to the customer's Infrastructure, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, and promptly resolving technical issues and escalations to maintain customer satisfaction.
The working schedule for this role consists of 4 nights on, 4 nights off on a rotational schedule (7PM-7AM), flexibility will be required to work on a DuPont rotational schedule to support the 24/7 operational model needs.
Requirements
To be successful within this role you should have:
Extensive experience in similar roles, preferably in an Infrastructure outsourcing environment.
Experience managing customer relationships and performance management.
Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
Proven ability to handle technical issues and escalations.
Experience in creating high-quality process documentation.
ITIL Qualified.
Desirable experience:
Experience with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow and ManageEngine.
Strong knowledge of ITIL framework and best practices.
Experience in planning and managing team resources.
Understanding of IT Infrastructure, Networking, and Security principles.
Experience with Microsoft Intune, Azure, AWS, and Windows desktop operating systems.
Benefits
At Spherica, we understand the importance of employee satisfaction, so we use communication platforms such as Microsoft Teams to keep interactions across the business easy and fun but most of all efficient and effective in the Modern Workplace. We encourage our employees to suggest new ways of working that are in keeping with our Automation focused outlook as we apply what we promote to our customers to our own process and business functions. We also offer an array of benefits which are regularly reviewed to ensure we are as competitive as we can be and find the right mix that has something for everyone. Our current benefits package is:
22 days holiday basic
Additional birthday day off
Additional holiday day for each service year after year 2, up to 30 days
£20 Birthday Voucher
Purchase of additional annual leave (salary sacrifice)
Purchase of additional pension contributions (salary sacrifice)
Recruitment Referral Incentive (£200-£500 reward depending on level of role) for recommending a friend - T&C apply)
Expensed eye tests
Expensed flu vaccinations for onsite workers
Employee Assist Program, Gym and Active discounts, employee 'Opt-IN' Visa 'Cash back' Pluxee Card
All or part expensed contribution to home workers additional equipment - including company phone or contribution to personal phone bill.
Business wide option of 4 day working week ('Opt-IN' required)
Enhanced Paternity Pay
Enhanced Maternity Pay - with 2 years' service
About the Company
Our mission is to help businesses do more with less through the power of technology. We’re a progressive, automation-first IT Managed Services business that has spent more than a decade providing mission-critical services across complex IT infrastructures, in both the public and private sector. Our automation-first ethos permeates through our business, enabling us to identify and deliver efficiencies and business-changing innovation through our “relentless automation” approach. This approach delivers cost savings, product... Know more
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