IT Operations and Incident Support Analyst

CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is the nation's number one distributed retail mortgage lender with more than 9,000 employees operating over 700 branches and servicing loans across all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Our company has been recognized ten times on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private businesses and has received many awards for our standout culture.

• →Monitors and supports operational system performance across all information technologies including hardware, software, data platforms, processes, etc.   

• →Resolves IT incidents and outages/major Incidents which include alerting, managing on-call rotations, communicating with business operations and escalating to support personnel where necessary

• →Analyze all points of service delivery including vendor payment oversight/account management, certificate management, service account management, etc. 

• →Act as the point of contact to coordinate and manage triage efforts and communication for major incidents, outages and performance issues

• →Create, manage and operate using an established series of run books and standard operating procedures

• →Assist with the management and inventory of IT assets including hardware, vendor-provided platforms, networks, etc., critical to defining and operating services

• →Leverage ITIL best practices and other frameworks appropriate to ensure best in class operations and the highest possible levels of service availability

• →Ensure proper IT change management while ensuring proper auditability

• →Oversee, maintain and report periodic KPIs and SLAs of IT Operations and partner with IT leadership to ensure negative trends are addressed

• →Operate and continuously improve standard operating procedures for system maintenance

• →Collaborate with technical support teams to address user and enterprise system issues

• →Collaborate with line of business departments to align IT operations with business objectives

• →Assist with managing IT service providers and vendors for services such as internet, cloud computing, and hardware maintenance

• →Provide support for IT solutions that enhance mission-critical business operations.

• →Maintaining a strong understanding of the organization's business needs and working closely with other departments to ensure that IT is aligned with those needs.

• Proven experience as IT Operational or Support Analyst with attention to detail and a high sense of urgency
• Experience with system installation, configuration and analysis
• Thorough knowledge of networks, on-premises computing, in-house developed and vendor-developed software systems, and cloud computing‍
• Strong communication skills to properly engage technical and business partners as necessary
• ‍Technical proficiency and knowledge of IT infrastructure, networks, and systems to effectively manage and troubleshoot issues.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing tactical issues and/or initiatives
• High problem-solving aptitude and expert knowledge in troubleshooting complex technical ecosystems
• Bachelor's or master's degree in IT or related technical field (i.e., Computer Science, Engineering) and/or 5+ years of IT Operations experience.

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