Cloud engineer Jobs in Lubbock, TX

Maximus is currently seeking a Service Desk Manager. This is a remote position. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Forecast potential Help Desk issues based upon trending data and implement corrective action plans. - Oversee Help Desk “User Complaint Process.” - Develop and maintain formal procedures for consistency and increased productivity. - Prioritize and escalate requests in order to ensure compliance with contractual and internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs). - Develop and maintain processes and procedures that dictate Help Desk ticket responses. - Manage process of all local workstation moves and new installations as required. - Provide regular updates to Business Leadership. - Manage the relationship between IT and Operations Management to ensure IT is seen as a trusted business partner. - Responsible for planning employee work schedules to ensure sufficient coverage during operating hours. - Responsible for interviewing and selecting qualified staff members. - Cross-train employees to ensure workload flexibility. - Ensure staff are provisioned for appropriate systems. - Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of experienced professionals. Leads, directs and reviews the work of a team who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. - Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority or ability to recommend and influence decisions within own area, in accordance with guidelines. Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Run the service desk that gives IT support to Maximus contact center staff on the Kentucky CCaaS contract. - Prioritize and escalate tickets so they meet contract and internal service level agreements (SLAs). - Track trends in ticket data to predict issues, and put corrective actions in place. - Make sure staff have the right system access when they join or leave, including during seasonal hiring and turnover. - Coordinate with the Helpdesk Agent team and the Commonwealth Service Desk on issues that involve CHFS systems. That includes giving at least two business days' notice of planned outages. - Write and maintain service desk procedures, escalation paths and knowledge articles, and train and cross-train support staff. - Report service desk performance regularly to project leadership. - Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 5+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: - ITIL 4 Foundation or HDI Support Center Manager certification. - Experience supporting call center staff, including softphones, VoIP, headsets and agent desktop tools. - Familiarity with cloud contact center platforms (Genesys Cloud or similar) and CRM tools from the user's side. - Experience with ticketing tools such as ServiceNow or Jira Service Management, and with Azure Active Directory / Entra ID account management. - Experience managing remote support teams on state health and human services contracts. #LI-Remote #Techjobs #Veteranspage Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.