In order to be considered for this role, after clicking "Apply Now" above and being redirected, you must fully complete the application process on the follow-up screen.Information Technology Manager - $80(K) - $105(K) annually Position Summary: The Manager, Information Technology oversees day-to-day technical support operations, ensuring timely issue resolution, hands-on troubleshooting, and consistent Help Desk performance for all end users. This role also manages IT infrastructure, vendor coordination, and event-based support, while leading customer service strategies and supervising full-time and part-time staff. By maintaining system reliability and enabling seamless technology use across the organization, this position plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency and a positive user experience.
Responsibilities/Essential Functions: - Provide direct technical support and troubleshooting to ensure end users receive timely and effective assistance.
- Field incoming help requests from end users via both telephone and e-mail in a courteous manner.
- Build rapport and elicit problem details from help desk customers.
- Apply diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.
- Perform hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications.
- Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and frequently asked questions resources on the Internet to aid in problem resolution.
- Perform preventative maintenance, including checking and cleaning of workstations, printers, and peripherals.
- Manage the Help Desk system and ensure issues are prioritized, documented, and resolved efficiently.
- Review Help Desk issues list and ensure proper priority is assigned to tickets.
- Manage Help Desk issue list to aid in actively closing and resolving tickets in a timely fashion.
- Document all pertinent end user identification information, including name, department, contact information, and nature of problem or issue.
- Prioritize and schedule problems.
- Escalate problems (when required) to the appropriately experienced technician or vendor.
- Record, track, and document the help desk request problem-solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made, and actions taken, through to final resolution.
- Perform post-resolution follow-ups to help requests.
- Support IT infrastructure management and vendor coordination to maintain and enhance the organization's technical environment.
- Act as the operational liaison with vendors for networking, cybersecurity, telephony, printing, endpoint management, cloud services, and event systems.
- Support Fortinet firewalls and switching, and Cisco and Ubiquity wireless systems.
- Support VMware, Pure Storage, and Rubrik backup systems.
- Support Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, Apple Business Manager, Datto RMM, and ConnectWise.
- Support Zoom Phone, Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Workplace, and other enterprise platforms.
- Assist with infrastructure planning, implementations, upgrades, documentation, and security incident escalation.
- Provide customer service and event-based IT support while supervising full-time and part-time staff.
- Develop world-class customer service strategies and coach staff to deliver them consistently.
- Coordinate pre-event-related setup and activities to ensure the team is proactively understanding and delivering on client requests.
- Work as an IT resource on duty during events and scheduled on duty hours as required (shared responsibility).
- Provide endpoint, network, Zoom telephony, POS, and event technology support to clients throughout the MSE campus.
- Test fixes to ensure the problem has been adequately resolved.
- Coordinate schedules, coverage, and responsibilities for full-time and part-time IT staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements: Formal Education & Certification: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Certifications in Microsoft, Apple, Fortinet, Cisco, or VMware technologies preferred.
Knowledge & Experience: - At least five years of IT experience, including experience leading technical staff and coordinating workloads.
- Application support experience with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, CRM, Microsoft Dynamics GP, and POS systems.
- Familiarity with fundamental computer and Point of Sale (POS) hardware system components.
- Experience supporting Windows 11, macOS, Windows Server, and hybrid environments.
- Experience with Microsoft Intune, Apple Business Manager, and Datto RMM.
- Advanced knowledge of Fortinet, Cisco, and Aruba LAN/WAN and wireless infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of ConnectWise, VMware, Pure Storage, Rubrik, and diagnostic tools.
- Experience with Zoom Phone, Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Workplace, and uniFLOW printer management.
Personal Attributes: - Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues as required.
- Ability to absorb and retain information quickly.
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
- Good understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening, and questioning skills.
- Strong documentation skills.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Exceptional customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Work Conditions: - Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed for games and events.
- Physical requirements include sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, lifting, grasping, etc.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Benefits offered including Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, and a robust PTO policy.
