Truist Financial

NEXTHINK Platform Engineering Manager

Truist Financial$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Minimum 10 years in infrastructure engineering
  • Expertise in enterprise infrastructure technologies (cloud, network, etc.)
  • 2-4+ years of hands-on experience with Nexthink
  • Experience in Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Proven leadership in enterprise platform implementations

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the Nexthink enterprise strategy
  • Establish Nexthink for proactive IT operations
  • Lead governance and best practices for Nexthink
  • Build a high-performing Nexthink team
  • Oversee design and deployment of Nexthink solutions
  • Identify high-impact use cases for Nexthink
  • Partner with teams to integrate Nexthink into workflows

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Role as a key decision-maker in IT strategy
  • Work on cutting-edge technologies
  • Potential to influence company-wide digital transformation
Full Job Description
We are seeking a senior leader to own the strategy, design, and implementation of the Nexthink platform to enhance Digital Employee Experience (DEX) and proactive IT operations. This role will drive platform architecture, use case development, and enterprise adoption—partnering across IT, Service Desk, End User Computing (EUC), and Infrastructure teams. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in Nexthink with strong leadership, governance, and stakeholder management skills to deliver measurable improvements in endpoint performance, user experience, and operational efficiency. This role serves as a people leader, responsible for building and developing a high-performing team to deliver critical capabilities and outcomes. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. Job Responsibilities: • Define and execute the enterprise Nexthink strategy and roadmap • Establish Nexthink as a core capability for proactive IT operations and DEX • Lead platform governance, standards, and best practices • Build and mature a high-performing Nexthink product team • Lead end-to-end design and deployment of Nexthink (data model, collectors, campaigns, remote actions, dashboards) • Architect scalable solutions aligned to enterprise security, compliance, and data privacy requirements • Oversee integrations with platforms such as ServiceNow, CMDB, and endpoint management tools • Identify and prioritize high-impact use cases (e.g., incident reduction, device performance, software experience, proactive remediation) • Partner with Service Desk and Operations teams to embed Nexthink into daily workflows • Define and track KPIs (DEX scores, MTTR reduction, call deflection, automation rates) • Enable proactive and self-healing capabilities using Nexthink automation • Integrate insights into ServiceNow workflows, Virtual Agent, and agent tooling • Support shift-left and remote resolution strategies • Partner with EUC, Infrastructure, Security, Risk, and Business Units • Communicate outcomes through executive-level reporting and dashboards • Act as the primary liaison with Nexthink vendor and third-party partners ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. 1. Implements strategic goals established by Executives and Senior Management and establishes operational plans for technical area of responsibility with short- to mid-term (0-3 years) impact on results. 2. Designs, builds, directs, and implements enterprise infrastructure technology platforms and systems across cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, or middleware domains. 3. Develops and applies advanced automation, monitoring, and optimization techniques to ensure high availability and performance of infrastructure. 4. Leads large, complex technical infrastructure initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-departmental teams. 5. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and external partners to integrate new technologies and drive continuous improvement of infrastructure standards and processes. 6. Troubleshoots and resolves numerous, complex critical technical issues impacting infrastructure performance and reliability. 7. Ensures compliance with technology strategies, standards, and governance to mitigate risks and maintain regulatory adherence. 8. Documents and effectively communicates infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures to support operational consistency and knowledge sharing. 9. Provides advanced technical guidance and training to infrastructure teams and lower-level technical professionals. 10. Demonstrates technical innovation in supporting business objectives and technical strategic objectives. 11. Influences infrastructure-related decisions and communicates effectively with stakeholders to align solutions with business objectives. Qualifications Required Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field. 2. Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering. 3. Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware. Preferred Qualifications • Experience working in Agile teams and knowledge of Agile development & release practices. Experience supporting a team with DevOps in an Enterprise Agile framework (SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Enterprise Scrum, Nexus, etc.). • 2-4+ years of hands-on experience with Nexthink platform (design, deployment, optimization) • Proven experience leading enterprise platform implementations • Strong understanding of: • Digital Employee Experience (DEX) • Endpoint management (Intune, SCCM, etc.) • ITSM platforms (ServiceNow preferred)

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