Technical Incident Commander

Brown & Brown, Inc.

$100K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in IT Operations, Incident Management, or Site Reliability with major incident response experience.
  • Ability to manage high-pressure situations with composed, structured decision-making.
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL incident and problem management; ITIL certification preferred.
  • Technical proficiency in infrastructure, cloud, networking, and applications to aid in incident resolution.
  • Excellent communication skills for crafting executive-level updates under time constraints.
  • Experience in developing incident management processes and training.
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog and Splunk to enhance incident response.

Responsibilities

  • Lead command and control for Severity 1 and 2 incidents, ensuring structured responses and ownership.
  • Drive real-time coordination among resolver groups and engineering teams during incidents.
  • Manage stakeholder and executive communications, providing timely updates throughout incident lifecycle.
  • Facilitate post-incident reviews and ensure effective root cause analyses are completed.
  • Define and enhance incident management processes and escalation frameworks.
  • Track incident metrics to inform improvements and drive operational excellence.
  • Champion a culture of continuous learning and blameless incident response among tech teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Financial benefits such as ESPP, 401k, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Mental health support with free services and enhanced advocacy.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday packages along with partner discounts.
Full Job Description
Brown & Brown is seeking a Technical Incident Commander to join our growing team in Daytona Beach, FL or Plano, TX!

The Technical Incident Commander is accountable for driving the end-to-end management of major incidents across the enterprise, ensuring rapid containment, effective communication, and full resolution with minimal business impact. This role serves as the command center during high-severity events, coordinating technical teams, stakeholders, and executive audiences with clarity and composure.

The Technical Incident Commander operates at the intersection of technical depth and operational excellence, setting the standard for how the organization responds to, learns from, and prevents critical service disruptions.

How You Will Contribute:

  • Lead the command and control of all Severity 1 and Severity 2 incidents, ensuring structured response, clear ownership, and rapid resolution across technical and business teams.
  • Drive real-time coordination across resolver groups, engineering teams, and service owners during active incidents, maintaining momentum and eliminating blockers.
  • Own stakeholder and executive communications during major incidents, providing timely, accurate, and audience-appropriate updates throughout the incident lifecycle.
  • Facilitate post-incident reviews and ensure high-quality root cause analysis, driving action items to completion to prevent recurrence.
  • Define, maintain, and continuously improve incident management processes, playbooks, and escalation frameworks.
  • Track and report on incident metrics including MTTR, MTTA, recurrence rates, and SLA adherence, using data to drive systemic improvements.
  • Partner with Problem Management to ensure incidents with systemic patterns are transitioned into formal problem records and resolved at the root cause level.
  • Champion a culture of blameless incident response and continuous learning across all technology teams.
  • Mentor and develop incident management capabilities across the broader operations team, building organizational resilience and response maturity.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure services are designed with operational supportability and recovery in mind.


Skills & Experience to be Successful:

  • 5-8+ years of experience in IT Operations, Incident Management, or Site Reliability with direct ownership of major incident responses.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead high-pressure, ambiguous situations with calm, decisiveness, and structured thinking.
  • Deep understanding of ITIL incident and problem management practices; ITIL certification preferred.
  • Strong technical fluency across infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application layers sufficient to facilitate and challenge technical teams during incidents.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience crafting executive-level incident communications under time pressure.
  • Experience building or maturing incident management programs, including tooling, process design, and training.
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tooling (e.g., Dynatrace, Datadog, PagerDuty, Splunk, ServiceNow) and how they support incident detection and response.
  • Ability to influence without authority across engineering, operations, and business stakeholder groups.
  • Data-driven approach to identifying patterns, prioritizing improvements, and measuring the impact of operational changes.


Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being

We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:
  • Health Benefits: Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
  • Financial Benefits: ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
  • Mental Health & Wellness: Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
  • Beyond Benefits: Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.


Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.

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