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GLOTECH, Inc.

IT Manager

GLOTECH, Inc., Orlando, Florida, us, 32885


IT Manager

Job Locations

US-FL-Orlando

Job ID

2024-1876

# of Openings

1

Category

Software Development/Engineering

Overview

GLOTECH, Inc., founded in 1995, is a privately and minority-owned company serving military, federal and commercial clients. We are a successful Information Technology firm with a large staff currently providing superior information technology and advanced engineering services around the world. Our success is built on attracting and retaining quality staff through a highly competitive benefits package with a special focus on continuing career development and corporate financial support. We also maintain a collegial working environment and offer our staff opportunities to improve and enhance their skills.GLOTECH is committed to a comprehensive employee benefits program that helps our employees stay healthy, feel secure and maintain a work/life balance. We provide medical dental and vision care, disability insurance (short and long term), Life & AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Commuter Transportation and Parking Reimbursement), and Employee Assistance Programs. Additionally, we provide Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Holiday Pay, Educational Assistance, Certification /Training Reimbursement, and a 401(k)-retirement savings contribution plan (with employer match).Responsibilities

GLOTECH, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Manager to support the corporate office of United Parks & Resorts located in Orlando, FL. The IT Manager will lead efforts at the Corporate office, relating to all In-Park technologies across the enterprise.The core job of the IT Manager is to lead IT efforts to achieve business goals and objectives. The IT Manager reports to an IT Director of United Parks & Resorts and is responsible for ensuring daily execution of that IT Director's portion of the strategic vision. The position manages multiple internal IT professionals and is responsible for their mentoring and professional development. The IT Manager is responsible for tracking monthly IT costs and service targets that pertain to their area of responsibility and tracking and reporting monthly performance to the business and IT senior management. The IT Manager is also a key liaison between a subset of functional departments and the IT organization, leveraging strong influence and communication to develop and deliver on key value propositions.Foster a business-oriented culture and continual service improvement techniques

Provide consistent implementation of solutions while ensuring the delivery of service to internal customers across all locationsBuild and maintain relationships with other IT leaders to develop a clear understanding of business needs; ensures cost-effective solutions are in place to meet those needs, and is able to respond with agility to changing business prioritiesManage a portfolio of development and support efforts - deliver needed functionality within budgets and timelinesConduct yourself and mentor team to display strong code of conduct adherence.Leverage influencing and negotiation skills across IT and the enterprise to enable cost-effective and innovative shared solutions in achievement of business goals; participate in the assessment of external and internal capabilities required to achieve desired business goalsDevelop employees and monitor team effectiveness to achieve timely desired resultsManage initiatives by leveraging software architects and best practices in new system development efforts across a subset of functional departmentsMaintain currency on new technologies and platforms, and provide direction on what emerging technologies should be introduced, integrated and assimilated with the enterpriseUnderstand, enforce, and monitor best practices within their IT efforts - including ITIL, SDLC, change management, quality management and SOX and PCI compliance; understand business context to decisions made within and across groupsUnderstand impact of Consumer Privacy regulation (i.e. GDPR and CCPA) and requirements for maintaining and improving system performance to ensure system and data complianceWork with other IT Leaders to implement, support and maintain and data strategy for assigned systemsEngage and advise key business and senior IT stakeholders throughout SEA - align their teams' efforts to business goals and prioritiesMaintain positive vendor relations, prepare SOW's, ROM's, SLA's MSA's, and Contracts for IT Senior Leadership review.Provide senior level resolution to internal client issues, champion change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideasTake lead of any high severity outage of assigned applications pursuing response and resolution within defined SLA. Work with all teams and resources to ensure fastest possible resolution and follow up with Problem Management and Root Cause Analysis.Ensure all communication is clear and concise and addresses the correct audience with the necessary informationUnderstand impact of Point of Sale Ticket Systems to Marketing, Finance, Revenue and other IT departments.Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, or 10 years of progressive technology experience in software deployments, business analysis, project management, and systems supportMust have proven project management skills with ability to organize and prioritize multiple complex projectsMust have experience with Agile conceptsMust have experience with Point-of-Sale hardware and technologiesDemonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward project completionDemonstrated effective leadership and influence skillsDemonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skillsDemonstrated experience managing vendor contracts and bidding processDemonstrated experience presenting to business stakeholders and senior IT managementMust be available to work onsite in Orlando, FLPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Experienced in the theme park or hospitality field

GLOTECH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.