Job description
About Us
Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out amongst our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!
Position Overview
This position offers you the opportunity to join our rapidly growing organization. We’re looking for a customer- and team-oriented leader in supporting the Thrive Patching team.
As the Manager of Platform Services, Patching, you should have a solid understanding of customer service and a problem-solving attitude. In this role, the ideal candidate will lead the Patching team to support Thrive Customers and Service Delivery. In addition, they will maintain Thrives’ high standards of customer support document and update processes and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Lead a group of highly motivated Engineers.
You need to have a high-level understanding of OS and 3rd-party patching.
Create and present monthly/weekly reports and KPIs
Work with Complex customer requirements to support their unique business needs and compliance with their Security needs.
Hold reviews with team members and weekly team meetings
Provide weekly feedback on team performance and ways to improve
Provide upgrade support and upgrade path
Work with Management on how to better utilize the platforms
Understand how each platform is used and the criticality of the service it provides
Develop and update the Disaster Recovery plan for assigned Platforms
Performance reporting through data analysis as it relates to the Platforms Owned by the Platform Services team.
Available to work outside of standard hours when necessary or as part of on-call rotation if applicable
Other duties as required
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related discipline preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
5- 10 years of Enterprise patching experience
3 - 5 years of Kaseya experience and Kaseya Certification
3 - 5 years of Management in an MSP environment
Technical subject matter expert on MSP products as they relate to Thrive’s service catalog
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail and focus on adherence to SOPs
