Incident Commander

Job#: 3057867

Job Description:

Incident Commander

Location: Chandler, Arizona

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview

This organization requires a skilled Incident Commander to oversee and coordinate the response to major operational incidents. The successful candidate will provide regional support for the global incident management function within production services, helping to deliver continuous service for over 850 applications. Collaborating with global counterparts is essential to ensure the seamless delivery of incident management processes and to maintain operational continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage high-severity incidents by leading triage efforts, hosting technical bridge calls, and documenting timelines.
• Drive timely resolution of business-impacting incidents to ensure minimal disruption to services.
• Coordinate teams to understand business impacts, perform forensics, categorize issues, and engage the appropriate subject matter experts.
• Maintain clear communication during incidents, keeping technical teams aligned and accountable to allocated actions.
• Provide regular, structured updates regarding incident status and resolution progress to stakeholders.
• Facilitate post-mortem processes and contribute to continuous improvement methodologies.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education: A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.

Experience: Demonstrated experience in a major incident management role within a large enterprise IT organization. Proven experience in triaging mission-critical systems failures and driving resolution under pressure is required. Background knowledge in payments, treasury cash management, or liquidity systems is highly beneficial.

Technical Skills: ITIL Certification is required. Candidates must possess a strong technical background to understand complex systems and troubleshoot issues effectively. Familiarity with change management policies, risk management, risk identification, disaster recovery, and business continuity management is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership, negotiation, and quick decision-making abilities with the capability to coordinate multiple resources in real-time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering updates to executive leadership.
• A proactive, results-driven approach with strong attention to detail and accountability.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, prioritize effectively, and work across organizational boundaries.
  
  

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.