AH 1169 Team Lead
(Application Support)

Permanent
 

Trinidad
 

Duties: To provide leadership to an Application Support Team that is responsible for supporting all standard desktop services, and business applications that are hosted on the shared infrastructure within the Government Data Centre.
 
Requirements:

Education:
• Associate Degree in Information Technology or any equivalent combination of experience and training
• Specialist knowledge and experience working with international ICT best practices such as ITIL
• Three (3) years experience in an ICT environment

Working Experience:
• 5 years experience at a management level designing and implementing ICT infrastructure and enterprise solutions
• 5 years experience managing teams in a fast paced, project centric environment
• Proven ability to develop complex, integrated technical solutions
• A sound understanding of working within national, international, corporate and industry and professional standards
• Practical experience in policy development and project management in the areas of E-Commerce/E-Business
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, techniques, practice and methodologies of ICT-enabling technologies and enterprise-wide application sharing
• Significant experience in pulling together multiple government stakeholders (national/regional government agencies and educational institutions) in order to facilitate a collaborative or shared service offering
• Solid understanding of international trends in ICT-enabling infrastructure and enterprise-wide applications, including pricing etc.
• 5 years experience at a management level implementing and supporting enterprise-wide application systems
• 5 years experience managing mission-critical business applications in a fast paced ICT environment
• A sound understanding of working within national, international, corporate and industry and professional standards
• Solid understanding of international trends in ICT-enabling technology
 

Key Tasks: • Guide team to work with Government Data Centre’s helpdesk to provide Tier 1 support to business application users of business applications hosted within Government Data Centre
• Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements that are established with business application owners and Tier 2 support team (typically the vendors that develop and/or maintain the business applications)
• Work with Tier 2 support team to implement enhancements to business applications upon obtained business owners’ approval
• Perform desktop application support to customers e.g. test, plan and execute installation of approved software (e.g. Microsoft server and desktop products, anti-virus software) at ministries and departments throughout the public service
• Support office automation systems including e-messaging systems (e.g. Microsoft Exchange) and network security solution (McAfee Total Defense and ISA Server)
• Recommends and assists with computer software upgrades
• Diagnose and correct software problems
• Advise clients on the availability of, and access to updates for anti-virus software, Microsoft products and service packs
• Respond to client inquiries, offers technical assistance to system users and provides updates, status and completion information to management
• Assist with the maintenance of Microsoft software inventory and audits
• Contribute to the development of ICT annual estimates of expenditure and other strategic / operational plans
• Ensures the availability of the service as part of the daily routine and oversees continuity management ensuring disaster preparedness

Work may require the ability to travel locally and overseas.
 

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For further information email Amelia