IT Operations Support Specialist

• The Collaboration Services team is focused on delivering amazing experiences. The Collaboration Services portfolio includes several customer-facing product offerings such as the MS Teams portfolio (Meetings and Chat), Miro, Slido, and tools to support MS Teams automations.
• The primary responsibilities of collaboration engineering include interfacing directly with the customers of the services, troubleshooting and diagnosing issues, performing root cause analysis, testing and launching new technologies and developing processes to support automation in our tools.
• Another key responsibility is to serve as L2 support for our service portfolio.
• This role is an opportunity to gain detailed insight into collaboration tools that are used across Company and get hands-on experience in IT Enterprise Platform Engineering & Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose, manage, test, and implement solutions to resolve operational issues (vendor MGMT)
• Triage escalated issues and work together with core teams (vendors)
• Manage and prioritize the flow of work
• Understand customer needs and validate solutions
• Develop and launch new technologies, such as AI/LLM features, API usage/processes and 3rd party MCP connection/setup
• Develop and support Azure application automation and integrations
• Assist in launching secure technologies and features
• Utilize Agile methodologies, processes, and tools
• Participate in planning, testing and supporting new iterations/releases for the service offerings
• Manage and report out on requests, incidents, problems in ServiceNow
• Manage issues that span across skill teams

• Bachelor's Degree
• Hardware/Software support, experience with SaaS technologies & vendor management
• Experience with API's, MCP technology, Power Automate workflows and custom Azure BOTs
• Self-starter with a technical and problem-solving mindset
• Experience with Azure platform and Microsoft administration (policies, licensing, configuration)
• Technical knowledge of IT software development cycle; Technology lifecycle
• Experience with request/incident/problem management, ticket workflows and tools
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the JIRA tool
• Understanding of Architectural documentation and processes
• Experience in project management, meeting timelines and launching secure solutions correlating to business requirements
• Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple assignments and develop innovative solutions

Preferred Skills:

• Supplier relationship experience and familiarity working with global teams
• Knowledge of security best practices, required controls, threat modeling and risk management
• Experience working with end users and leadership in a fast-paced environment

Skills Required:

• Azure
• Application Support
• Application Testing
• Application Training
• Cloud Architecture
• Data Analysis
• Data Management
• Desktop Applications
• IT Operations
• IT Support
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Sharepoint
• SaaS
• Automation
• Materials Management
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Testing - Test
• Systems Analyst

Skills Preferred:

• Technical Customer Support
• Vendor Management

Experience Required:

• Senior Specialist Exp: 7+ experience in relevant field.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma / GED, High School Student

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match