Senior Manager, IT - Stores Support

Company: Ross Stores, Inc.
Location: Dublin
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Welcome to Ross Stores, Inc., where our differences make us stronger--- At Ross and dd's, inclusion is a way of life. We care about our Associates and the communities we serve and we value their differences. We are committed to building diverse teams and an inclusive culture. We respect and celebrate the diversity of backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us. Come join us as we continue our diversity, equality and inclusion journey!
General Purpose
Sr. IT Manager role is responsible for supervising day to day support for Store infrastructure including Operating System and SQL Databases. Collaborate and negotiate with internal and external teams to resolve problems to meet schedules. Monitor, understand and approve changes impacting Store IT systems and infrastructure. Partner with Store Application support teams to resolve ongoing issues. Serve as a functional and/or technical expert in one or more disciplines. Oversee IT Audit compliance adherence and engage with external and internal auditors, providing evidence and reports. Provide local IT maintenance and support for headquarters server room.
Essential Functions

• Manage a staff of systems administrators and DBA's and prioritize project and operational work efforts.
• Develops action plans, schedules, budgets, status reports and other management communications intended to improve the Stores support team at Ross
• Manage existing audit compliance processes (internal and external) and engage with external and internal auditors, providing feedback and tracking remediation of audit findings
• Collaborate with internal and external IT teams to make recommendation to improve IT efficiencies year over year.
• Maintain stability and quality ensuring operational standards and processes are followed; support documents are kept current
• Drive cost reductions in third party support through automation and process efficiencies.
• Work with Stores Portfolio to scope support and set functional and non-functional requirements required for transition.
• Manage physical server room, working with project teams to plan for incoming equipment and changes, ensuring appropriate decommissioning and e-waste procedures are followed. Ensure standards are upheld and maintenance, inspection and cleaning is performed on a regular basis.
• Provide leadership escalation and communication for high severity Store events.
• Attend On-Call duties as necessary.
• Responsible for other duties as required by management
  Competencies
  People
  
  • Building Effect Teams (for managers of People and Projects)
  • Developing Talent (for managers of people only)
  • Collaboration
    Self
    
    • Leading by Example
    • Communicates Effectively
    • Ensures Accountability and Execution
    • Manages Conflict
      Business
      
      • Business Acumen
      • Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
      • Organizational Agility
        With Particular Emphasis On The Following Specific Position-related Competencies
        
        • Learn Ross processes and systems thoroughly for execution
          Qualifications And Special Skills Required
          
          • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
          • 10+ years of IT experience
          • 5 years managing enterprise support teams.
          • Experience in providing guidance to associates according to established policies and leadership guidance.
          • Experience leading a technical support team to prioritize and resolve issues and long-term problems.
          • Technical experience using Microsoft office and O365 suite (including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and MS Word)
          • Demonstrated ability to manage staff remotely, across multiple time zones
          • Technical experience with Microsoft Windows Server and SQL
          • Experience managing Server room infrastructure to high standards
          • Demonstrated ability to anticipate and handle critical situation, negotiating solutions and resolving conflicts
            Physical Requirements/Ada
            Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.
            Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.
            Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.
            Ability to lift upwards of 80 pounds
            Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
            This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.
            Supervisory Responsibilities
            Senior Systems Administrators
            Lead, Systems Administration
            Disclaimer
            This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.
            Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.
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