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North Africa and Sahel regional studies Instructor, Defense Critical Language and Culture Program (DCLCP)

Waddell and Reed

North Africa and Sahel regional studies Instructor, Defense Critical Language and Culture Program (DCLCP)

Shawnee Mission, KS
Paid
  • Responsibilities
    • Hire, train, and develop; ensure the team is empowered to drive innovation and work creatively, participate productively on inter-departmental project teams, and engage in regular professional development activities
    • Establish and ensure adherence to standards, policies and procedures for End-User platforms.
    • Maintain consistent and secure deployment of new systems, software, and enhancements across the environment
    • Drive continuous improvement in customer service and operational support. Monitor and enforce SLAs with managed service providers
    • Develop and maintain solid understanding of customer needs and strengthen working relationships with the key stakeholders across the organization
    • Enable collaboration and communication through support and advancement of the organizations Audio/Visual, presentation, and collaboration technologies
    • Act as Subject Matter Expert for End-user technologies in development of strategic roadmaps and tactical planning for deployment
    • Negotiate agreements with vendors, managed service providers, and contractors
    • Lead team in developing desktop packaging, automation, workflows, and testing
    • Manage mobile device platforms

    Required Skills

    • 5+ years leadership in a 500+ End-User device environment with service desk responsibility
    • Demonstrated ability to collaboration and communicate in a highly productive, solution-oriented manner with people at all levels of the organization
    • Exhibits a strong drive to take ownership of performance and fosters a passion within his/her team for delivering at a high level
    • Demonstrate a positive, “can-do” mindset even amidst setbacks
    • Passion for improvement, continuously looking for ways to learn new things and drive efficiency by resisting status quo thinking
    • Experience managing workflows, queues, and prioritizing work based on business requirements
    • Advanced Desktop Skills/tools with demonstrated ability to define, communicate, and execute on strategic direction within the End-User technology space
    • Experience implementing Microsoft 0365 Collaboration and Productivity Suite and cloud technologies
    • Experience evaluating and implementing Virtual Desktop and Application solutions
    • Experience with protection, security, and integrity of data in motion and at rest on mobile and other end-user devices
    • Experience managing workflows, queues, and prioritizing work based on business requirements
    • Demonstrated success identifying and using Consulting/Contracting resources to effectively manage cost and outcome.  
    • Experience creating and presenting educational material in support of existing and new solutions
    • Experience in applying Agile methodologies

    Must have a solid understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles, practices and processes.

    Required Experience

    PREFERRED:

    • Advanced knowledge of IP Networking, Active Directory, DNS
    • Expert level End-User applications, technologies and support practices
    • Advanced Customer Care and Call Center experience
    • Expert level troubleshooting and issue resolution skills
    • Expert level knowledge of End-User Devices preferably Dell Desktop/Laptops, Surface Tablets, IOS/Android device
    • IT Security experience and/or certifications
    • Experience with Cloud services Azure, AWS, Google (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS)
    • Experience in financial services industry
  • Qualifications
    • 5+ years leadership in a 500+ End-User device environment with service desk responsibility
    • Demonstrated ability to collaboration and communicate in a highly productive, solution-oriented manner with people at all levels of the organization
    • Exhibits a strong drive to take ownership of performance and fosters a passion within his/her team for delivering at a high level
    • Demonstrate a positive, “can-do” mindset even amidst setbacks
    • Passion for improvement, continuously looking for ways to learn new things and drive efficiency by resisting status quo thinking
    • Experience managing workflows, queues, and prioritizing work based on business requirements
    • Advanced Desktop Skills/tools with demonstrated ability to define, communicate, and execute on strategic direction within the End-User technology space
    • Experience implementing Microsoft 0365 Collaboration and Productivity Suite and cloud technologies
    • Experience evaluating and implementing Virtual Desktop and Application solutions
    • Experience with protection, security, and integrity of data in motion and at rest on mobile and other end-user devices
    • Experience managing workflows, queues, and prioritizing work based on business requirements
    • Demonstrated success identifying and using Consulting/Contracting resources to effectively manage cost and outcome.  
    • Experience creating and presenting educational material in support of existing and new solutions
    • Experience in applying Agile methodologies

    Must have a solid understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles, practices and processes.