Incident Manager

Insight Global; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is hiring an Incident Manager in Jersey City to coordinate resolution of technology incidents and drive service restoration. You will lead bridge calls, engage appropriate teams, and communicate updates to stakeholders.

The role requires understanding of Unix/Linux environments, ITIL practices, and effective incident management processes. A strong focus on collaboration and process improvement is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and coordination across multiple technical teams.
• Knowledge of incident management processes (ITIL preferred).
• Experience with ITSM tools such as Remedy or ServiceNow.
• Ability to stay calm and organized during high-severity outages.
• Understanding of infrastructure and application support environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage production incidents impacting applications, infrastructure, or business services.
• Lead incident bridge calls and coordinate troubleshooting across support teams.
• Ensure the right technical teams are engaged and escalations occur when needed.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders, management and business users during incidents.
• Track incident progress and drive teams toward resolution and service restoration.
• Manage major incidents (P1/P2) from detection through closure.
• Coordinate post-incident reviews and ensure action items are documented and assigned.
• Monitor incident trends and identify recurring issues.
• Maintain incident records and reporting within ITSM tools such as Remedy or ServiceNow.
• Support change and problem management processes to reduce future incidents.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Coordinating multiple teams

ITIL incident management

ITSM tools ( Remedy/ServiceNow )

Calm under pressure

Infrastructure and application support

Tools

Remedy

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description

The Incident Manager is responsible for coordinating the resolution of technology and application-related incidents, ensuring the right support teams are engaged and issues are addressed efficiently. This role serves as the central point of communication during incidents, leading bridge calls, coordinating stakeholders, and driving issues through resolution. While not expected to be hands-on technical, the individual should have enough understanding of Unix/Linux environments and application support processes to effectively manage incidents and communicate with technical teams. Experience with ITIL-based incident management practices is required.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage production incidents impacting applications, infrastructure, or business services.
• Lead incident bridge calls and coordinate troubleshooting efforts across support teams (Unix/Linux, Windows, Network, Database, Application Support, etc.).
• Ensure the right technical teams are engaged and escalations occur when needed.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders, management, and business users during incidents.
• Track incident progress and drive teams toward resolution and service restoration.
• Manage major incidents (P1/P2) from detection through closure.
• Coordinate post-incident reviews (RCA/Post-Mortem) and ensure action items are documented and assigned.
• Monitor incident trends and identify recurring issues.
• Maintain incident records and reporting within ITSM tools such as Remedy or ServiceNow.
• Support change management and problem management processes to reduce future incidents.

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Skills and Requirements

Must Haves

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical teams simultaneously.
• Knowledge of incident management processes (ITIL preferred).
• Experience with ITSM tools such as Remedy or ServiceNow.
• Ability to remain calm and organized during high-severity outages.
• Understanding of infrastructure and application support environments