IT Manager - Primm Valley Casino Resorts

terribleherbst; Primm (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

terribleherbst is seeking an IT Manager to oversee day-to-day IT operations for Primm properties. You will lead a local IT team, coordinate with corporate IT and external vendors, and ensure critical systems stay available in a 24/7 hospitality, gaming, and retail environment.

This role drives service quality, incident response, and technology readiness across three casinos and associated facilities, balancing guest experiences with operational risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT teams in complex, 24/7 environments.
• Strong understanding of IT operations, incident management, and service delivery.
• Familiarity with gaming, hospitality, or convenience store tech environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Primm IT team across multiple properties.
• Ensure incidents, requests and problems are resolved within service targets.
• Coordinate with corporate IT, vendors, and property leaders for reliable tech delivery.
• Maintain and improve IT service policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Provide escalation leadership during outages and major incidents.

Skills

IT leadership

IT operations

Incident response

Vendor management

ITIL

Network administration

POS systems

Gaming compliance

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Primm IT Manager is responsible for the day-to-day IT operations of the Primm IT team and the reliable delivery of technology services across multiple properties. Based in Primm, this role provides hands-on leadership for local IT support, operational stability, incident response, service quality, and technology readiness across a diverse, 24-hour hospitality, gaming, retail, and fuel environment.

The Primm IT Manager leads and develops the onsite IT team, establishes clear service expectations, coordinates with corporate IT teams and vendors, and ensures business-critical systems are supported with urgency and discipline. The position serves as the primary local escalation point for significant technology issues and works closely with property leaders to minimize disruption, manage risk, and continuously improve the guest and employee technology experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are representative of the role and may be adjusted based on organizational needs:

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, schedule, and develop the Primm IT team, including performance management, training, career development, and formal evaluations.
• Set clear priorities, support standards, escalation expectations, and accountability for technology services across all supported Primm properties.
• Manage staffing, shift coverage, workload, and on-call support to meet the needs of 24-hour casino, hospitality, retail, lottery, and fuel operations.
• Foster a responsive, service-oriented culture grounded in professionalism, ownership, communication, and follow-through.
• Identify team skill gaps and implement cross-training, documentation, and development plans that strengthen local support capability and resilience.

Primm IT Operations & Service Delivery

• Direct daily IT operations and onsite support for three casinos, one lottery store, one employee market, and three gas stations located in Primm.
• Ensure incidents, service requests, problems, and escalations are prioritized and resolved within established service expectations, with special attention to guest-facing and revenue-impacting systems.
• Serve as the primary local escalation point during outages and high-impact events, coordinating technical response, business communication, recovery, and follow-up.
• Monitor ticket volume, backlog, service levels, recurring issues, system availability, and customer feedback; use trends to improve team performance and service reliability.
• Maintain strong working relationships with property leadership, corporate IT, Security, Gaming, Operations, Facilities, Finance, and external service providers.

Process Improvement & Quality Assurance

• Lead the continuous improvement of IT Service Management processes to support a maturing ITIL environment.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce recurring incidents, improve user experience, and increase operational efficiency.
• Develop, document, and enforce IT service policies, procedures, standards, and content of knowledge.
• Ensure quality assurance practices are embedded in service delivery, including post-incident reviews and root-cause analysis where appropriate.

Technical & Operational Oversight

• Provide operational oversight for endpoints, networks, telecommunications, identity and access, property applications, point-of-sale systems, and other business-critical technology used across all Primm properties.
• Coordinate support and escalation for casino and gaming technology in accordance with company standards, vendor requirements, and applicable regulatory controls.
• Ensure changes, upgrades, maintenance, releases, and deployments are planned, communicated, documented, and executed with minimal operational disruption.
• Maintain accurate local documentation, inventories, support procedures, vendor contacts, recovery information, and escalation paths.
• Conduct or coordinate routine site reviews to identify technology risks, environmental concerns, aging equipment, coverage gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Primm property leaders to understand operational priorities, communicate service risks, coordinate planned work, and provide clear updates during outages or major incidents.
• Represent Primm IT requirements in corporate initiatives, capital planning, property projects, remodels, system implementations, and operational-readiness activities.
• Coordinate vendors and contractors performing work at Primm locations, ensuring access, scheduling, safety, documentation, and completion expectations are met.
• Provide concise operational reporting on service performance, major issues, risks, resource needs, and improvement priorities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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