Continental Finance
Production Support Manager
Come join a growing financial technology company that's leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a Production Support Manager to support our Information Technology team. This role is within the Production and Reliability Support Engineering (PaRSE) team within the CFC Technology Group. The Production Support Manager will lead a team responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of business and customer-facing production systems specifically in software applications (both in-house products as well as vendor products). The role involves overseeing the resolution of technical issues, coordinating with various departments to implement solutions, and maintaining high system availability and performance. CFC offers a hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday). Essential Functions: Manage a team of Production Support specialists, ensuring that production issues are resolved in a timely manner and followed through to completion. Triage and escalate production incidents in a timely manner according to standard operating procedures. Work with on-prem and offshore teams to ensure support is available 24 hours a day. Work with development teams as needed to escalate production issues that require development support. Manage regular health checks of applications and processes, working closely with end users, development staff and Infrastructure teams, to prioritize and resolve and/or mitigate outages. Monitor production systems to ensure timely reporting, tracking, follow-up and communication of problems to internal and external clients, technical resources, and executives. Identify ways to improve and enhance the company's ability to support the production environment - work across teams to champion the implementation of these improvements. Ensure the handoff of new applications from the development teams is complete and documented sufficiently so the system can be well supported. The ideal candidate will have the following: Experience managing a hybrid team of production support specialists, with team members situated both on-site and offshore. Ability to troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes and implement solutions quickly and efficiently. Software development experience with Microsoft technologies, including C# and SQL Server. Experience with AWS cloud technologies a plus. Continental Finance Company (the "CFC") is one of America's leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less-than-perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state-of-the-art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first. We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer. CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. CFC is seeking bright, energetic individuals that will help us grow and develop together! We uphold a promise to treat our employees with the same care and concern as we do our customers. We offer all employees competitive compensation and benefits in an exciting, fast-paced business casual environment. Join our growing team and apply online today!
Come join a growing financial technology company that's leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a Production Support Manager to support our Information Technology team. This role is within the Production and Reliability Support Engineering (PaRSE) team within the CFC Technology Group. The Production Support Manager will lead a team responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of business and customer-facing production systems specifically in software applications (both in-house products as well as vendor products). The role involves overseeing the resolution of technical issues, coordinating with various departments to implement solutions, and maintaining high system availability and performance. CFC offers a hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday). Essential Functions: Manage a team of Production Support specialists, ensuring that production issues are resolved in a timely manner and followed through to completion. Triage and escalate production incidents in a timely manner according to standard operating procedures. Work with on-prem and offshore teams to ensure support is available 24 hours a day. Work with development teams as needed to escalate production issues that require development support. Manage regular health checks of applications and processes, working closely with end users, development staff and Infrastructure teams, to prioritize and resolve and/or mitigate outages. Monitor production systems to ensure timely reporting, tracking, follow-up and communication of problems to internal and external clients, technical resources, and executives. Identify ways to improve and enhance the company's ability to support the production environment - work across teams to champion the implementation of these improvements. Ensure the handoff of new applications from the development teams is complete and documented sufficiently so the system can be well supported. The ideal candidate will have the following: Experience managing a hybrid team of production support specialists, with team members situated both on-site and offshore. Ability to troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes and implement solutions quickly and efficiently. Software development experience with Microsoft technologies, including C# and SQL Server. Experience with AWS cloud technologies a plus. Continental Finance Company (the "CFC") is one of America's leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less-than-perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state-of-the-art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first. We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer. CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. CFC is seeking bright, energetic individuals that will help us grow and develop together! We uphold a promise to treat our employees with the same care and concern as we do our customers. We offer all employees competitive compensation and benefits in an exciting, fast-paced business casual environment. Join our growing team and apply online today!