Contact Center Technology Manager

Role Snapshot
Our
Contact Center Technology Manager
is responsible for developing and executing the strategy, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's Contact Center Technology platforms, including on-premises and cloud environments. This role ensures secure, reliable, and scalable telecommunications system operations, aligning with WPS business objectives while mitigating risks related to security, performance, compliance, and vendor dependencies. They will help support operations staff and oversee third-party vendor relations, resources, and performance including SLA compliance and contractual enforcement.

Salary Range
$120,000 ~ $145,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Work Location
Our first consideration will be to have this new employee live in the state of Wisconsin to take advantage of Hybrid work and collaboration.
Employees living within 45 miles of our WPS Headquarters (
1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI)
will be expected to be able to be able to work Hybrid 3 days a week on a regular basis.

• As a secondary consideration, we do offer remote work in the following approved states:

Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Can manage the operation, maintenance, and improvement/modernization of Contact Center technology platforms including premises-based systems, cloud telecommunication services, cloud environments, servers, network, storage systems, carrier services, and connectivity to third party systems (i.e, NICE, Qualtrics, MicroAutomation).
• Enjoy leading the development and execution of Contact Center Technology services hosting strategy and management.
• Have overseen telecommunication related data services including databases, backup and recovery, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Like to manage relationships with premises-based and hosting vendors, cloud service providers, carrier service providers, and hardware/software suppliers related to telecommunication systems.
• Can ensure the reliability, performance, and availability of hosting environments in accordance with SLAs.
• Enjoy collaborating with IT security teams to ensure enforcement of security policies and protection from threats for both premises-based and hosting and data environments.
• Want to be accountable for business and application development stakeholder management related to Contact Center Technologies.
• Can oversee the management of security, audit, and compliance requirements fulfillment.
• Would like to establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring transparency in operational health and system performance.
• Have ensured compliance with regulatory requirements and internal IT governance frameworks.
• Like to drive automation and infrastructure-as-code practices to increase efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Have led and mentored Contact Center Technology team, and can foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Can support career development, performance feedback, and drive capacity planning and management.

Minimum Qualifications

• US. Citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related field; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 7 or more years of experience in Contact Center Technology/telecommunication system operations
• 3 or more years leading telecommunications and carrier vendor management or IT operations.
• Strong understanding of IT service management and vendor governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices, change management, and incident response procedures.

• Extensive knowledge of both on-prem and cloud hosting solutions for Contact Center technologies, particularly call center operations requirements including:

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong knowledge of system monitoring tools and performance tuning.
• Solid knowledge of vulnerability management.
• Solid knowledge of capacity planning and performance tuning of telecommunication hosting solutions.
• Solid knowledge of network operations, network security, and network architecture related to the enterprise telecommunication services.
• Solid understanding of backup/restore practices, and disaster recovery planning to ensure call center SLAs are met.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex call center telecommunication systems and services.

Remote Work Requirements

• Wired (ethernet cable) internet connection from your router to your computer
• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at )
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: )

Who We Are
WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success
WPS' culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce—both current and future—to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.

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