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TechOps Manager

Octopus Energy· TechOps / Product & Technology
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Hybrid (London (GB))Full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Leads and manages the TechOps team (Systems Analysts) and the support desk, oversees SaaS tools and internal applications, ensures operational continuity, and collaborates with Product/Engineering to drive continuous improvement within a UK financial services context.

Responsibilities

  • Hybrid ecosystem oversight: Manage the triage, investigation and resolution of support tickets across both internally developed bespoke applications and external SaaS tools
  • Internal SLA accountability: Establish, monitor, report and be responsible for team adherence to internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support core business functions relating to support desk services
  • Escalation path management: Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues or incidents, ensuring a rapid resolution to minimise disruption to the business
  • SaaS Vendor management: Monitor and manage external vendor performance, lead on escalations during third-party disruptions / outages and hold SaaS providers accountable to their respective SLAs. Own the renewal and approval process for suppliers on annual contracts
  • Feedback loop to Product/Engineering: Analyse support ticket trends to flag systemic bugs and UX bottlenecks with self-built apps and provide this feedback to Product and Engineering teams to support ongoing improvements
  • SaaS enhancement: Track SaaS vendor release notes and updates to proactively assess operational opportunities and work with key stakeholders and the systems analysts to deliver these changes
  • Team development: Mentor and upskill our team of Systems Analysts ensuring they have a deep understanding of the technology stack, how our platform delivers leasing and the latest changes in the technology landscape
  • Knowledge base ownership: Lead the team to maintain a comprehensive, accessible internal knowledge base containing clear troubleshooting workflows, pathways for escalation, workarounds and standard operating procedures

Qualifications

  • Proven experience managing a support team and service desk within a hybrid software environment (SaaS tools + bespoke in-house software)
  • Experience with Google Workspace, Slack and cloud telephony as well as macOS and Windows operating systems
  • Strong understanding of ITIL principles or similar support services frameworks
  • Familiarity with support ticketing systems
  • Vendor management and renewal negotiations
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to bridge communication gaps between non-technical business users and technical colleagues
  • Technical understanding of cloud-based architecture where integration has been achieved through a mix of native integration, APIs, webhooks and low/no-code automation tools
  • Proven track record of delivering efficiencies and implementing process improvements
  • Comfortable with our approach of freedom and responsibility; fast-moving environment

Skills

Required:Team leadershipITIL / support frameworksSaaS and in-house applications supportVendor managementStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Perks hub and employee benefits information referenced in the description (not enumerated in the text)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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