The Role
Manage and administer core monitoring platforms, create automation and end-user monitoring solutions, handle 3rd line support and on-call rotations, maintain ServiceNow knowledge articles, oversee capacity/performance and SQL backup management, and support Azure/Active Directory environments to improve fault detection and recovery.
Summary Generated by Built In
ParentPay Group is Europe’s leading software product company and the UK’s largest education technology business. We are on a mission to bring next-generation innovation to positively impact on the lives of millions of parents, teachers, and students every day in over 49 countries.
Our market leading products use cutting edge cloud-based technology to streamline school processes, including secure web and mobile apps that enable secure online payments for school items such as meals, trips, clubs and uniform, improve parental engagement, simplify meal management and - through our product SIMS - collect and manage a database of student information and core school operations.
ParentPay Group’s new offices in Pune are a fantastic tech hub for those looking to boost their careers in software product development.
Our bright team FastTrack their career with international exposure and ways of working based on agile development best practices from globally renowned technology consultancies.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake daily tasks and activities that ensure systems and services are proactively managed.
- Administer the core monitoring platforms and technologies.
- Manage 3rd line support activities and act as escalation within the service operations function.
- Oversee capacity and performance processes for assets that are owned by your teams.
- Creation and maintenance of support documentation in the form of departmental wiki and ServiceNow knowledge articles that allow for continual improvement of fault detection and recovery times.
- Creation of automation scripts and routines that remove manual intervention from service operations.
- Testing and invocation of the business continuity and disaster service operations recovery plans.
- Completion of all mandatory training courses.
- Define acceptance criteria for the transition of new services into Service Operations.
- Participate in the out of hours on call support rota.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Exp: 2+ Yrs
· Experience working in an IT service delivery or support function OR
· MBA or Degree in Information Technology or Information Security.
· Experience working with Microsoft technologies.
· Excellent communication skills developed working in a service centric organization.
· Ability to interpret fault descriptions provided by customers or internal escalations and translate these into resolutions.
· Ability to manage and prioritize own workload.
· Experience leading technical or process-based forums and meetings such as the Change Advisory Board.
· Experience working within Education Technology would be an advantage.
· Advanced knowledge of enterprise monitoring solutions with Logic Monitor an advantage.
· Advanced knowledge of enterprise monitoring solutions with Logic Monitor an advantage.
· Advanced knowledge of API integrations between monitoring and management systems
· Experience in creating end user monitoring solutions.
· Microsoft Active Directory configuration and support.
· Microsoft Azure cloud hosting platform administration.
· Management of data and SQL backup solutions.
· Advanced scripting and automation capabilities.
· Advanced knowledge of Azure analytics and KQL.
About
At ParentPay Group, we believe that when schools run well, students thrive. That’s why we’ve spent decades building the operating system that supports well‑run schools – a seamless layer of tools, insights, and support that makes school life simpler for teachers, leaders, caterers, parents, and students alike.From cashless payments and parent engagement to catering management, library systems, and MIS platforms, we connect the everyday parts of education through simple, secure, and connected tools. What began as a way to make school payments easier has grown into Europe’s leading EdTech group – trusted by over 20,000 schools and 9 million users across the UK and Europe.Every day, our platforms process millions of payments, messages, and data points, quietly working in the background so schools can shine out front. Together, we’re helping schools save time, cut costs, and create more time for learning.ParentPay Group is more than a collection of brands. We are a group of people dedicated to supporting well‑run schools and giving time back to teachers, parents, caterers, admin staff – and most importantly, to students.
Skills Required
- 2+ years experience in IT service delivery or support
- MBA or Degree in Information Technology or Information Security
- Experience working with Microsoft technologies
- Excellent communication skills developed in a service centric organization
- Ability to interpret fault descriptions and translate these into resolutions
- Ability to manage and prioritize own workload
- Experience leading technical or process-based forums and meetings such as the Change Advisory Board
- Experience working within Education Technology
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise monitoring solutions (LogicMonitor)
- Advanced knowledge of API integrations between monitoring and management systems
- Experience in creating end user monitoring solutions
- Microsoft Active Directory configuration and support
- Microsoft Azure cloud hosting platform administration
- Management of data and SQL backup solutions
- Advanced scripting and automation capabilities
- Advanced knowledge of Azure analytics and KQL
- Creation and maintenance of support documentation and ServiceNow knowledge articles
- Participation in out of hours on call support rota
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The Company
What We Do
ParentPay Group is a leading European EdTech company that provides an integrated ecosystem of technologies for educational institutions. Their services include data management, cashless payments, parent engagement, meal management, and library systems. Their mission is to streamline administrative tasks for schools, allowing educators to save time and focus on teaching and supporting students, ultimately aiming to create more time for learning.
