Incident Commander

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages. While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their LinkedIn profiles!
We are seeking a proactive, calm-under-pressure Incident Commander to manage incident response within our SaaS operations. In this role, you'll serve as the authoritative voice during incidents, steering resolution while ensuring effective communication across teams, driving resolution, performing root cause analysis (RCA), and ensuring clear post-incident documentation for both internal teams and customers. Location: This is a fully remote position located in Colombia.

What You Will Be Doing

• Initiate and oversee the incident response efforts, acting as the primary bridge upon detection within a 24/7 SaaS environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product management, and support. Leverage and implement integration in tools such as JIRA, PagerDuty, New Relic, AWS and Microsoft Teams to monitor, manage, and coordinate incident handling.
• Drive teams to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.
• Understand the software and infrastructure landscape to guide resolution strategies.
• Ensure appropriate stakeholders are involved in active incident to support rapid recovery.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with both internal and external stakeholders to provide timely updates and resolution plans.
• Track and report uptime metrics to internal and external audiences, promoting transparency in system reliability and performance.
• Coordinate and lead post-mortem sessions after significant events. Documenting root causes, lessons learned, and actionable items. Follow up on action to ensure implementation and prevent recurrence.
• Create comprehensive post-incident (PIRs) and RCA documents that outline timeline, impact, remediation, root cause and preventive steps.
• Implement proactive strategies and tools to reduce risks and strengthen system resilience.
• On call rotation

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of experience managing critical incidents in SaaS environments.Prior knowledge and understanding of Cloud environment, AWS, DevOps practices, or related technical operations.
• Experience in a similar role, preferably within a software or technology company is strongly preferred.
• Strong technical background with experience in incident management and response.
• Proven ability to lead teams in driving rapid incident resolution.
• Solid understanding of modern software landscape and familiarity with JIRA & PagerDuty integrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform well under pressure, competing priorities effectively.
• Strong English language communication and collaboration skills
• Operate with an AI-first mindset, leveraging tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and day-to-day work.
• Champion a culture of AI experimentation — proactively explore, adopt, and share emerging tools relevant to your role.
• Integrate AI tools into daily workflows to automate repetitive tasks, accelerate outputs, and improve overall efficiency.
• Use AI-assisted tools to enhance drafting, summarization, research, and data analysis tasks.

Perks & Benefits

• Contrato a termino Indefinido with all the legal benefits
• Prepaid Medicine
• Life insurance and funeral assistance
• Internet allowance
• Home office stipend
• Competitive compensation — above the market average
• 100% remote work environment and an excellent work-life balance
• Opportunity to work for a growing global SaaS leader company
• A culture that promotes independence, innovation, trust, and accountability
• Open space to be creative, innovative, and strategize for the future
• Mentorship by a highly experienced professional
• Budget for training, we want you to grow
• 5 Personal Time Off days per year
• Sick Leave Top up to total 100% of salary paid by the employer from Day 3 to 90.
• Recognition Award, additional paid time off in recognition of the corresponding year of service
• Upgrade vacation starting at 5 years of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - TELUS Health

What's in it for you:
Innovation is at our core. We work with cutting-edge technology in accounting and financial reporting, constantly pushing the boundaries to create impactful software solutions. We are committed to a collaborative culture, where your ideas are valued, and knowledge sharing is encouraged within a supportive, inclusive team. Work-life balance is important to us. We offer flexible work options, remote opportunities, and generous time-off policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance. We offer competitive compensation, including a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. We are driven by impactful work. Your contributions directly affect how our clients manage financial processes and drive their success. Recognition and rewards matter to us. We celebrate hard work through recognition programs, performance bonuses, and opportunities for career growth. We embrace global opportunities. Work on international projects and collaborate with a diverse, global team.

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