Senior Major Incident Manager
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2026 |
| Location: | BT1 3PR |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Capita plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10116909-42284 |
Summary
Senior Major Incident & Incident Manager
Location: Office based Belfast (with on-call requirements)
Contract: Permanent
Function: Major Incident Management / Service Operations
About the Role
We're looking for a highly experienced Senior Major Incident & Incident Manager to lead a team delivering consistent, high‑quality 24x7 incident management services. You'll be based at our Belfast Command Hub as part of our growing centre of expertise for technology operations.
You will act as an escalation point for complex or time‑critical major incidents, support team members during high‑severity events, and ensure service delivery meets expectations.
Successful candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.
At Capita, we live by our values: Customer First, Always; Fearless Innovation; ✅ Achieve Together; Everyone is Valued. These guide how we work, collaborate, and deliver exceptional results. Essential Skills & Experience
• Significant experience managing major incidents in complex environments.
• Strong background in ITIL‑aligned Incident Management.
• Experience supporting both public‑sector and private‑sector clients.
• Knowledge of ITSM tools.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 including SharePoint and Teams.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Understanding of incident and problem management interaction.
• ITIL awareness.
You Will Also Have
• Ability to stay calm and make decisions under pressure.
• Strong leadership and people‑management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement.
• Analytical problem‑solving skills.
• Continuous‑improvement mindset.
What You'll Be Doing
• Leading and supporting the Major Incident Management team.
• Ensuring all incidents progress through to resolution within SLAs.
• Managing escalations when required.
• Producing weekly and monthly MI reporting.
• Updating and maintaining process documentation.
• Driving continuous improvement across the MIM function.
• Providing leadership, mentoring, and coaching.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Escalating issues to the Head of Major Incident Management.
• Delivering executive summaries during P1 incidents.
• Managing team performance and reporting quality.
• Identifying future skills requirements.
• Expanding knowledge across Capita services.
How This Role Demonstrates Capita's Values
Customer First Always
• Ensuring timely resolution of incidents within SLA.
• Providing clear executive summaries during P1s..
• Improving processes impacting customer outcomes.
Fearless Innovation
• Driving continuous improvement.
• Enhancing process documentation.
Achieve Together
• Leading, mentoring, and coaching the team.
• Collaborating with other business teams.
• Supporting colleagues during high‑pressure incidents.
Everyone is Valued
• Managing performance with fairness and transparency.
• Supporting knowledge sharing and development.
• Creating a supportive environment during critical incidents.
Join Capita - Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
Capita is a dynamic leader in consulting and digital services, helping some of the UK's most recognized organizations transform and thrive. We use cutting-edge technology and fearless innovation to create smarter, more efficient solutions that make a real difference. Our work spans diverse sectors-government, healthcare, education, and finance-offering you the chance to contribute to projects that impact millions of lives. At Capita, you'll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values creativity, growth, and inclusion.
We're committed to your development and success, providing opportunities to learn, progress, and shape better outcomes for customers and communities. If you're ready to make an impact and grow your career, Capita is the place for you. Check out our website www.capita.com
What's in it for you?
• Office based Belfast
• Competitive Salary
• 23 days' holiday, rising to 27 (pro rata) - plus the option to buy more after qualifying period
• â¤ï¸ Paid volunteering day with a charity of your choice
• Generous family leave policies - including 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• â™€ï¸ Cycle2Work scheme, pension, life assurance, and more
Customer first, always Fearless innovation ✅ Achieve together Everyone is valued
What we hope you'll do next:
Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. As part of our strategic goals, we are focused on accelerating gender and ethnic representation in leadership roles. We warmly encourage applications from women and individuals from Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority backgrounds.
We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com and we'll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.
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