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The Lead Software Engineer/Assistant Manager will be part of the IT Service Management team in SIA's Information Technology Division, focusing on enhancing IT operations efficiency and effectiveness. This role involves managing initiatives to improve service quality and operational resilience, including process improvements and implementing new tools and methodologies. The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure swift recovery from complex incidents, manage disaster recovery, and drive improvements in service availability and operational stability.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Improvement Initiatives: Identify areas for improvement within IT operations through data analysis, stakeholder feedback, and performance metrics. Lead improvement projects, aligning them with business goals and IT strategies. Apply process improvement methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, or ITIL.
• Process Optimization: Analyse existing IT processes to identify inefficiencies and design streamlined processes to enhance response times, reduce costs, and improve service quality. Ensure effective adoption of new processes.
• Performance Metrics Review and Adoption: Develop and maintain metrics and KPIs to monitor IT operations and improvement initiatives. Provide regular reports to senior management, utilizing data-driven insights for decision-making.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with IT leadership, service desk teams, and other stakeholders to address operational challenges. Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather input and drive consensus on improvement initiatives. Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Incident Management and Resiliency: Take ownership of critical incidents, ensuring swift resolution and conducting root cause analyses. Proactively prevent defects and eliminate inefficiencies to enhance system resilience.
• ITSM Leadership and Training: Provide ITSM knowledge training to all IT teams, including remote offshore resources. Mentor team members and align ITSM ITIL practices to ensure operational readiness.

Requirements:

• Degree in Information Technology or related fields, with ITIL/Service Integration and Management (SIAM) certification. Additional certifications in ITSM CAS, CAD, or CIS are a bonus. Knowledge and certification in Business Continuity Management (BCM) preferred but not mandatory.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in IT Operations and IT Service Management, including process improvement. Proven proficiency in Agile methodologies for operations management.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow Platform or equivalent ITSM tool is mandatory. Familiarity with network and cloud technologies (e.g., Linux, Wintel, VMware, DevOps) preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, project management skills, and a proven track record of successful improvement initiatives in an IT environment. Proficiency in collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence) and monitoring/orchestration platforms (ScienceLogic, Splunk, APM).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work on strategic direction initiatives, balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and oversee operations, including Service Desk, IT Operations Command Centres, Major Incidents Handling, and Chairing Change Advisory Board reviewing teams' readiness for Major change.
• Adaptive, responsive, able to manage dynamic environments effectively, independent, self-motivated, result-driven, and willing to work beyond office hours.

Job Description

The successful candidate will play an integral role within the IT Service Management Ops leadership team. Armed with a strategic focus and experience in application infrastructure resiliency as well as operational stability the candidate is expected to lead the swift service recovery from complex incidents and managing disaster recovery ensuring high service availability and customer satisfaction in IT service delivery. This position is crucial in ensuring operational stability, which includes leading improvements through process review/transformation and implementation of new initiatives and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

•Take ownership of critical incidents, facilitating resolution with the parties involved, and conducting thorough root cause analyses and post-incident reviews to boost system resilience.

•Transforming and driving operational excellence and system resilience by proactively preventing defects and eliminating inefficiencies in current processes.

•Continuously review the governance and processes of IT Service Management, proposing improvements or new methods to maintain operational agility and stability.

•Providing technical leadership and training to ITSM teams, including offshore resources, and mentoring them in their professional development.

•Align ITSM ITIL practices with various IT teams to prepare them for operational readiness, and managing changes and incidents to maintain efficient service delivery and system resilience.

•Develop technical talent and leadership in the team through upskilling programs and continuous feedback.

•Take accountability for service delivery performance, meeting customer expectations, and driving future demand.

Requirements

•Possess a degree in Information Technology or related fields with Infrastructure Library (ITIL)/Service Integration and Management (SIAM) certification

•At least 8-10 yrs of relevant experience in IT Infrastructure Operations and IT Service Management inclusive of at least 3 years in leadership role

•Proven proficiency in utilizing Agile methodologies for operations management.

•Certification in Business Continuity Management (BCM) is preferred but not mandatory

•Knowledge and hands-on experience with the ServiceNow Platform are preferred, with certifications in ITSM CAS, CAD, or CIS considered a bonus.

•Familiarity with network and cloud technologies (public, private), including Linux, Wintel, VMware, and DevOps.

•Proficiency in collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, JIRA, and Confluence, and monitoring/orchestration platforms like ScienceLogic, Splunk, and APM.

•Ability to:

•Provide strategic direction and leadership to the service management team and influence management decisions with technical insight.

•Building and leading teams to maximize strengths and identify development areas, integrating automation and AI capabilities/solutions.

•Thrive in independent and team-based, hybrid environments with a mix of insourced and outsourced operational delivery

•Engage stakeholders as an advocate for operational resilience, excellence, and standards, driving best practices across work streams while incorporating automation and AI.

•Balance and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growing environment, ensuring effective balance and prioritization in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.

•Navigate and escalate complex, multifaceted customer requests or initiatives, demonstrating agility and problem-solving skills

•Demonstrate leadership in overseeing Operations (on-premise and Multi-Cloud), including Major Incidents, IT Operations Command Centres, CAB Change Management, and Service Desk management, coordinating hybrid teams for stability and service excellence.

•Adaptive and responsive to dynamic environments.

•A proven track record in managing IT service delivery Command Centre and ServiceDesk operations, and addressing infrastructure support escalations (e.g., network systems, storage).

•Excellent communication skills across organizational levels, including executive management, supported by strong interpersonal skills, a positive outlook, flexible and adaptable approach.