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<p><strong>Team Management:</strong></p>
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<li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of application support specialists.</li>
<li>Assign tasks and responsibilities, ensuring efficient workload distribution.</li>
<li>Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members.</li>
<li>Encourage adoption of modern operational practices, including SRE-aligned approaches such as automation, proactive monitoring, and continuous improvement.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Support Operations:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Oversee the day-to-day operations of the application support team.</li>
<li>Ensure timely and effective resolution of incidents and service requests.</li>
<li>Develop and implement support processes and best practices to improve service delivery.</li>
<li>Apply foundational SRE concepts such as reducing manual effort (toil) and improving service reliability through better monitoring and operational discipline.</li>
<li>Ensure adherence to ITIL practices to maintain consistent and structured service operations<strong>.</strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Incident and Problem Management:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Monitor and manage the incident lifecycle, ensuring adherence to SLAs.</li>
<li>Analyze incident trends and identify root causes of recurring issues.</li>
<li>Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to implement permanent solutions.</li>
<li>Conduct structured Root Cause Analysis and ensure follow‑through on preventive and corrective actions.</li>
<li>Utilize basic SRE metrics (like error patterns or service health indicators) where relevant to improve reliability.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Stakeholder Collaboration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Work closely with business units to understand their application needs and priorities.</li>
<li>Liaise with vendors and third‑party service providers to ensure optimal application performance.</li>
<li>Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding application issues and updates.</li>
<li>Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, or SRE teams during releases, upgrades, and planned enhancements to ensure smooth and reliable deployments.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the support function.</li>
<li>Lead initiatives to enhance application performance, reliability, and user experience.</li>
<li>Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.</li>
<li>Apply relevant SRE concepts — such as proactive monitoring, stability improvements, and automation — to strengthen overall service quality<strong>.</strong></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Reporting and Documentation:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Generate and present regular reports on support activities, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives.</li>
<li>Ensure the maintenance of comprehensive support documentation and knowledge base articles.</li>
<li>Track operational performance, including SLAs and relevant reliability indicators, to support continuous service improvements.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Education:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.</li>
<li>A Master’s degree or relevant certifications (ITIL, Cloud, SRE Foundation) is a plus.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Experience:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>10+ years of overall experience in IT, with strong exposure to application support, IT operations, or production systems.</li>
<li>Proven experience in an Application Support, Application Management, or IT service management role.</li>
<li>Minimum 3–4 years of experience leading and managing a technical/application support team, including performance management and team development.</li>
<li>5+ years of hands-on experience in application support or a related domain, with strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.</li>
<li>Experience working with ITIL processes such as Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management.</li>
<li>Understanding or practical exposure to SRE concepts like proactive monitoring, automation, reducing operational toil, and improving reliability.</li>
<li>Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Development, Infrastructure, DevOps/SRE, vendors) to ensure application stability and performance.</li>
<li>Exposure to environments require high availability, performance tuning, and continuous operational improvement.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to guide and develop high-performing support teams.</li>
<li>Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.</li>
<li>Effective communication and interpersonal skills for managing stakeholders, users, and cross‑functional teams.</li>
<li>Ability to manage multiple priorities, handle pressure, and operate effectively in business‑critical situations.</li>
<li>Strong customer‑centric mindset and commitment to service excellence.</li>
<li>Understanding of modern operational practices, including basic SRE concepts such as proactive monitoring and automation (advantageous).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Technical Skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In-depth knowledge of enterprise software applications, application architectures, and IT infrastructure components.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of ITIL processes and best practices across Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management.</li>
<li>Experience with application monitoring tools, log analysis, and performance management platforms.</li>
<li>Proficiency in using support tools and ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Remedy).</li>
<li>Ability to collaborate with development, infrastructure, and DevOps/SRE teams to improve application reliability and stability.</li>
<li>Prior experience as an Application Support Manager or in a similar leadership role.</li>
<li>Familiarity with automation opportunities within support operations is a plus.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Working Conditions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>May require on-call support or work outside regular business hours for high‑priority incidents, releases, or maintenance activities.</li>
<li>Ability to work in a dynamic, fast‑paced, and high‑availability environment.</li>
<li>Hybrid working model, depending on organizational requirements.</li>
</ul>
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