Associate Manager - Infrastructure Support

Opportunity with Product based MNC based out in Noida for Associate Manger - Infrastructure Support

Job Description 

The Associate Manager is a critical focal point in the Cloud Infrastructure Team. The Associate manager is expected to manage resources and customers in order to ensure timely, efficient & successful cloud services. Additionally, mentoring of internal team members is required. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Monitor service delivery, quality and/or personnel performance, checking actual performance against planned performance, to ensure technical, schedule and budget goals are met or exceeded
Provide technical and leadership guidance and direction to personnel to ensure proper, timely completion of work. In addition, provide personnel with timely, constructive and actionable feedback that increases individual and team effectiveness
Ensure adequate coverage for the 24/7/365 environment so that the customer environments are effectively maintained, monitored and administered
Coach and mentor senior and junior technicians to ensure personnel are working issues as efficiently and accurately as possible in a team oriented professional culture
Meet business objectives and ensure SLA commitments are met and over achieved
Coordinate the rollout of updates, patches and validations to the  product suite with required stakeholders (internal/external)
Develop, refine and implement improvements to process and procedure regarding the administration and maintenance of applications
Should have experience with Global organization and managing resources remotely
Manage and facilitate satisfactory resolutions to customer's service issues by identifying escalations, reacting with a sense of urgency, formulating appropriate action plans, and utilizing resources effectively. Offer and implement creative solutions. Interface effectively with other departments in order to provide total customer satisfaction
Anticipate problems or situations that could affect the team. Assess the potential impact on own and others’ work and develop and execute the best work solution, manage escalated situations
Collect inputs and prepare weekly and monthly status reports as required. Explain any deviations from planned budgets and schedules. In addition, prepare and support management reviews
Interact frequently with team, management and other Cloud and Professional Services teams to define project specific requirements and identify solutions consistent with defined terms, methodology, policy and regulations
Owns the overall performance management of each team member – including providing frequent performance feedback & guidance, conducting formal periodic/annual reviews & salary planning
Lead people demonstrating exceptional people handling skills, including, conflict resolution, team motivation, and people development across multiple functions of Cloud Operations
Should be able to provide a creative approach to problem-solving and program management in general, as well as identify and contribute to new service offerings
Demonstrate patience in stressful situations, learning to recognize & manage other’s emotional reactions and striving to remain optimistic, even under adversity
Build technical, process, product and domain competencies within team to handle consulting and advisory services.
Manage Service Transition and Planning Operations Readiness. Lead service transition and SI handover from end to end

10 to 14 years of relevant industry experience
Experience with Enterprise Software Implementations for Large Scale Organizations
Exhibit extensive experience about the new technology trends prevalent in the market like SaaS, Cloud, Hosting Services and Application Management Service
5 years successful leadership and mentoring of an infrastructure team, preferably in a global environment
Hands-on knowledge and a thorough understanding of Public Cloud Infrastructure, Linux architecture, cloud-based deployment technologies and expertise in advanced scripting languages
Experience in deployment of application & infrastructure clusters within a Public Cloud environment utilizing a Cloud Management Platform
Knowledge of current protocols and standards, including standard TCP/IP ports for HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, FTP/SFTP, SSH, Radius, JAVA
Strong leadership & customer relationship skills and drive things within and outside the system
Strong experience in developing competency development strategies, service transition/transformation planning and execution
Must have experience of working with tight deadlines, handling escalations and managing tough clients
Demonstrated leadership in managing a senior team with substantial experience working with large US or multinational organization
Experience in ITIL (Service Operations), Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies
Proactively look to improve and add efficiency to current processes and exercise judgment in the decision-making process in order to provide consistent customer service