Team Management:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of application support specialists.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities, ensuring efficient workload distribution.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members.
• Encourage adoption of modern operational practices, including SRE-aligned approaches such as automation, proactive monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Support Operations:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the application support team.
• Ensure timely and effective resolution of incidents and service requests.
• Develop and implement support processes and best practices to improve service delivery.
• Apply foundational SRE concepts such as reducing manual effort (toil) and improving service reliability through better monitoring and operational discipline.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL practices to maintain consistent and structured service operations**.**

Incident and Problem Management:

• Monitor and manage the incident lifecycle, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Analyze incident trends and identify root causes of recurring issues.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to implement permanent solutions.
• Conduct structured Root Cause Analysis and ensure follow‑through on preventive and corrective actions.
• Utilize basic SRE metrics (like error patterns or service health indicators) where relevant to improve reliability.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with business units to understand their application needs and priorities.
• Liaise with vendors and third‑party service providers to ensure optimal application performance.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding application issues and updates.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, or SRE teams during releases, upgrades, and planned enhancements to ensure smooth and reliable deployments.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the support function.
• Lead initiatives to enhance application performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
• Apply relevant SRE concepts — such as proactive monitoring, stability improvements, and automation — to strengthen overall service quality**.**

Reporting and Documentation:

• Generate and present regular reports on support activities, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure the maintenance of comprehensive support documentation and knowledge base articles.
• Track operational performance, including SLAs and relevant reliability indicators, to support continuous service improvements.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree or relevant certifications (ITIL, Cloud, SRE Foundation) is a plus.

Experience:

• 10+ years of overall experience in IT, with strong exposure to application support, IT operations, or production systems.
• Proven experience in an Application Support, Application Management, or IT service management role.
• Minimum 3–4 years of experience leading and managing a technical/application support team, including performance management and team development.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in application support or a related domain, with strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience working with ITIL processes such as