Lead-Service Management_2014

Job Level:  Professional
Location: 

IN

Area of Expertise:  IT & Tech Engineering
Unit:  Allianz Technology
Employing Entity:  Allianz Technology SE India Branch
Job Type:  Full-Time
Remote Job:  Hybrid working
Employment Type:  Permanent
ID:  88718
Position Cluster:  Non-Executive

Qualification & Experience

 

 

  • University degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related
  • Recommended to have 10+ years of relevant experience in IT operations from which around 3 - 5 years’ experience in incident management, L2 or L3 support
  • Experience in ServiceNow preferred, additional experience in Service Now CMDB is desirable
  • Technical knowledge of on-premises (data centers, virtualization, hyper-converge, security) and cloud ecosystems
  • Exposure to  
    • Working in multi-national teams and across countries and cultures to achieve solutions
    • Setting up OR managing global service delivery in a multinational organization
    • Knowledge of escalation procedures, incident management, and other disciplines related to service delivery
    • Working with teams with internal/external suppliers in a multi-suppliers setup.
    • Front ending issues calls
  • ITIL Certification
  • A track record of Independent worker but a team-player; self-starter; business-minded; pragmatic; result-oriented with a 'can-do' attitude
  • Ability to deliver high-quality results; and takes ownership of initiatives.
  • Engaging personality who is able to build and maintain good working relationships and strong professional presence

 

Technical

 

Cloud and Infra

  • Technical knowledge of on-premises (data centers, virtualization, hyper-converge, security),
  • Cloud  ( Azure/AWS) Should know Cloud
  • Minimum 4 year experience in information technology or technical support : must to have 4 years of exp in IT as support Executive with hands on trouble shooting skills on Servers, Network, Azure, Active Directory (Basic)
  • Extensive familiarity with Windows operating systems : must to have troubleshooting skills on desktop/laptop OS like Telnet, Tracert, GPO, Certificate management, web browser troubleshooting Outlook Troubleshooting etc.
  • Working knowledge of security software options and functionality preferred: must to have exp in security application like Prisma, Splunk, Intune
  • Exp in configuring  authentication and authorisation mechanism for application: Must to have exp in SSO, Entra ID setup knowledge of SAML, Cert based authentication, IDP, App registration

Devops

  • CI/CD Pipeline Management: Design, build, and maintain automated pipelines to accelerate code integration and deployment.
  • Use tools like Terraform or Ansible to manage, provision, and configure infrastructure.
  • Automate manual tasks and build scripts to optimize operational efficiency.
  • Troubleshooting: Identify root causes of production issues and resolve infrastructure failures.

 

Skills

  • Scripting/Programming: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • CI/CD Tools: Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
  • Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure Platform.
  • Containerization: Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes for orchestration.
  • Infrastructure Tools: Familiarity with Terraform or Ansible.
  • System Administration: knowledge of Linux/Unix and Networking fundamentals.

Functional / Domain

Safeguard Functions

  • Support Pen Testing: Coordinate scope, agreements, remediation, and updates for penetration testing.
  • Support ARS Process: Perform ARS activities, risk coordination, and mitigation planning.
  • Support Vulnerability Checks: Investigate and implement fixes for identified vulnerabilities.
  • Disaster Recovery: Plan, implement, test, and maintain DR processes with stakeholders.
  • Threat Modeling and Code Security
  • Cryptography and WAF setup and scan
  • Support UAC in update in archer
  • Awareness of Corporate Rules for IT – AFRIT, AFIRM & APITIS

 

CPI Process

  • Incident Management: Coordinate incident resolution, analysis, and reporting – Incident and Availability SLA management
  • Change Management: Manage patch updates and release coordination.
  • IT Request Fulfilment: Oversee service request creation and fulfilment.
  • IT Asset Management: Manage IT assets with end-to-end support.
  • Problem Management: Coordinate problem resolution with run support.
  • Knowledge Base Creation: Ensure KB availability and maintain application documentation.
  • SLA Governance: Monitor and report SLA compliance and performance.
  • Dynatrace Onboarding & Monitoring: Onboard applications into DT and monitor performance.
  • Configuration Management (CMDB): Maintain configuration data and ensure accuracy.
  • Identify all global process and central platform specs, ensure good connects are maintained with various other support teams.

 

Commercial Management

  • Ensure all IT assets are aligned via SI instance and tracking/reporting is maintained
  • Ensure all queries from finance team on IT assets are checked and confirmed to ensure correct billing and cost.
  • Ensure all SR are raised mapping the correct WBS

 

Demand Management

  • Track all new onboarding and decom to ensure correct service scope is maintained at all time.
  • Small Changes: Manage minor service changes, budgeting, and vendor coordination.
  • Strategic Changes: Handle project creation, budgeting, transition to run, and portfolio management.

 

Vendor Management

  • Support onboarding of new services and IT asset
  • Support with configuring internal asset
  • Optimize IT asset internalization with AI exposure.

 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

 

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow. 

 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.