Role:
- We are looking for an IT Operations & Service Delivery Engineer to manage and support the ongoing operations, maintenance and improvement of mission-critical IT systems.
- This role combines hands-on production support, incident management and technical service delivery, providing exposure to applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, system integration and disaster recovery environments.
- You will work closely with customers, technical teams and vendors to ensure systems remain reliable, secure and available while meeting service-level commitments.
Responsibilities:
IT Operations & Service Delivery
- Oversee daily application, infrastructure and database support operations.
- Monitor production system availability, performance and service reliability.
- Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Manage Lifecycle Support Services (LSS) delivery in accordance with SLAs.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and service quality.
Incident, Problem & Change Management
- Perform system monitoring, troubleshooting and service restoration activities.
- Lead incident escalations and coordinate timely resolution of production issues.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and follow through on corrective actions.
- Review and approve maintenance, deployment and change requests.
- Ensure production changes follow established risk and change-control procedures.
Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination
- Serve as a key contact for customers, technical teams and external vendors.
- Coordinate operational priorities, technical escalations and service deliverables.
- Monitor vendor performance and support contract obligations.
- Conduct service reviews and communicate operational risks and improvements.
Security, Compliance & Business Continuity
- Coordinate security patching, vulnerability remediation and compliance activities.
- Support cybersecurity assessments, audits and VAPT remediation.
- Lead disaster recovery planning, testing and execution activities.
- Maintain operational readiness across production and DR environments.
Service Reporting & Governance
- Monitor SLA/KPI performance and track service improvement initiatives.
- Prepare operational dashboards, service reports and management updates.
- Maintain support documentation, operational procedures and service records.
- Support resource planning, operational budgets and service forecasts.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, information systems or a related technology discipline.
- 2 years of relevant experience in project management, IT service management, lifecycle support services or a related technology environment.
- Hands-on experience in system monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting and service restoration.
- Knowledge of incident, problem and change management processes.
- Understanding of ITSM/ITIL processes, application support and infrastructure operations.
- Knowledge of cloud and on-premise environments, databases, middleware, APIs and system integration concepts.
- Familiarity with government cybersecurity policies, security compliance requirements, vulnerability management and IT governance.
- Understanding of project management methodologies, governance, risk and audit processes.
- Experience coordinating stakeholders, vendors and multiple operational deliverables.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project, with experience using collaboration or project management tools.
- Ability to communicate technical issues clearly, coordinate teams and prioritise time-sensitive operational activities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, resource planning, negotiation and conflict-resolution capabilities.