You can learn more about us at:
http://www.cesltd.com/We are seeking a proactive and hands-on AMS Manager to establish and lead a growing Application Management Services (AMS) team. This role requires a strong blend of technical leadership, customer engagement, operational excellence, and people management. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading a team of junior resources while remaining actively involved in troubleshooting, incident management, service delivery, and customer escalations when needed.
The AMS Manager will play a critical role in building support processes, driving service quality, mentoring team members, and ensuring seamless application support operations.
Key ResponsibilitiesService Delivery & Operations- Lead day-to-day AMS operations, ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and customer commitments.
- Monitor incident, problem, change, and service request management processes.
- Drive service stability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Establish and maintain support governance, reporting, and escalation mechanisms.
- Ensure timely resolution of production issues and critical incidents.
Team Leadership & Development- Build, mentor, and develop a team of junior support engineers.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and hands-on support during complex issues.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and customer focus.
- Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and skill-building initiatives.
Technical & Escalation Management- Act as the primary escalation point for high-priority incidents and customer concerns.
- Be willing to step in and provide hands-on technical support when required.
- Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and preventive action plans for recurring issues.
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams to resolve issues effectively.
-Drive shift-left initiatives and automation to reduce toil — including auto-remediation scripts, alert tuning, and AIOps-assisted triage.
Customer & Stakeholder Management- Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and business users.
- Conduct service review meetings and present operational metrics and improvement plans.
- Proactively identify risks, issues, and opportunities for service enhancement.
- Communicate effectively with customers during incidents, escalations, and major releases.
Process & Governance- Implement and improve ITIL-aligned support processes.
- Define and track service performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
- Ensure documentation, knowledge management, and support runbooks are maintained.
- Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements as applicable.
-Lead knowledge transition and onboarding activities when taking on new clients or applications — including shadow support phases and go-live readiness assessments.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 8–12+ years of experience in Application Support, AMS, Production Support, or IT Operations.
- 3–5+ years of experience leading support teams.
- Strong understanding of Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Management processes.
- Experience managing customer-facing support engagements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead junior teams while remaining hands-on when required.
- Experience working in SLA-driven environments.
Preferred Qualifications- ITIL Foundation or higher certification.
- Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar ticketing platforms.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Experience managing global or distributed support teams.
- Understanding of application monitoring and observability tools.
-Familiarity with automation and AIOps concepts — alert suppression, auto-remediation, runbook automation, or self-healing pipelines.