Azure Project Manager

Role: IT Service Delivery Manager

Experience: 15+ Years

Job type: Remote

Roles and Responsibilities:
Cloud Migration Expertise: Leading Datacentre migration projects from on-premises environments to Azure Cloud. Demonstrating deep expertise in cloud architecture, specifically Azure, and managing the seamless transition of infrastructure and applications.
Client Relationship Management: Maintaining positive relationships with clients, providing regular updates, and addressing inquiries and concerns.
Service Delivery Coordination: Overseeing the delivery of services and coordinating the efforts of different teams to ensure timely and efficient service. Coordinating with internal teams to align resources and processes with client expectations.
Cross Platform support: Managing hybrid environments for SAP and Non-SAP applications, optimizing resources, ensuring high availability, and coordinating incident management to meet business requirements.
Application Landscape Management: Overseeing both SAP and Non-SAP applications, ensuring seamless integration, performance optimization, and full lifecycle management from deployment to decommissioning.
Project Planning and Coordination: Leading cloud migration strategies, integrating IT service management (ITSM) processes, managing risks, and ensuring technical oversight. Ensuring smooth execution of change management, quality assurance, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
Performance Monitoring: Tracking and monitoring service performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing necessary changes. Evaluating and adjusting services regularly.
SLA Compliance: Ensuring that service level agreements (SLAs) are met and that services meet the required quality standards. Monitoring performance metrics to ensure adherence to SLAs.
Budget Management: Managing budgets for service delivery, ensuring effective resource allocation, and keeping costs within budget. Monitoring finances during projects and approving necessary adjustments.
Team Leadership and Development: Building and maintaining high-performing teams and fostering a positive working environment. Giving the IT service staff guidance, encouragement, and support. Determining team members' training needs and assisting in their professional growth.
Process Improvement: Continuously evaluating and improving processes to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Driving continuous lifecycle and service improvements, including new and existing services, to achieve efficiency across technology platforms.
Incident Management: Managing restoration of service in case of critical incidents within defined SLAs.
Monitoring and managing the reporting Infrastructure and Cloud teams (L1, L2, L3) to ensure smooth operations.
Taking ownership of critical incidents, coordinating with resolution parties, and establishing effective communication between stakeholders for post-incident reviews
Ensuring that systems, procedures, and methodologies are in place to support outstanding service delivery
Taking accountability for service delivery performance, meeting customer expectations, and driving future demand
Guiding methods of improvement and seeing that actions are in place on time for service delivery upgrades
Providing valid and regular reports to the management on the performance of the service delivery
Building solid relationships with teams and stakeholders to enable effective dialogue exchange between the inter departments and customers
Collaborating with technical design teams to set benchmarks for Infrastructure and Cloud domains, particularly focusing on Azure Cloud infrastructure and services.
Showcase and practice excellent client-handling skills to ensure customer satisfaction
Implementation and driving teams towards strict adherence of ITIL processes (SR, IM, PM, CM, SLAs, CSI etc.)

Managerial Skills:
Leadership: Leading and Guiding Managed Services project teams and resolving conflicts to improve productivity.
Communication: Managing client relationships and internal coordination.
Problem-Solving: Addressing issues and concerns that arise during service delivery.
Project Management: Managing project planning, including business requirements, forecasting, and budget.
Financial Management: Monitoring finances and making necessary budget adjustments.
Decision-Making: Making decisions under direct control and escalating issues when necessary.
Team Building: Building and maintaining high-performing teams
In-depth knowledge of escalation procedures, incident management, Problem, Change and other disciplines related to service delivery
Good knowledge of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) principles

Tools and Technologies:
Basic tech stack of Network and Network Services - FortiGate, Cisco, Juniper etc.
OS - Windows, Linux etc.
Virtualization - VMware, Hyper-V etc.
Database - SQL DB, DB2 etc.
Backup tools and services - Avamar, Vembu, Nakivo, Veeam etc.
Storage - NetApp, EMC, NAS, Hitachi, Broadberry etc.
Security compliance - Azure and/or Security compliance Tools, Identity and Access Management (IAM) Tools, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tools,
IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools: ServiceNow, Manage Engine SD Plus, Jira, Fresh service, Zendesk, Ivanti etc
Monitoring and Automation Tools: Datadog, New Relic, or Dynatrace, Manage Engine OpManager, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Cloud native monitoring services
IT Service Management (ITSM) processes and frameworks, particularly ITIL V4 best practices.
Strategic technology management platforms (AI based), IT infrastructure technologies and Hyperscale Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Azure Cloud Migration Tools: Includes Azure Migrate, Site Recovery, Database Migration Service, and Monitor for efficient workload migration and management (Good to have)

Certifications
ITIL4 Certification (advanced) preferred
Azure (professional) level preferred