Senior lead systems operations

In this role, you will:

Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence platform support solutions for highly complex business and technical needs or technology initiatives
Lead highly complex, broad impact initiatives including provision of high-level systems consultation for the technology teams related to large scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for Systems Operations functional areas
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Translate advanced technology experience, in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
Provide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommend innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
Provide training and mentoring to less experienced team members on guidebook changes and lead team to meet technical deliverables, while leveraging solid understanding of technical process controls or standards

Required Qualifications:

7+ years of Systems Engineering, Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Roles & Responsibilities:

Monitor any issues reported via TMIM Joint Technology Command Center (phone lines and chats via MIM Central/Teams). Engage support teams for Major Incident via everbridge paging
Monitor the TMIM Command Center screens and tools (Down detector, Grafana, Service Now etc.), escalate as necessary in timely manner. Facilitating bridge lines to assist in the resolution of issues including but not limited to software, connectivity, vendor and hardware technology issues that affect various business channels and customers
Provide leadership coverage being an SME possessing Technical expertise driving the Major Incident bridge to ensure holistic support, proactive monitoring and overall health of Banking Infrastructure and application-based Services including IT applications, tools, infrastructure (hardware, data and software), security information access, system performance and data integrity
Utilizes appropriate IT tools to resolve issues with global, complex technical, business and mission critical environments
Recognizes recurring problems and proactively work with cross-functional teams to recommend solutions and process improvements
Collaborate with other Infrastructure, application teams and business units to lead, monitor and resolve system outages ensuring availability management of Network, Storage, OS, DB, Cyber Security, Mainframes, job schedules, Banking applications etc…
Business Process Knowledge such as Digital Banking, Community Banking, Wholesale Banking, Wealth Advisors, Trading or Consumer Lending
Working Knowledge of Netcool, Big Panda, SNOW, MS teams, Cloud services & Splunk
Lead the technical bridge to reduce MTTR, enable team members to oversee processes to ensure timely completion, quality and compliance in Technology Major Incident Management (TMIM) competency
Flexible to work 24.7 and on-call basis based on business demands, working in a fast paced, high-energy environment that requires constant attention and decision making when major incidents occur collaborating with
global teams
Identify opportunities for process improvement in Major incidents and proactive problem management.
Manage the costs, demand, and resource capacity for the team resources, leveraging external resources as needed.
Make decisions collaborating with the TMIM team and resolve issues related to technology operations and application deliverables.
Being part of an on call for escalation, for engagement on P1/P2/P3 major incidents impacting business
Collaborate with global team and consult with peers, colleagues and managers.
Actively monitor several critical technology monitoring screens at the Command Center locations
Proactively handle any incoming issues reported and drive seamlessly within agreed SLA's.
Demonstrated experience in facilitating virtual, enterprise-level meetings for production events.
Proficient level experience with incident management, problem management, and change management.
Demonstrated ability to assess and support complex technical issues and initiatives related to large-scale systems.
General knowledge of application and infrastructure domains, including Web, Application, Database, and Server technologies. Mentor and guide talent development.
Lead complex, broad impact initiatives including provision of high-level systems consultation for the technology teams.
Work as key participant in large scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for Systems and Operations functional area.
Make decisions on technical changes and enhancements.
Collaborate and consult with technical peers, colleagues, and mid to more experienced level managers to resolve systems support issues and achieve goals.

Desired Qualifications:

7 + years experience of technology experience
7+ years experience of technology delivery and relationship management experience with small and large business units in a large corporate environment
5+ years experience of complex issue resolution experience
Experience in Systems Engineering and operations.
Result oriented with excellent skills and conscious of responsibility.
Ability to retain solution focus under pressure.
Multi-tasking capability handling all the tasks in the scope of work.
Time Management & Workload Prioritization and escalate issues as appropriate.
Practical Decision Making
Advanced Problem Resolution
Good Interpersonal & Communication skills (Verbal, email, MS Teams and skype)
General understanding of bridge etiquette & WebEx
Customer Centric Focus
Sense of urgency to handle the issue reported and drive it until closure.
Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management Knowledge/Skills/Ability Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience in facilitating meetings / MIM Bridge leading to resolution.
Knowledge and understanding of technology production support in a highly critical environment.
Knowledge and understanding of technology infrastructure data center, network, storage, and compute domains.
Knowledge/Skills/Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques, daily/weekly/monthly reporting and shift schedules.
Knowledge/Skills/Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities collaborating with the leadership and TMIM team.
Knowledge/Skills/Ability Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Work location based on the business needs and willing to work from office in the base location.
Willingness to learn and upskill to meet the business needs (infrastructure and applications)
Act as an excellent team player.
Flexible to work 24.7 rotational shifts, willing to work beyond the shift hours / off days to meet business needs as appropriate.
Adherence to Timely login and logout being part of the Command Center
Ability to be available at desk throughout the scheduled shift hours and ensure to follow break management coordinating with leads globally.
Self-learning, development and Knowledge sharing
Adhere to HR policies, shift availability, team meeting and daily cadence.
Focus and lead the process improvements in the scope of command center, monitoring and technical teams.
Willingness to learn regularly in the dynamic changing environment.
Adhere to the defined KPI's (SLA/SLO) and performance goals to ensure the performance is at par to meet the individual / team metrics.
Timely notifications to teams, leadership / executives with quality updates of the incidents adhering to the SLA's.

Posting End Date:

3 Aug 2026

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Senior Lead Systems Operations Engineer