Job Title:  Manager | Service Delivery Manager | Bengaluru

Service Delivery Manager | Engineering | Application Management Services (AMS)

Location: Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Gurgaon

The Team

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Your work profile

As a Service Delivery Manager within the Engineering practice, you will be responsible for leading Application Management Services (AMS) engagements, ensuring service excellence, operational stability, and continuous improvement across enterprise application landscapes.

  • Own overall service delivery for AMS engagements and ensure contractual SLA/KPI compliance.
  • Manage day-to-day operations across L1, L2, and L3 support teams.
  • Lead incident, problem, change, and escalation management processes to minimize business impact.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders regarding service performance and operational issues.
  • Conduct service review meetings and provide executive-level reporting on service metrics, risks, and improvement initiatives.
  • Drive continual service improvement, automation, and operational efficiency programs.
  • Ensure effective resource planning, workforce management, and succession planning.
  • Monitor application availability, incident trends, backlog, and service health metrics.
  • Manage major incident communications, stakeholder updates, and post-incident reviews.
  • Oversee support transitions, onboarding of new applications, and stabilization activities.
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cloud, security, and business teams to resolve complex issues.
  • Manage financial aspects of the engagement including budgets, utilization, revenue, and cost optimization.
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL processes, security standards, audit requirements, and contractual obligations.

Key skills required

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Application Support, IT Operations, or AMS Service Delivery.
  • Proven experience managing large-scale production support teams and client-facing engagements.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL processes and IT Service Management (ITSM) practices.
  • Experience managing 24x7 support operations and global delivery models.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
  • ITIL Foundation, Managing Professional, or Expert certification preferred.
  • Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps, monitoring and observability platforms.
  • Experience supporting cloud-based environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Exposure to AIOps, automation frameworks, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive customer satisfaction in high-pressure environments.