ITIL Process Management Infrastructure Lead

About Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions. It helps its clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to make large companies and organisations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to build a positive future for all. In 2025, the Group generated revenues of €5.6 billion.
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Key Responsibilities

Incident & Technical Delivery Management

1. Own and lead end-to-end Incident and Major Incident Management in line with ITIL processes, acting as Major Incident Manager during critical service disruptions
2. Coordinate internal technical teams and external vendors to ensure rapid service restoration, effective escalation, and clear stakeholder communication
3. Ensure delivery of assigned services against SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments, with full accountability for service performance
4. Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), post-incident reviews, and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence and improve service stability
5. Track incident and service performance trends, proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities
6. Oversee operational reporting, service reviews, and delivery governance forums
7. Manage delivery risks, technical dependencies, and escalations across the operational scope
8. Provide technical leadership and oversight across Systems, Databases, Network, Control‑M, Ansible automation, MSO, and Azure environments, ensuring secure, stable, and scalable operations
9. Coordinate with variety of Technology teams to enable quick decision making during regular operations & Crisis Management

Stakeholder, Governance & Team Management

1. Act as the primary interface for customers, internal teams, and leadership
2. Lead service reviews, operational committees, and escalation forums
3. Coordinate cross‑functional L2/L3 teams and vendors
4. Ensure clear ownership through defined RACI and escalation models

Continuous Improvement & Compliance

1. Drive service quality improvement, automation, and incident reduction initiatives
2. Ensure compliance with ITIL processes, security, and audit requirements (ISO/ISAE)

Required Skills & Competencies

1. Strong experience in Incident & Major Incident Management
2. Proven technical delivery management background (Infrastructure, Cloud, Applications)
3. Solid knowledge of ITSM / ITIL processes and tools
4. Strong stakeholder communication and crisis leadership skills
5. Experience managing multi-vendor, enterprise-scale environments

Total Experience Expected: 06-08 years

Education & Certifications (Preferred)

1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent (desirable)
2. ITIL Foundation / Practitioner (preferred)
3. Agile or Cloud certifications (desirable)

24x7 on‑call availability during critical incidents as per rota

Ability to work across global time zones and multicultural teams

High‑visibility role with direct interaction with senior leadership and customers

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