View All Jobs | Jobs By Location | Jobs By Category | Careers Home
Senior Manager- Cloud Hosting Services
Job#: Corporate
Positions: 1
Posted: 05/23/2018
Job Type: Full Time
Location: IN-Bangalore
Department: Cloud Hosting Services
Category: IT
Apply To This Job
Return To List

Job Description
*LI-IN 
 

Would you like to be a part of the organization where high energy meets intellect? If you get excited by solving puzzles and working in a collaborative environment, then Aptean wants to work with you!!

 

(About Aptean)

 

Aptean  provides very specific industries with very specific ERP, supply chain management, and customer experience solutions. In today’s fast-paced, highly competitive  economy, organizations don’t have time to waste forcing homegrown  software, spreadsheets, and one-size-fits-all solutions to do things they were never designed to do. Aptean is on a mission to end those workarounds – with industry-specific solutions instead of generic software, expert support instead of making you go it alone, and a steady influx of new ideas instead of the status quo. That’s why over 7,000 highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 74 countries rely on Aptean to streamline their everyday operations.

 Aptean is focused on providing products and solutions to customers in specific verticals. Our products are rich in feature and functionality and delivered on premise, SaaS and Hybrid delivery models. Aptean’s products deliver value at lowest total cost of ownership and scale with needs of our customers. Most of our products and solutions are leaders in the vertical market segments they serve.

Aptean uses its core values of Drive For Results, Win Together, Foster Innovation, and Be Courageous to guide its employee community to serve every customer in every geography and market.

 

1. JOB IDENTIFICATION

JOB TITLE: Sr. Manager, Cloud Hosting Services

REPORTS TO
Sr. Director, Business Systems and Cloud Hosting Services

 

2. GENERAL JOB SUMMARY

 

The Sr. Manager, Cloud Hosting Services (CHS) will oversee the Cloud Hosting Services team in Bangalore, India, while having close cooperation with the partner CHS DevOps team in the North America. This person will be responsible for a transformation of the team to a world class Cloud operations function. This role is responsible for oversight of all aspect of Operations around Aptean’s SaaS business, including meeting SLA and Security requirements.

 

A successful candidate in this role will be a true leader for the team. This person will set goals and objectives for the department, and drive the team to achieve them. This technical expert will work with the business to understand hosting needs for Aptean’s clients. The team will deliver value by:

  • Managing and maintaining Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments and relevant co-location facilities

     

  • Work with customers and internal teams to ensure the highest system uptime and availability

     

  • Interface with customers to respond to and manage their expectations and escalations

     

  • Provide technical mentoring and guidance to staff

     

  • Work with the business/product lines to drive SaaS revenue for both existing and emerging markets

     

  • Prioritize projects and assignments, and maintain high levels of employee retention.

 

 

3. SCOPE

Scope: Establish operational objectives and work plans, and delegate assignments to subordinates. Stay in close contact with senior management to demonstrate success of the operation. Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have a company-wide effect. Develop and drive strategies to improve the service and efficiency of the Bangalore operations team, as well as partner on strategies to benefit the larger CHS department.

Complexity: Work on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives. Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, and work plans, and performance requirements.

Supervision: Manages activities of the Operations team in Bangalore, and influence or matrix manage the activities of the North America DevOps team in coordination with the leader of that department. Exercise supervision in terms of costs, methods, and staffing. In some instances, may have subordinate team leads.

Interaction: Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers. Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, while maintaining relationships throughout the business.

 

 

4. ORGANIZATION (Job positions reporting to this role)

Full line: 8 – 12 Operations Cloud Administrators, Sr. Cloud Administrators, Database Architects, Database Administrators

Dotted line: 1 – 4 DevOps Cloud Administrators, Sr. Cloud Administrators, Database Architects, Database Administrators

 

5. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Maintain oversight of architecture and partnerships
  2. Oversee operating budget and planning
  3. Drive SaaS business options into product lines
  4. Manage acquisition integration planning and execution
  5. Investigate escalated cases and issues to assist team
  6. Train and mentor team members

 

6. JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education

Required Preferred Degree/Certification

? ? Bachelor’s degree

? ? Master’s degree

? ? Ph.D.

? ? J.D. (law)

? ? Certification: PMP, Windows, Linux, CEH, AWS

? ? Registration:

? ? Licensure:

 

Work Experience

Typical range of experience is 13-16 years.

 

Knowledge

  • Strong business skills and the ability to apply them

     

  • Understanding and working knowledge of Amazon Web Services and colocation facilities

     

  • Experience with Windows and Linux platforms

     

  • Understanding of project management

     

  • Understanding of KPI measurements and management

     

  • Experience mentoring and managing staff of varied capabilities

     

     

     

    Skills and Abilities

     

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

     

  • Good communication skills

     

  • Good personal computer and business solutions software skills

     

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

     

  • Ability to mentor and train others

 

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

 

 

 





Skills/Requirements
Strong business skills and the ability to apply them

 

  • Understanding and working knowledge of Amazon Web Services and colocation facilities

     

  • Experience with windows and linux platforms

     

  • Understanding of project management

     

  • Understanding of KPI measurements and management

     

  • Experience mentoring and managing staff of varied capabilities

     

  • Apply To This Job