Singtel | Lead Service Delivery Manager, Infrastructure IT Security Governance

Lead Service Delivery Manager, Infrastructure IT Security Governance
Singtel
The Singtel Group, Asia's leading communications group, provides a diverse range of services including fixed, mobile, data, internet, TV, infocomms technology (ICT), and digital solutions.
NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.
As a Service Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day support of medium scale maintenance projects meeting customer requirements and Service Level Agreements. The activities include ensuring that the team conducts health checks, application monitoring, handles customer queries, investigates incidents reported, resolves incidents, applies fixes, and ensures that incidents reported are tracked and resolved until closure. You will also assist in training and guiding junior team members.
You will be part of a team of highly motivated individuals in the IT Governance Team, managing the services delivery and operations support of IT infrastructure on behalf of a key client of NCS. You should have proven track records in areas of Stakeholder Management, IT Service Management, IT Configuration Management, Incident Management, IT Security Management, and IT Security Compliance & QA Management. Familiarity with relevant IT Infrastructure domains is also required.
If you thrive on being part of IT Services delivery and transforming the clients’ operation, then this is the position for you. Your 'hands-on' knowledge, vast exposure, and wealth of experience in vendor and/or user environments, coupled with a driven and self-motivated personality, will ensure your success.
What will you do?
Project Delivery
Act as a focal point for all support related queries and issues.
Review transition plans, enhancement milestones, and deliverables in consultation with support teams and customers.
Ensure that all support tasks and deliverables meet quality and service levels.
Conduct regular reviews of the services provided (Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) to maintain alignment between the services and customer expectations.
Notify/escalate any ‘out of scope’ variations to services to Program Director / Service Delivery Director (SDD).
Notify/escalate critical issues or variations to service levels to Program Director / Service Delivery Director (SDD).
Review and approve service requests/enhancement efforts, schedules, and risk plans.
Review and raise resource requirements.
Responsible for resource forecasting and planning.
Monitor and report project health status.
Liaise with third-party vendors, customer technical teams, and other interfacing application team leaders to ensure smooth Business As Usual (BAU) support operations.
Provide effective communication on the services delivered to the customer (including monthly or weekly service delivery reports) within agreed timeframes.
Business Development
Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity.
Be involved in pre-sale activities.
Team Management
Delegate tasks effectively by providing clear and specific instructions and goals.
Plan, track, and monitor the tasks assigned to the team leader/members.
Participate in leadership activities and provide performance feedback and developmental coaching.
Monitor and improve team performance, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management.
Specifically, you will be performing the following scope of work for the IT Security systems and devices for a key client of NCS:
IT Service Management
Monitor and report on the SLAs/KPIs performance for the in-scope systems, according to the IT Infrastructure domains, to the client.
Liaise and work directly with client (stakeholders, Ops Managers, and/or Contractors) for the purpose of services delivery and operations support.
Monitor and update the client on operational concerns and/or compliance matters and propose resolutions.
Provide monthly summary and/or progress reports on systems health, statuses, risk status, and status of CR/SR and System Problems.
Conduct and/or participate in management update meetings - Operations, Service Review, Audit, and Management Meetings.
Review reports from the IT Infrastructure Operations & Support (O&S) project teams.
Provide leadership support to O&S Project teams during Audit, DR/BCP, Backup & Recovery exercises.
Propose continuous improvement initiatives with recommendations to strengthen IT governance & compliance, and increase efficiency on work quality and processes.
Prepare Management plan and submit compilation to the Client annually.
IT Configuration Management
Periodically review IT asset inventory (hardware, software, network equipment, network-attached equipment, and endpoints) records maintained and updated by Client appointed Asset Officer.
Maintain oversight and review the obsolescence of IT assets across the IT Infrastructure.
Prepare and submit reports to Client.
Cybersecurity Incident Management
Lead a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan to manage and stop the damaging consequences of a cybersecurity incident, remove the threat, and restore the affected systems and services.
Lead and oversee the conduct of root cause analysis and recommend solutions or measures to prevent recurring cybersecurity incidents to the Client.
IT Security Management
Able to lead, design, develop, implement, manage and enforce Cybersecurity / Information Security policies and processes.
Provide advisory consultation to other SMOs of various IT Infrastructure domains.
Schedule security scans for identified systems according to policies and verify all vulnerability rectifications are satisfactorily performed.
Conduct Security Reviews on System Access and administration patterns weekly, and report unusual or suspicious activities, if any, to SMO Head Office.
Track, mitigate and deploy patch security vulnerabilities according to the stipulated timeline. Maintain oversight and submit reports on a monthly basis.
Escalate and/or seek Client’s acceptance and approval of assessed risks.
IT Security Compliance & QA Management
Ensure compliance status of the Systems adheres to applicable standards, policies, directives, and guidelines.
Declare, review and report compliance status to SMO head office annually.
During audit exercises, work with stakeholders to provide responses and evidence to auditors or compliance-related declarations.
Provide a Rectification Plan on any gaps found.
Provide rectification plans for issues arising from audits.
Seek waivers on compliance whenever it is justifiable.
Ensure all applicable standards, policies, directives, guidelines, deliverables, and quality assurance records are filed and kept up to date for audit and review purposes.
Work with Client on system enhancements required for policy changes and audit requirements.
The ideal candidate should possess:
At least 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in Infrastructure Service Delivery Management.
Strong knowledge in process improvement methodologies and tools.
Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent.
Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques.
Able to lead, develop, and maintain respectful and trusting relationships.
Certification in IT Service Management and/or ITIL (v3 or above).
Proficient in written and spoken English.
Able to travel as required.
We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.
Together, we
make the extraordinary happen.
Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.
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