Senior Cloud Monitoring Administrator (Incident Management)

ZS

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Senior Cloud Monitoring Administrator

What You'll Do:

• Own and lead

  high-impact incident management (P1/P2)

  processes end-to-end.
• Facilitate incident bridges and war rooms with cross-functional teams (Cloud Compute, Network, Security, Cloud Ops).
• Coordinate with global stakeholders, vendors, and leadership for real-time updates and escalations.
• Maintain real-time communication on Team/ServiceNow and through structured email updates.
• Conduct in-depth

  Post-Incident Reviews (PIR)

  and ensure follow-ups via Problem Management.
• Track incident metrics (MTTR, SLA breaches, recurrence), analyze trends, and recommend improvements.
• Partner with engineering and automation teams to enhance observability and proactive detection.
• Standardize and enhance ITOC's incident response processes based on ITIL best practices.
• Drive improvements in

  incident communication protocols

  , documentation, and playbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers (L1/L2) in handling escalations and developing response skills.
• Partner with Observability Team,Cloud Compute, Network, Security and Cloud Ops to enable integrated monitoring and alerting.
• Collaborate with application and business teams to minimize business disruption and align resolution priorities.
• Participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) to mitigate incident risks from changes.

What You'll Bring:

• 4+ years of experience in IT Operations/Incident Management roles, with at least 2-3 years handling global environments.
• Prior experience in a Consultant/L3 capacity in a matrixed or client-facing IT environment.
• Strong expertise in handling

  hybrid infrastructure (AWS + On-prem)

  incidents.
• Proven success in independently leading major incidents and stakeholder management.
• Tools: ServiceNow, JIRA, SolarWinds, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, PagerDuty/Uptrends, Teams.
• Cloud: Working knowledge of Networking technologies, VMWare, AWS (EC2, RDS, Route 53, ELB, VPC, etc.)
• Concepts: ITIL (Incident, Problem, Change), Monitoring & Alerting, Automation basics (preferred)
• Certifications: ITIL v4 Foundation (required) AWS Cloud Practitioner or higher (preferred)
• Clear and timely communication during critical scenarios.
• Strong decision-making and accountability under pressure.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Structured thinking with an eye for continuous service improvement.
• Willingness to work in 24x7 support environment (via on-call rotation).

Perks & Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

Considering applying

At ZS, we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences, and belief systems-the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are, and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.

If you're eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply.
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