Support Manager; Techno Functional

Position: Support Manager (Techno Functional)
Role & Responsibilities

 Own end-to-end Support Operations for the Vadodara office — L1 Call Center, L2 Application Support,

and L3 Technical Support — across all active client projects

 Act as the single point of accountability for ticket flow, SLA adherence, and escalation closure across

all support tiers

 Define daily priorities using the Kanban board and ensure every incoming ticket is acknowledged,

assigned, and tracked in Redmine, Support Ops, and OS Ticket Portal

 Set and enforce SLA targets across all tiers — ticket acknowledgement within 30–40 minutes, and

same-day resolution for P1 (critical) issues

 Review and triage technical tickets directly — read application logs, check database records, and

validate API/configuration issues to guide the L3 team toward faster resolution

 Evaluate Merge Requests (MRs) raised by the L3 team before they go to Project Tech Leads, ensuring

fixes are well-scoped and properly tested

 Manage the L1/L2 Call Center team, including shift planning, workload distribution, and training

oversight

 Oversee the L3 Team Lead and Support Engineers for technical ticket resolution and coordinate MR

submissions to Project Tech Leads

 Own all P1 and P2 client escalations and communicate directly with clients where required, ensuring

issues are resolved locally without needing CEO involvement

 Maintain a documented escalation log and root-cause summary for every issue escalated above L2

 Plan and manage the Monday–Friday core shift and the Saturday rotation roster across L1, L2, and L3

teams

 Manage partial team coverage for evening extension (up to 8:30 pm) when client demand requires it

 Conduct regular team reviews covering ticket backlog, SLA performance, and operational blockers

 Build and maintain a Known Issues / Runbook repository to speed up recurring issue resolution across

projects

 Evaluate team performance periodically and provide structured feedback, including

recommendations for role conversions or new hires

 Prepare and submit periodic SLA compliance and KPI reports to the Delivery Manager

 Proactively flag recurring issues, client risk, or headcount gaps to the Delivery Manager

Requirements

 5+ years of experience in IT service delivery, support management, or technical operations, with at

least 2 years in a techno-functional or hybrid technical-leadership role

 Proven experience managing a support team across multiple tiers (L1/L2/L3) or a similar multi-level

service desk structure

 Hands-on technical ability to read application logs, identify error patterns, and understand root cause

without needing to write production code

 Working knowledge of web/mobile application architecture (frontend, backend, database) sufficient

to triage and validate L3 technical issues

 Basic to intermediate SQL skills for ticket investigation, data validation, and issue reproduction

 Familiarity with Git/MR workflow, with the ability to review merge requests for scope and quality

before they go to development teams

 Hands-on experience with ticketing systems

 Working knowledge of Kanban methodology WIP limits, flow management, and cycle-time tracking

 Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong client-facing and escalation-handling

ability

 Strong people-management skills with experience leading a team of 20+ members across technical

and non-technical roles

 Data-driven approach to decision-making, using ticket and SLA metrics rather than intuition alone

 Ability to plan and manage rotating shift schedules, including weekend coverage

 Strong ownership mindset escalates to senior management only when genuinely required

 Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on root-cause resolution, not just symptom fixes