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Airbus • Bangalore, India

Project lead- Application manager

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Job Description

Role : Project Lead - Application Manager

Number of positions : 1

Description:

Airbus is seeking an experienced Project Lead/Application Manager to be based in Bengaluru, India. This position requires the independent management of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), encompassing the Operations, Maintenance, and Development of Engineering & PLM Solutions applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for adhering to standard software development and operations processes, utilizing specified tools to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software releases.

Qualification & Experience:

We are looking for passionate people who are eager to learn and willing to share, who can establish innovative ways of working and influence culture change.

Are you ready to share this exciting challenge with us?

Possess a [Master/Bachelor] degree with 6-9 years of extensive experience in Application Management, including software and tool management.

Expert working knowledge of ITIL-based processes, covering Incident, Change, and Problem Management, essential for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

Over 3 years of experience successfully leading or actively participating in complex release and deployment activities, involving 10 or more products.

Extensive experience navigating all stages of the product delivery lifecycle and partnering with technical departments to validate new applications, tools, technologies, and solutions.

Committed to providing technical excellence, support, and quality assurance throughout projects, demonstrating strong Software Quality Management awareness.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and internal and external transnational stakeholders to support crucial application systems.

Certified in ITIL and experienced in developing, promoting, and teaching best practices regarding security, architecture design, connectors, and system development.

Proficient in resource management and possess a strong knowledge base in financial and project planning areas, including calculation, estimation, budgeting, and specification.

Familiarity and practical experience utilizing Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies in software development.

Advanced proficiency in English, with knowledge of German or French being an added advantage.

Mandatory Skills:

Proven expertise in Project Leadership and managing the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

A good understanding of Cloud technologies is a plus.

Basic understanding of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines is beneficial.

Desirable experience with integrating and utilizing AI tools within application systems.

Environment:

  • Windows operating system
  • Linux/Unix operating system
  • ServiceNow
  • Google Workspace

Responsibilities:

  • The Application Manager role includes the following phase-based responsibilities:
    • Project Phase Responsibilities:
      • Support the application and its registered Software Components.
      • Complete application registration (Lifecycle initialization).
      • Manage MyDataCompliance assessment.
      • Deliver necessary documentation and manage initial service set-up in ServiceNow.
    • In Service Phase:
      • The Application Manager is accountable for overseeing the application's lifecycle throughout the In-Service Phase, which includes: managing releases; modifying responsibilities; implementing technological advancements; revising various dates (e.g., planned end-of-life); updating the information flow; and monitoring support facilitated through ServiceNow, including the provision of Knowledge Base (KB) articles.
    • Retirement Phase:
      • Manage the start of the retirement with the business owner and follow the retirement process as per MyPortfolio standards.
  • Define, set up, and manage a project for the application related activities
  • Prepare and maintain documentation describing configurations and procedures for performing installations.
  • Keep regular meetings / exchange with the Development Team / Business / Process owner / Key users
  • Monitor & manage Functional Support within the agreed SLA / OLA
  • Roadmap Management, Deployment Planning/Coordination, Regular Status Reporting, and Resource Management.
  • Create, maintain, and review Process Documentation / Support .
  • Provide proactive and reactive Operational Support.
  • Identify and manage risks and opportunities related to the applications.
  • Support and actively propose application performance improvement initiatives.
  • Possess excellent communication skills to work in a globally distributed team.

Success Metrics:

Success will be measured in a variety of areas, including but not limited to

  • Driving Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) activities and collaborating with key stakeholders to plan for future development and maintenance.
  • Consistently ensuring on-time delivery and quality ('first-time-right' approach) by effectively resolving problems, incidents, and requests.
  • Bringing innovative, cost-effective solutions.
  • Achieving customer satisfaction.

**Airbus is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to create an inclusive and diverse work environment. AGI selects job applicants (internal and external) on the basis of suitability for the job, and irrespective of gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, religion, ethnicity or different abled/ (dis)ability.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus India Private Limited

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Digital

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

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