Lead-IT & Information Security_6487

Allianz Technology; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Technology seeks a Project Delivery Technical Lead to own end-to-end technical delivery of IT infrastructure projects, transitions, and offshoring programs across regions. You will bridge business and technical teams, manage risk, and drive cost-conscious, high-quality outcomes.

The role requires 10+ years in IT infrastructure delivery, with leadership experience across cross-functional teams and stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure delivery, with 4+ years in a technical lead / delivery lead capacity.
• Proven experience managing and influencing senior/experienced resources without direct line authority.
• Strong working knowledge of at least 2-3 of: Wintel, Middleware (Kubernetes, JBoss, MQ), Database (SQL/Oracle), Cloud (AWS/Azure), Network, Security Ops, infrastructure and application platforms.
• Proven experience managing multi-region or multi-stakeholder technical transitions/offshoring programs.
• Strong cross-functional team leadership - able to coordinate technical, business, and development stakeholders toward shared delivery goals.
• Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
• Experience managing vendor/third-party delivery relationships
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Excellent Project Delivery Reporting, and MIS
• Experience with project financials - resourcing, billing, margin tracking
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated delivery of infrastructure consolidation, migration, or remediation programs

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of infrastructure projects (migrations, upgrades, transitions, offshoring/onboarding) from design through go-live.
• Own project-level technical risk, dependencies, and issue resolution across cross-functional technical teams (Wintel, Middleware, Database, Network, Security Ops, Workplace Services).
• Work with business and development teams to plan, manage, and implement changes as part of project delivery.
• Drive transition/knowledge-transfer plans for offshored or resourced workstreams, ensuring service continuity.
• Contribute to CMDB, Change, Problem, and Incident Management processes as they relate to project delivery.
• Support capability ownership transitions (e.g., shifting service/role ownership between regions).
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams, managing key stakeholders and senior resources to drive project delivery tasks.
• Manage and influence senior/experienced resources without direct line authority.
• Mentor and upskill team members; support cross-skilling across infrastructure domains.
• Manage workload distribution across the team and ensure delivery quality and timelines.
• Deep working knowledge across infrastructure domains: Wintel, Middleware, Database, Cloud, Network, Security Ops
• Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
• Identify and execute productivity/efficiency initiatives (capacity absorption, automation, process improvement) without headcount growth
• Act as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders, vendors, and third-party providers
• Translate complex technical topics into clear communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Report progress, risks, and financials to senior/leadership stakeholders
• Manage delivery against contractual SLAs, billing/resourcing compliance, and financial targets (revenue, cost, margin)
• Contribute to RFPs, contract reviews, or compliance/regulatory documentation as needed
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and risk management requirements

Skills

Infra delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Cross-functional coordination

ITIL processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Wintel

Kubernetes

SQL/Oracle

AWS/Azure

Job description

The Project Delivery Technical Lead owns end-to-end technical delivery of IT infrastructure projects, transitions, and offshoring programs across regions. The role bridges business and development teams, cross-functional technical teams, and senior stakeholders to plan, manage, and implement change effectively. Operating at both strategic and delivery level, the role owns technical risk, drives resourcing and financial compliance, and leads senior resources to ensure consistent, high-quality project outcomes.

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Qualification & Experience

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure delivery, with 4+ years in a technical lead / delivery lead capacity
• Proven experience managing and influencing senior/experienced resources without direct line authority
• Strong working knowledge of at least 2-3 of: Wintel, Middleware (Kubernetes, JBoss, MQ), Database (SQL/Oracle), Cloud (AWS/Azure), Network, Security Ops, infrastructure and application platforms.
• Proven experience managing multi-region or multi-stakeholder technical transitions/offshoring programs
• Strong cross-functional team leadership - able to coordinate technical, business, and development stakeholders toward shared delivery goals
• Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
• Experience managing vendor/third-party delivery relationships
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Excellent Project Delivery Reporting, and MIS
• Experience with project financials - resourcing, billing, margin tracking
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated delivery of infrastructure consolidation, migration, or remediation programs

Group

Responsibilities

Technical

• Lead technical delivery of infrastructure projects (migrations, upgrades, transitions, offshoring/onboarding) from design through go-live
• Own project-level technical risk, dependencies, and issue resolution across cross-functional technical teams (Wintel, Middleware, Database, Network, Security Ops, Workplace Services)
• Work with business and development teams to plan, manage, and implement changes as part of project delivery
• Drive transition/knowledge-transfer (KT) plans for offshored or resourced workstreams, ensuring service continuity
• Contribute to CMDB, Change, Problem, and Incident Management processes as they relate to project delivery
• Support capability ownership transitions (e.g., shifting service/role ownership between regions)

Team Leadership

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams, managing key stakeholders and senior resources to drive project delivery tasks
• Manage and influence senior/experienced resources without direct line authority
• Mentor and upskill team members; support cross-skilling across infrastructure domains
• Manage workload distribution across the team and ensure delivery quality and timelines

Functional / Domain

• Deep working knowledge across infrastructure domains: Wintel, Middleware, Database, Cloud, Network, Security Ops
• Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
• Identify and execute productivity/efficiency initiatives (capacity absorption, automation, process improvement) without headcount growth

Business / Client Engagement

• Act as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders, vendors, and third-party providers
• Translate complex technical topics into clear communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Report progress, risks, and financials to senior/leadership stakeholders

Administrative / Compliance

• Manage delivery against contractual SLAs, billing/resourcing compliance, and financial targets (revenue, cost, margin)
• Contribute to RFPs, contract reviews, or compliance/regulatory documentation as needed
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and risk management requirements

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.