Support Lead

Inchcape Shipping Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan

Life assurance

Health insurance

Holiday starting at 22 days

Career development and progression

Job summary

Inchcape Shipping Services is seeking an L1 Application Support Lead in Chennai to oversee a centralized 24x7 support function for critical applications. You will manage incident triage, SLA compliance, and knowledge management, while coordinating with L2, business, and vendor teams to ensure consistent service delivery.

The role emphasizes operational leadership, monitoring, and continuous improvement with a focus on KPI-driven performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 12-17 years in Application Support.
• Minimum 7 years leading support teams.
• Experience supporting 24x7 operations.
• Strong understanding of Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a centralized 24x7 Application Support team.
• Own shift planning, resource scheduling, and holiday coverage.
• Monitor operational workloads and optimize resource allocation.
• Oversee first-line incident management and request fulfillment.
• Ensuring SOPs and work instructions are followed.
• Own the L1 Knowledge Base and SOP updates.

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

24x7 operations

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Grafana

Kibana

Splunk

AWS Monitoring

Job description

Who we are?

At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organizations.

We have an ambitious growth model, and a career here is certainly going to be a rewarding one that will allow you to bring your skills & experience. We embrace change and are open to new thinking and pushing for positive change in our industry.

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Chennai (Guindy)

Job Link: https://issgh.bamboohr.com/careers/1961

Main Purpose of the Job :

The L1 Application Support Lead is responsible for leading the centralized Level 1 Application Support function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality 24x7x365 operational support across all business-critical applications. The role is accountable for service desk operations, application monitoring, incident triage, workforce planning, SLA compliance, knowledge management, and continuous service improvement.

The L1 Lead serves as the operational owner of first-line support, ensuring standardized processes, consistent customer experience, and seamless collaboration with L2 support teams, business stakeholders, infrastructure teams, and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead and manage a centralized 24x7 Application Support team.
• Ensure uninterrupted operational support for all supported applications.
• Own shift planning, resource scheduling, and holiday coverage.
• Monitor operational workloads and optimize resource allocation.
• Ensure all support activities follow approved SOPs and work instructions.

Incident & Service Request Management

• Oversee first-line incident management and request fulfillment.
• Ensure timely ticket triage, categorization, prioritization, and routing.
• Monitor ticket queues to prevent SLA breaches.
• Escalate incidents appropriately to L2 support teams.
• Drive first-call resolution wherever possible.

Application Monitoring

• Own application health monitoring activities.
• Ensure continuous monitoring of:
• Application availability
• Integration jobs
• Scheduled batch jobs
• Interfaces
• AWS alerts
• API monitoring
• Business process monitoring
• Ensure proactive identification and response to operational issues.

Service Operations

• Manage daily operational activities including:
  • Standard transaction reprocessing
  • Operational reporting
  • Reconciliation support
  • Daily health checks
  • Routine business support activities
  • Ensure operational checklists are completed accurately.

Team Leadership

• Manage, coach, and develop L1 analysts.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings.
• Perform performance reviews.
• Identify training needs.
• Develop succession plans.
• Foster a customer-focused support culture.

Knowledge Management

• Own the L1 Knowledge Base.
• Ensure SOPs remain current.
• Drive knowledge article creation.
• Standardize troubleshooting guides.
• Promote knowledge reuse.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary operational contact for:
  • L2 Leads
  • Business users
  • Infrastructure teams
  • Vendor support teams
• Provide operational updates during incidents.
• Participate in service review meetings.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report service KPIs.
• Identify automation opportunities.
• Improve operational processes.
• Reduce repeat incidents.
• Support audit and compliance requirements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• First Contact Resolution (FCR)
• SLA Compliance
• Ticket Aging
• Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA)
• Mean Time to Escalate
• Queue Health
• Knowledge Base Utilization
• Shift Coverage Compliance
• Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
• Operational Dashboard Accuracy

Technical Skills

Experience supporting enterprise applications such as:

• ERP
• Finance Systems
• Logistics Platforms
• Integration Platforms
• Middleware
• APIs

Knowledge of:

• ServiceNow
• Jira
• Grafana
• Kibana
• Splunk
• AWS Monitoring
• Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Certifications

• ITIL Foundation (Preferred) Not a must
• ITIL Intermediate (Preferred) Not a must
• Lean / Six Sigma (Preferred) Not a must

Experience

• 12 -17 years in Application Support
• Minimum 7 years leading support teams
• Experience supporting 24x7 operations
• Strong understanding of Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Management

Competencies

• Leadership
• Decision Making
• Customer Focus
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Analytical Thinking
• Operational Excellence

Why Inchcape Shipping Services?

We believe in building a diverse and high performing workforce, that works together to provide our customers with the exceptional service they deserve. To reach the highest standards we depend on our people, their welfare, training and expertise. We realize the value of our staff and know that your unique experiences, skills and passions will help you to build a rich and rewarding career in our dynamic industry.

Our values are at the center of everything we do, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate and fully adopt these:

Global Perspective - we connect the world and see the bigger picture.

The Power of People - we rely on the strength of local agent knowledge and relationships.

Progress - we adopt new thinking and push for positive change in our industry.

In return, we will offer you:

A diverse range of benefits, depending on your geographical location. Globally as a minimum you will receive:

• A retirement savings plan
• Life assurance
• Holiday starting at 22 days
• Healthcare
• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programmed
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Values Award celebration events
• Team building days

Plus, much more!

Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work documentation depending upon your geographical location.

Inchcape is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and equality; diversity and inclusion are at the center of everything we do. We recognize that our customers, colleagues, contractors and other partners are central to our success and that we work in a diverse society. We acknowledge not only our legal, but also our moral responsibility to ensure all groups have equality of opportunity.