Technical Specialist

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Lifecycle Decom Ownership (Global Scope): Demand validation ? Technical assessment ? Execution governance ? Validation ? Closure.
• Validate decom requests for completeness and technical feasibility before vendor engagement.
• Ensure final validation from BS SPOC / Requestor prior to shut down.
• Govern execution performed by support partners.
• Ensure SLA compliance (1-month accountability model).
• Drive closure with CMDB, DNS, infrastructure hygiene.
• Governance & Risk Management
• Accountable for SLA adherence across all decom activities.
• Ensure micro-activities by dependent teams are completed within SLA.
• Perform risk assessment prior to shut down.
• Validate dependencies (OS, middleware, DB, DNS, storage).
• Prevent premature or incomplete decommissioning.
• Manage escalations proactively across global stakeholders.
• Technical Oversight & Execution
• Linux, Windows, AIX, Mainframe | Middleware: Apache, Tomcat | Databases: Oracle & other DB instances
• Middleware: TWS, CFT | DNS cleanup | Basic Gitlab / Ansible execution + Ansible automation scripting
• SharePoint / Service Now / Power BI Basic Knowledge.
• Hands-on technical validation when required, for instance decom.
• Financial & Business Impact
• Track and report monthly cost savings from infrastructure release.
• Contribute to: Modernization initiatives, Obsolescence removal, Data center exit programs e.g.: exit MOP
• Infra cost optimization strategy, Prevent incidents through controlled decom validation.
• Governance across vendor-driven execution.