As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Operations Manager / O&M Service Delivery Manager. Project Summary The Cloud Operations Manager / O&M ...
As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Operations Manager / O&M Service Delivery Manager. Project Summary The Cloud Operations Manager / O&M ...
Client Services Manager
Mclean, VA ยท On-site
Management must oversee service delivery of all direct reports to ensure the best quality of ... around client communication and interaction, client service delivery, internal workflows and ...
Client Services Manager
Mclean, VA ยท On-site
Management must oversee service delivery of all direct reports to ensure the best quality of ... around client communication and interaction, client service delivery, internal workflows and ...
... Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor ... Key job responsibilities - Earn a Trusted Client Advisory relationship with our clients and team ...
... Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor ... Key job responsibilities - Earn a Trusted Client Advisory relationship with our clients and team ...
In addition to supporting client delivery, this individual will play a key leadership role within ... e delivery, portfolio management, governance, and modernization. The selected candidate will ...
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In addition to supporting client delivery, this individual will play a key leadership role within ... e delivery, portfolio management, governance, and modernization. The selected candidate will ...
... Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor ... Key job responsibilities - Earn a Trusted Client Advisory relationship with our clients and team ...
... Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor ... Key job responsibilities - Earn a Trusted Client Advisory relationship with our clients and team ...
In addition to supporting client delivery, this individual will play a key leadership role within ... e delivery, portfolio management, governance, and modernization. The selected candidate will ...
In addition to supporting client delivery, this individual will play a key leadership role within ... e delivery, portfolio management, governance, and modernization. The selected candidate will ...
Project Manager / Service Delivery Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$113K - $134K/yr
They are seeking a Project Manager / Service Delivery Manager to coordinate project efforts, manage resources, and ensure timely delivery while meeting quality standards. Responsibilities : โข ...
Project Manager / Service Delivery Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$113K - $134K/yr
They are seeking a Project Manager / Service Delivery Manager to coordinate project efforts, manage resources, and ensure timely delivery while meeting quality standards. Responsibilities : โข ...
The Senior Cloud Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor; providing operational visibility, technical guidance, consultation and reporting through ...
The Senior Cloud Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor; providing operational visibility, technical guidance, consultation and reporting through ...
Cloud Service Delivery Manager, AWS Managed Services
Jessup, MD ยท On-site
$153.60 - $207.80/hr
The Senior Cloud Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor; providing operational visibility, technical guidance, consultation and reporting through ...
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Cloud Service Delivery Manager, AWS Managed Services
Jessup, MD ยท On-site
$153.60 - $207.80/hr
The Senior Cloud Service Delivery Manager is engaged with the client account level and is a trusted advisor; providing operational visibility, technical guidance, consultation and reporting through ...
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Senior Client Service Manager, Client Experience
Washington, DC ยท On-site
$147K - $198K/yr
We are seeking a Senior Manager to support the execution of our feedback program(s) and to help ... service delivery is as agile as the innovators we represent. Primary Responsibilities * With the ...
Senior Client Service Manager, Client Experience
Washington, DC ยท On-site
$147K - $198K/yr
We are seeking a Senior Manager to support the execution of our feedback program(s) and to help ... service delivery is as agile as the innovators we represent. Primary Responsibilities * With the ...
The IT Service Delivery Manager SME will play a crucial role in providing: * Service Delivery Management & Governance (Intake process design and execution, portfolio lifecycle management) * Portfolio ...
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The IT Service Delivery Manager SME will play a crucial role in providing: * Service Delivery Management & Governance (Intake process design and execution, portfolio lifecycle management) * Portfolio ...
Position: IT Service Delivery Manager Location: Reston, VA Remote Status: On-Site Job Id: 14119 ... client engagements. * Provide white-glove IT support to CEO and C-Suite leadership and ensure ...
Position: IT Service Delivery Manager Location: Reston, VA Remote Status: On-Site Job Id: 14119 ... client engagements. * Provide white-glove IT support to CEO and C-Suite leadership and ensure ...
Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
Responsibilities & Qualifications We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
Responsibilities & Qualifications We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
$115K - $155K/yr
We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting the Federal Deposit Insurance ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
$115K - $155K/yr
We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting the Federal Deposit Insurance ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
Responsibilities & Qualifications We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
Responsibilities & Qualifications We are seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
... seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting the Federal Deposit Insurance ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
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Client Service Manager
Arlington, VA ยท On-site
$115K - $155K/yr
... seeking Client Service Manager to join our team supporting the Federal Deposit Insurance ... Five or more years of experience in service delivery and Network hardware and software ...
Client Service Associate
$15 - $20.75/hr
As a Client Service Associate, you will be responsible for managing client communications and ... Support client service delivery through a team-based model, engaging directly with clients and ...
Client Service Associate
$15 - $20.75/hr
As a Client Service Associate, you will be responsible for managing client communications and ... Support client service delivery through a team-based model, engaging directly with clients and ...
Technical Delivery Manager
Washington, DC ยท On-site
... client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government ... Serve as Technical Delivery Manager, leading the execution of a large federal law enforcement ...
Technical Delivery Manager
Washington, DC ยท On-site
... client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government ... Serve as Technical Delivery Manager, leading the execution of a large federal law enforcement ...
Delivery Manager
Reston, VA ยท On-site
$170K - $185K/yr
The Delivery Manager owns delivery execution for a key workstream of the program. Workstream teams ... and client stakeholders to remove blockers - Track milestones, action items, staffing needs ...
Delivery Manager
Reston, VA ยท On-site
$170K - $185K/yr
The Delivery Manager owns delivery execution for a key workstream of the program. Workstream teams ... and client stakeholders to remove blockers - Track milestones, action items, staffing needs ...
Technical Delivery Manager
Washington, DC ยท Hybrid
... client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government ... Serve as Technical Delivery Manager, leading the execution of a large federal law enforcement ...
Technical Delivery Manager
Washington, DC ยท Hybrid
... client service with great people and transformative technology solutions to enable Government ... Serve as Technical Delivery Manager, leading the execution of a large federal law enforcement ...
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What is the difference between Client Service Delivery Manager vs Customer Support Specialist?
| Aspect | Client Service Delivery Manager | Customer Support Specialist |
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| Credentials | Relevant experience, certifications in project management or client relations | Customer service training, basic technical knowledge |
| Work Environment | Client-facing, project coordination, team management | Help desk, call center, online support |
| Employer & Industry | Consulting firms, IT, finance, telecom | Retail, tech companies, service providers |
| Search & Comparison Intent | Understanding roles in client management and delivery | Customer support functions and troubleshooting |
The Client Service Delivery Manager focuses on managing client relationships, overseeing project delivery, and ensuring client satisfaction. In contrast, a Customer Support Specialist primarily handles direct customer inquiries, troubleshooting, and support issues. While both roles involve client interaction, the manager role is more strategic and managerial, whereas the support specialist role is more operational and technical.
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Cloud Operations Manager / O&M Service Delivery Manager
Reston, VA โข On-site
Full-time
Re-posted 24 days ago
Job description
When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.
- Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.
- Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
- Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.
- Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.
What are we looking for?
At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.
Working@AIS
At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Cloud Operations Manager.
- Core Knowledge & Skills: Expert in multi-cloud and hybrid architectures, compliance, disaster recovery, and financial governance. Leads technology adoption and innovation.
- Work & Complexity: Develops long-term strategies for scalability, leads complex migrations and operations projects, and manages vendor relationships.
- Quality & Independence: Drives innovation, enforces standardized processes, leads continuous improvement, and sets best practices for operations and cost management.
- Teamwork & Communication: Provides strategic leadership, builds high-performing teams, collaborates with senior leadership, and represents the organization externally.
- Consulting & Engagement: Offers strategic consulting, develops technology roadmaps, recommends vendors, ensures compliance, and leads industry-based best practices.
The Cloud Operations Manager / O&M Service Delivery Manager leads Operations & Maintenance service delivery for a large Defense Industrial Base customer operating Microsoft Azure Government and Microsoft 365 GCC-High cloud services. This role is expected to evolve O&M from its current state into a scalable, repeatable, and high-performing operating model, while maintaining stability and service continuity. The ideal candidate combines strong managed services leadership with enough technical fluency to understand Azure and M365 operations, challenge technical teams appropriately, interpret service health data, and communicate operational risk and business impact to customer leadership. The Manager must understand service desk operations, ITSM processes, cloud operations, compliance-driven environments, and how to lead technical teams toward measurable service outcomes and a strong positive customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Own overall O&M service performance across Azure, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, identity, collaboration, messaging, security, and related operational workstreams.
- Drive teams to meet defined SLAs, KPIs, service levels, and customer commitments.
- Establish and enforce a consistent operating model for incident, request, problem, change, release, knowledge, and service level management.
- Hold technical and support teams accountable for responsiveness, quality, documentation, escalation discipline, and customer communication.
- Lead and mature help desk/service desk operations, including intake, triage, queue management, ticket routing, escalation, and backlog hygiene.
- Define and manage tiered support models across Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, engineering escalation, and vendor escalation.
- Monitor and improve key service desk metrics such as first-contact resolution, mean time to acknowledge, mean time to resolve, reopen rate, aged backlog, SLA compliance, customer satisfaction, and ticket deflection.
- Drive consistent use of ServiceNow or comparable ITSM tooling for tickets, workflows, dashboards, reporting, approvals, and audit trails.
- Provide operational leadership across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services, including monitoring, identity, endpoint management, collaboration, messaging, security, compliance, and platform reliability.
- Understand the operational implications of Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Intune, Defender, Purview, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure networking, backup/recovery, and landing zone operations.
- Serve as a primary service delivery interface for customer stakeholders and program leadership.
- Build trust with customer leaders, technical teams, service desk stakeholders, and executive sponsors.
- Translate technical and operational data into clear business-relevant communication, including risk, impact, trends, mitigation plans, and decisions needed.
- Ensure O&M execution aligns with customer security, compliance, audit, and operational control requirements.
- Support operations in regulated DIB, federal, GCC High, Azure Government, CUI, or ITAR-sensitive environments as applicable.
Required For This Opportunity
- 8+ years in IT service delivery, cloud operations, or managed services
- 3+ years leading managed services or support teams through growth, change, or operational maturation
- ITIL 4 Foundation or equivalent IT service management certification
- Experience in customer-facing managed services with ownership of service performance, service outcomes, customer experience, and operating model effectiveness
- Experience improving operations through automation, self-service, monitoring improvements, ticket deflection, or process redesign.
- Experience driving SLA/KPI performance, backlog health, escalations, and/or service reviews, using data to improve the system, not just report on it
- Experience leading service desk / support operations (tiered support, incidents, requests, escalation, knowledge management)
- Ability to design and implement scalable operating models across service functions
- Working knowledge of Azure and M365; able to engage technical teams and translate operational risk
- Experience with ServiceNow or similar to drive process discipline and service improvement
- Strong executive communication; able to align stakeholders and build trust
Nice to Have Skills
- Experience supporting GCC High, Azure Government, or other restricted cloud environments.
- Experience supporting DIB, DoD, federal, aerospace, shipbuilding, manufacturing, or critical infrastructure customers.
- Experience leading major incident management, root cause analysis, post-incident reviews, and corrective action tracking.
- Experience building or improving runbook libraries, SOPs, knowledge articles, and operational readiness processes.
- Experience preparing monthly service reviews, executive dashboards, QBR inputs, SLA reports, and continuous improvement plans.
- HDI Support Center Manager, HDI Support Center Director, or HDI Desktop Support Manager, or comparable help desk/support center leadership certification.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification.
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert certification.
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification.
- Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate certification.
- CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or comparable security/compliance certification.
As an AIS People Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Coaching: Helping employees navigate challenges, strengthen relationships, and grow the skills that support success at AIS.
- Career Development: Supporting employees in exploring growth opportunities at AIS and aligning development plans to reach their goals.
- Performance Management: Creating clarity through clear expectations, regular feedback, and proactive support when performance concerns arise.
- Accountability and Results: Holding employees accountable for meeting expectations, delivering results, and adhering to company policies and values.
- Promotions and Compensation: Partnering with HR to evaluate and recommend promotions, salary adjustments, and rewards that reflect performance and potential.
- Timecard Approval: Ensuring accurate and timely approval of timecards.
Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.