Assistant Manager - Application Management (ICT)

Oman Air

Muscat, Oman

Ref: HP122-366

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Strategic

- Assists the Senior Manager – ICT in providing a strategic direction for the development of a complex applications environment to maximise efficiency and minimise operating costs related to Application management
- Provides assistance to the Senior Manager – ICT in preparing annual budgets for applications section and manage expenditures within the approved budget.

Operational


- Assists Senior Manager – ICT in coordination with Business Unit Management to identify new systems for use with Oman Air operations
- Oversees the efficiency and effectiveness of the current systems and decide on the implementation of new systems (in co-ordination with SM ICT and business unit heads).
- Assists Senior Manager – ICT in determining feasibility of proposed systems or assignment is in terms of personnel, equipment, cost and time within systems and development scope. Gather information from various sources for estimating the cost figures for the areas identified.
- Develop processes for performance monitoring of the systems and take proactive actions.
- Develop, train and lead a team of support professionals with the necessary skill sets for supporting the airline application systems.
- Monitor the performance of all airline systems installed and in use at IT and interact with the third party vendor responsible for maintenance of these application
- Responsible for configuration, system administration and data management for the ground handling applications systems within the Application Management Team
- Ensures proper functioning and maintenance of the systems and constantly monitors the requirements and system upgrade functionalities to match them.
- Manages the implementation of the IT applications policies & procedures approved by the management
- Involves in the technical evaluation of bids relating to IT applications
- Maintains contacts with software vendors Provides Senior Manager – ICT with statistics reports in order to monitor support of business applications to ensure maximum availability of the systems
- Ensures that user requirements are addressed efficiently and within agreed service levels.
- Provides alternative solutions and recommend the best solution based upon fact discovery and management.
- Assists Senior Manager – ICT in identifying areas of improvement in current business application portfolio
- Manage various Software Vendors supporting applications and systems related to Application Management.

Bachelor Degree in computer science or any related discipline with 6 years experience in IT Industry. OR Two years College diploma in computer science or any related discipline with 10 years experience in IT Industry. .

Requirements

As mentioned above

About the Company

Oman Air, the flagship company of the Sultanate of Oman's Civil Aviation sector, commenced operations in 1993. Starting off as a regional player, Oman Air, as Oman's national carrier has witnessed rapid growth in the last 14 years. Oman Air has played a major role in making Muscat a major traffic hub in the Middle East providing a fillip to commercial, industrial and tourism activities.

As a full-fledged commercial airline of Oman, Oman Air has striven to maintain high performance standards in all aspects of its operation. The Oman International Services was established in the year 1970 & later Oman Aviation Services was founded on 1981 to extend services to the other airlines in terms of cargo handling, ground handling etc.

The Oman Air fleet consists of most modern and fuel- efficient aircraft with aesthetically designed interiors. Ultra- modern in-flight service equipment is deployed onboard to improve safety and overall performance. Investment in new technology, planning and product innovation has propelled Oman Air to the forefront of the aviation industry.

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Assistant Manager salaries in Oman

Average monthly compensation
OMR 1,100

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