Manager IT – Airport Operations Support
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Be at the heart of one of the world’s most advanced airports. In this role, you will own and lead critical airport IT systems that keep passenger journeys, baggage operations, and airfield activities running smoothly — 24/7.
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Overview
Be at the heart of one of the world’s most advanced airports.
In this role, you will
own and lead critical airport IT systems
that keep passenger journeys, baggage operations, and airfield activities running smoothly — 24/7.
You will directly impact
operational safety, efficiency, and passenger experience
by ensuring mission-critical systems are always available, secure and high-performing environment.
You will lead the
support and stability of airport systems that directly impact daily airport operations
.
Core Ownership
- Lead 24/7 support of critical airport systems (AODB, BHS, operations platforms)
- Take full ownership of incidents
- Ensure stability, availability, and recovery of systems impacting live airport operations
Incident Leadership
- Personally lead major incidents end-to-end
- Handle high-pressure operational disruptions independently
- Drive root cause resolution and prevent recurrence
- This role requires someone who has already handled critical incidents at scale
Team Leadership
- Manage a team of engineers and support staff
- Lead internal IT collaboration
- Build a high-performance support culture in a 24/7 environment
Ongoing Delivery & Projects
- Drive live system support + ongoing upgrades (e.g., AMS upgrade)
- Support continuous system improvements and enhancements
- Ensure smooth handover from project to BAU
- What we are really looking for:
- 8+ years in airport IT systems (AODB / BHS essential)
- Proven leadership of team members in a 24/7 environment
- Strong incident & problem management ownership (hands-on)
- Experience working within internal IT teams (not purely vendor-side)
- Experience in large-scale airport operations environments
- Exposure to cyber / IT operational processes
- Ability to manage high operational complexity and scale
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure, 24/7 operations
- Comfortable handling constant workload and multiple priorities
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