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Sania Vaughan

Sania Vaughan

Cloud Service Manager
Pune

Summary

Highly accomplished Service Manager with 11+ years of experience in IT Service Management (ITSM), with deep expertise in Change Management, Incident Management, Service Transition, Data Center Recovery, and AWS Account Onboarding. Demonstrated success in implementing ITSM and ITIL frameworks to optimize service delivery, reduce operational risks, and ensure high service availability in critical production environments. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, driving continuous improvement, and enhancing operational efficiency through structured processes, governance models, and lean methodologies.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Service Manager Cloud

Barclays
01.2019 - Current

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Applied ITSM (IT Service Management) best practices to oversee IT service operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
  • Led the Change Management process in line with ITSM framework, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation while minimizing risks and service disruptions.
  • Managed Incident Management lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution of high-impact incidents and restoration of services as per SLA commitments.
  • Planned and executed Data Center Recovery (DCR) events, ensuring business continuity and adherence to disaster recovery strategies.
  • Led AWS account onboarding, ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient integration into existing IT infrastructure.
  • Drove service transition initiatives following ITSM guidelines, ensuring smooth handover from project to operations while maintaining service quality.
  • Chaired Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, reviewing, assessing, and approving changes in accordance with governance standards.
  • Executed end-to-end change management processes, ensuring all changes were properly logged, assessed, approved, and implemented.
  • Conducted impact analysis and risk assessments for changes, proactively mitigating potential service disruptions.
  • Trained and mentored team members on ITSM processes, change management practices, and operational excellence.
  • Collaborated with project managers and technical teams to ensure thorough testing, validation, and successful deployment of changes.

Senior Analyst

Atos Syntel Pvt Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2018
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements for new projects and system enhancements.
  • Lead functional testing efforts, including the creation of test plans and test cases.
  • Conduct thorough functional testing to ensure that developed solutions meet business requirements and are free of defects.
  • Facilitate communication between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding.
  • Provide ongoing support and training to users on new systems and functionalities.
  • Designed and executed functional test plans and test cases based on business requirements and technical specifications.
  • Provided detailed reports on testing activities, results, and identified issues to project stakeholders.
  • Participated in functional testing activities, including test planning and execution.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure project deliverables were met on time and within scope.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya,
Bhopal
06.2014

Skills

IT Service Management (ITSM)

Change Management

Incident Management

Data Center Recovery

AWS Account Onboarding

Service Transition

AWS

Agile Methodologies

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

Timeline

Service Manager Cloud

Barclays
01.2019 - Current

Senior Analyst

Atos Syntel Pvt Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2018

Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya,
Sania VaughanCloud Service Manager