Manages a technical activity line: infrastructure teams, technical roadmap and engineering delivery.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The Technical Activity Manager runs a technical activity line within infrastructure: engineering teams, technical roadmap, build and run balance and the technical improvement plan. They own the technical delivery of their activity. The role leads to IT domain manager, head of infrastructure or IT manager.
Main responsibilities
- Manage an IT team and its operations
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Own the technical roadmap of the perimeter
- Lead incident resolution and post-mortem analysis
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Manage budget, scope and risks
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Strategist
- PMP
- CKA
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Overlap: 34% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Domain ownership, Domain strategy, Service portfolio
View roadmapOverlap: 46% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Infrastructure strategy, Cloud & data centre strategy, Talent development
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Clear communication
- Mentoring
- Organisation
- Decisiveness
- Problem solving
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