Duties and Responsibilities The head of IT Infrastructure is responsible for the implementation and operations of all technology infrastructures which includes DC-DR, network and server services, telephony, service monitoring, user support/help desk, workstation management, servers, storage and related software. This position is operationally responsible for ensuring the availability, integrity, and security for all IT systems and infrastructure. Partnering with the Lead for Business Applications, this position will lead the Infrastructure and Operations teams with overall responsibility for technology infrastructure planning and deployment of technology for various projects. In this role, you will report to the Group Head of Technology and collaborate with the vendors, compliance and business team to deliver necessary outcomes. Responsibilities as Infra Head: - Partners with Business Heads & Compliance to lead the IT infrastructure strategy and execution for the enterprise. - Responsible for managing overall IT day to day operations to improve infrastructure costs, performance and end user satisfaction - Provide leadership in planning and managing computer operations and support, systems and database administration and network operations. - Ensure Regulatory Compliance & system performance are met - Manage IT resource requirements to ensure appropriate balance between tactical and strategic demands. Implement IT continuous improvement programs. - Lead IT asset management to ensure assets full lifetime cycle value is achieved. - Manage strategic relationships with key IT product and service providers. - Planning, project management and implementation leadership, identifying opportunities for automation, cost savings, and service quality improvement. - Provides infrastructure services vision, enables innovation and seeks to leverage IT trends that can create business value consistent with the company's requirements and expectations. - Development of enterprise standards and technology architecture and the IT operations governance process. - Conduct product and vendor evaluations ensuring best in class technologies and partners. - Works closely with and manage strategic vendor partner relationships. Setup and run the Governance with the partners. Build strategic relationships for creating value for the organization. - Participate in the formulation of the company's enterprise architecture and business system plans; assessing cost and feasibility, and ensuring the plan is aligned with and supports the strategic goals of the business. - Hands-on technical depth enables direct oversight, problem-solving leadership and participation for complex infrastructure implementation, system upgrades and operational troubleshooting. - Experience with comprehensive disaster recovery architecture and operations, including storage area network and redundant, highly available server and network architectures. - Leadership for delivery of 24/7 service operations and KPI compliance. Responsibilities as CISO: - Working with all business units to determine possible risks and risk management processes. - Analysing IT security threats in real-time and mitigating these threats. - Ensuring that newly acquired technology complies with the IT security regulations. - Planning, designing, and implementing an IT and network strategy for the company. - Managing the continuous maintenance of the IT network to ensuring optimum security levels are maintained. - Sourcing the necessary hardware and software to implement the IT strategy and negotiating contracts. - Ensuring that no internal breaches or misuse of data take place. - Determining the cause of internal and external data breaches and instituting appropriate corrective action. - Presenting regular feedback reports on IT network security to the Management. Required Skills: - 12+ years' total experience, including 5+ years in a production 24/7 high-availability multi-site enterprise environment, including application hosting, voice and data networks, security, and information protection. - Experience of leading overall infrastructure for a complex organization and network, including multicity setup, VLAN setup for regulatory requirement, managing data protection, etc. - Working knowledge of AD, AWS, AZURE, Microsoft & Google stacks. - Working knowledge of Storage Area Network (SAN) and related technologies, Firewalls, DLP, MFA, Cisco-based network communications technology, High availability and disaster recovery architecture, communication, and related technologies - Exposure to ITIL concepts and adoption. - Experience with regulatory compliance issues, as well best practices in application and network security. - Knowledge of information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST. - Ability to work as part of a Team, as well as unsupervised. - Educational requirements: bachelor's degree - Computers (Full-time) - Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Optional: MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer), VMWARE Person Specifications (Attributes, Skills and Experience) - Stake Holder Management - Logical Thinking & Problem Solving - Excellent Oral & Written Communication Skills - Vendor Management - Time management - Flexibility Preferred industry Must have worked in a Capital Markets or Financial Services outfit Reporting Line Group Head of Technology

Mumbai

Spark Capital - IT Infra Head/Chief Information Security Officer 

Job Description for Spark Capital - IT Infra Head/Chief Information Security Officer  in Spark Private Wealth in  Mumbai for (12-17) years of experience. Apply Now!