IT Operations Lead for one of the leading Datacenter Giant

Role : IT Operations Lead

Location : Navi Mumbai

Budget : 25 to 30 LPA

Experience : 15 to 20 years

ROLE SUMMARY

The IT Operations Lead will oversee the day-to-day operations of our Corporate IT Operations Centre, guiding a team of technical support professionals to proactively identify and resolve issues before they affect users. The ideal candidate will have strong troubleshooting skills and solid experience with LAN, WAN, UC, Firewalls, Messaging, and Collaboration technologies. This role is key to maintaining a stable, reliable IT environment and driving continuous operational improvement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the 24 / 7 / 365 maintenance, and support of corporate systems infrastructure,

including networking, telephony, security, and physical security

Responsible for the conformance with and continuance of Corporate ISO 20000 and 27001

certifications; including extracting reporting from ITSM & SMS systems

Ensure ISO compliance and associate documentation for all IT assets, as well as, oversight team

member charged with all IT configuration items and assets, including servers, desktops, laptops,

desk and mobile phones, local and network printers, software, licenses, and peripherals

Project Planning & Estimation :

Lead comprehensive requirements analysis and provide accurate project estimations.

Develop and implement effective project planning strategies.

Team Management & Leadership :

Mentor and lead a diverse team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Assign daily / weekly tasks to the team based on skills and project needs.

Code Review & Quality Assurance :

Ensure adherence to coding standards through regular code reviews.

Implement robust quality assurance processes.

Project Delivery & stakeholder Interaction :

Manage project timelines, identifying and mitigating potential delays.

Communicate effectively in English with stakeholders to share related project updates.

Team Collaboration & Communication :

Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless project execution.

Establish effective communication channels and conduct regular team meetings.

Proactively addressing concerns for development concerns using communication channels.

Operational Efficiency & Process Improvement :

Oversee day-to-day project operations, implementing streamlined processes.

Identify opportunities for process improvement.

Stakeholder Relationship Management & Satisfaction :

Build strong stakeholder relationships, proactively addressing concerns.

Implement stakeholder / user satisfaction surveys to ensure exceptional service.

Communication Skills :

Communicate effectively in English, maintaining a peaceful and non-aggressive tone.

Facilitate clear communication channels within the team and with clients.

Resource Management :

Assign tasks according to team expertise and optimize resource allocation.

Discuss new resource requirements with HOD.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

15+ years of experience leading the design, integration, and management of enterprise infrastructure solutions.

Effectively communicate with customers of all levels (technical and non- technical)

Ability to effectively prioritize workload in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment while remaining detailed and organized

Strong interpersonal, written, verbal communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels, both internally and externally

Ability to work well under pressure while consistently meeting time- sensitive deadlines

Analytical with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills

Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment

Ability to analyze data to create KPI

Experience in design, optimization, and implementation and operational support activities for Networking equipment such as Routers, Switches, ASAs, WiFi AP / Controllers, WAN Accelerators, Firewalls, IPS / IDS, Sniffers, and Circuit Management

Experience conducting architecture reviews to assess the impact of

proposed systems and preparation of mitigation plans.

Certification in Cisco networking and communication technologies.

Layer 2 / 3 Ethernet Fabric. (such as Brocade, Cisco, Arista)

Firewalls (such as Palo Alto and Cisco ASA)

WAN (such as Cisco & Juniper; MPLS, DWDM, VPN, etc.)

Certification preferred : CCNP, MCSE, CISP, ITIL, 6SIGMA

Experience in managing / leading customer and support escalations directly

Demonstrable IT Service Management leadership experience and results in Trend Analysis, Problem Management, RCA, Continuous Service Improvement, Management Information Reporting, Change Management, etc

Experience with monitoring solutions such as Zabbix, Nagios, Cacti, Solarwinds, etc

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Experience in performing vendor management

Good Analytical skills, Problem-solving, and Interpersonal skills

Experience with transformation to public cloud infrastructure, software- defined networking, and Infrastructure as a Service models