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Senior IT Infrastructure Professional

Senior IT Infrastructure Professional

Sampoorna Consultants Pvt. LtdMumbai
23 days ago
Job description

Role Overview :

We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure professional to lead, scale, and secure the technology backbone of our fast-growing fintech organization of around 1000 employees. The role requires a seasoned leader who can oversee infrastructure operations, information security, compliance, audits, cloud & on-premise systems, data governance, and networking, while enabling business agility, resilience, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Infrastructure & Operations :

  • Oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of all IT infrastructure (servers, storage, network, cloud, endpoints).
  • Manage hybrid environments (cloud + on-prem), including Linux / Unix and Windows servers.
  • Ensure 24x7 availability, scalability, and performance of production systems.
  • Reporting for availability, scalability, capacity planning.
  • Implement ITIL-based processes for incident, problem, and change management.
  • Capacity planning, cost optimisation, vendor & AMC management.

2. Compliance :

  • Ensure compliance with RBI, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR (if applicable).
  • Closure of VAPT data points with respect to infrastructure
  • Ensure Patch management of the infrastructure.
  • Manage disaster recovery drills.
  • Implementation of new guidelines as released by the regulator.

    • 3. Networking & Connectivity :

  • Manage enterprise-wide LAN / WAN, VPNs, SD-WAN, firewalls, proxies, and load balancers.
  • Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and monitoring of connectivity across branches, data centers, and cloud platforms.
  • Define network segmentation, zero-trust frameworks, and security zoning.

    • 4. Cloud & On Premise Platform Management :

  • Drive cloud strategy (AWS / Azure / GCP), ensuring cost efficiency and resilience.
  • Oversee containerization, Kubernetes clusters, and DevOps pipelines (in collaboration with engineering).
  • Define backup, DR, and BCP solutions across cloud / on-prem workloads.
  • Backup, restoration and reporting of vms, databases.

    • 5. Governance, Risk & Audits :

  • Prepare and lead internal & external audits (ISO, RBI, PCI-DSS, SOC2).
  • Implement IT GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) processes.
  • Track audit remediation, and continuous improvements in infrastructure.

    • 6. Team Leadership :

  • Lead and mentor teams across IT Ops, Networking, Security, Support & Admin.
  • Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and service excellence.
  • Develop training programs for infra / security awareness across employees.

    • Key Requirements :

    Education & Certifications :

  • Bachelors / Masters in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or related field.
  • Preferred : CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCNP, AWS / Azure Cloud Architect, ITIL, ISO 27001 LA.

    • Experience :

  • 12-18 years of IT Infrastructure experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record in fintech, BFSI, or other regulated industries.
  • Strong expertise in :
  • Linux / Unix, Windows Servers, Virtualization (VMware / Hyper-V)
  • Networking (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Juniper)
  • Cloud (AWS / Azure / GCP)
  • Security tools (SIEM, DLP, IAM, Endpoint Protection, SOC Ops)
  • Database infrastructure (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL)
  • ITSM tools :
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and vendor negotiation.
  • Excellent knowledge of IT governance frameworks .
  • Ability to balance cost optimisation with performance / security.
  • Strong problem-solving, crisis management, and decision-making.

    • Success Metrics :

  • 99.99% uptime for mission-critical systems.
  • Successful completion of regulatory & external audits with minimal observations.
  • Reduction in security incidents and faster incident response times.
  • Optimised IT spend while maintaining scalability and resilience.
  • High employee satisfaction with IT services.

    • (ref : hirist.tech)

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