Infrastructure & Operations Lead

About Tata Advanced Systems Limited

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), part of the Tata Group, is dedicated to aerospace and defence sectors, specializing in aircraft manufacturing, MRO, aerostructures, and defence solutions, and actively contributes to India's Make in India initiative.

Position Overview

The Infrastructure & Operations Lead role entails full responsibility for overseeing the enterprise's IT infrastructure and operational functions. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the role demands ensuring optimal availability, security, and performance of data centers, networks, end-user computing, and core IT services, alongside strong collaboration with business and division leaders.

Key Duties

• Oversee and direct IT infrastructure operations covering Data Centre, Servers, Storage, Networks, Cloud, Office 365, and End-User Computing environments.
• Guarantee 24/7 system availability, ensure performance standards, manage backups, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Drive infrastructure modernization efforts including cloud integration, virtualization, and automation initiatives.
• Manage incident, problem, and change management workflows effectively.
• Maintain strict adherence to information security policies, ISO 27001 standards, IT General Controls (ITGC), audit requirements, and regulatory compliances.
• Supervise relationships with infrastructure vendors, OEMs, and service partners, ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Lead cost management strategies, capacity planning, and the lifecycle management of assets.

Candidate Profile

• Educational qualifications: Degree in Engineering, MCA, or equivalent.
• Professional experience: 12 to 18+ years in IT Infrastructure and Operations management.
• Expertise required in managing Data Centres, Networks, Cloud environments, Cybersecurity frameworks, and Disaster Recovery processes.
• Previous work experience in manufacturing, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), or other regulated sectors is favorable.

Essential Skills

• Proficient in Infrastructure and Operations leadership.
• Experienced with Cloud and Data Centre technologies.
• Knowledgeable in Information Security standards and compliance requirements.
• Effective Vendor and Service Management capabilities.
• Practiced in ITIL-based service operations management.

Performance Metrics

• Maintaining high system uptime and availability.
• Ensuring infrastructures are secure and meet audit requirements.
• Minimizing incidents and operational risks.
• Achieving optimized infrastructure expenditure.