Manager - Data centre Infrastructure

About Organization :

Exide Energy Solutions Limited is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited, leading battery manufacturing and distribution company in India with annual revenues of $1.8+ Bn. Exide Energy Solutions Limited is investing $500+ Mn dollars to setup India's first Giga plant to manufacture Lithium-Ion Cells at Devanahalli Industrial Area in Bengaluru. Exide Energy designs, develops, and manufactures Lithium Ion Cells and Battery Pack solutions for various energy storage. Exide Energy is a leading player in the market with OEM customers across key market applications – 2W, 3W, 4W, CV and industrial applications. Exide is also deeply invested in further developing li-ion technology with significant R&D investments including setup of in-house team as well as necessary lab infrastructure to support development activities.

Main Responsibilities:

IT Infra Architecture & Project Management

• Understanding and developing the whole Data center enterprise architecture

• Responsible for complete Manufacturing IT Infra Setup (Both OT & IT Infra)

• Must be able to manage large and complex projects and complete program

management of team

• Responsible for working with different partners/vendors to suggest best cost effective

and business efficient technology to maintain scalability and performance

• Continuously work to improve infrastructure architecture and integration of various

elements to keep environment relevant to market trends and business needs.

• Build partnerships with Data Center Infra and Cloud Solution providers

• Recognize the emerging technology trends and ensure Data Center / Cloud Infra are

implemented to secure the ever-changing landscape

• To stay current with technological developments happening in Industry and Responsible

for complete IT Infra Life cycle Management, New Technology Acquisition or Technology

Refresh as per Industry latest Standards

• Responsible for IT Policies and Procedure creation, review and update as per latest

standards

IT Operations & Support

• Manages day to day IT operations of Datacenter Infra with a structure, process-oriented

approach

• Responsible for Operations of complete Manufacturing IT Infra Setup (Both OT & IT Infra)

with industry standards availability

• Manage MES and Industry 4.0 Infrastructure Production environments

• Responsible for all Infra domains such as Server, storage, backup, Virtualization, Linux,

Cloud Infra, Windows Server, Network, 0365, End User Assets & Support, Security

Hardware & tool, Connectivity, Video Conferencing etc.

• Continuously monitor and implement service improvement initiatives (Automate routine

tasks, process improvements etc)

• Ensure ITIL standards and process are implemented and followed

• Maintain IT Infrastructure components at very high reliability, availability and fault

tolerance

• Proactive system performance monitoring and capacity planning

• Responsible of Implementing incident, problem and change management process and

support the service on day-to-day basis as per defined SLAs. Ensure Root cause

Analysis and permanent fix for problems.

• MIS reporting of IT operations, IT support and IT Infra.

• Responsible for complete Vendor Management & Manage 3rd party vendors in areas

(Procurement, Contract, billing, compliance, support, SLA etc)

• Responsible for complete IT Budget Planning and Management

• Responsible for complete IT operations, Uptime & High Availability

• IT operations & Governance structure for all Infra Areas

• Responsible for complete Business Continuity plan and Disaster Recovery

Responsibilities

IT Security Operations and Governance:

Manage Major Security incidents, issues or problems

• IT Infrastructure stability and effective cybersecurity management using proactive

monitoring mechanism

• Support the Internal IT Teams in ensuring identified Security control gaps are

understood

and remediated

• Understand key cybersecurity considerations in relation to the Applications and Infra

platforms, including Cyber Security Risks & Controls

• Perform Security Risk Assessment on IT Infrastructure, Application, Cloud and New

Requirements

• Prepare Security Risk Dashboard & Publish to Stake holders, Track Risk Remediation &

Ensure Remediation

• Ensure participation in Management forum and provide update on security posture of

the organization

IT Audit & Compliance

• Ensure Internal/External Audits are carried out as per Schedule and Coordinate with

respective stake holders during Audit

• Collect, Review and submit the evidence from teams to audit within Agreed timelines

and followup post audit remediation and closures

Key Internal Interfaces

• IT Department

• Finance Department

• End Users and Production Teams

• Purchase team

External Interfaces

• Vendors

• Technology Partners

• Consultants & Industry Experts

• Standardization Organizations

DESIRED PROFILE

Education - BE/MCA in computer Science or Information Science;

Experience: Years of relevant experience in IT Infra domain Role.

DESIRED SKILLS

Functional

• Subject Matter expert on various areas of IT Infrastructure & Security - Server, Storage,

Backup, Windows Server, Virtualization, Active Directory, Database, Linux

environments, 0365, SharePoint and Public cloud (Azure / AWS), Network, End User

Setup, Central Service Desk, End Point Protection/EDR, NGFW, DLP, VAPT, SOC, OT

Security, Encryption etc

• Certification in VMware, Windows, Linux, CCNA, CCNP, Backup tools, ITIL etc

• Certified AWS/Azure Architect and has experience in implementing and managing Cloud

Infrastructure

Behavioral

• Collaboration

• Conflict Resolution

• Time Management

• Influence and Negotiation

• Resilience

• Delegation

If you are an accomplished professional with a passion for pioneering breakthroughs in the

energy solutions industry, we invite you to join our team. In return, we offer a competitive

compensation package, a collaborative and innovative work environment, and the opportunity

to shape the future of energy solutions industry.

Apply today and become an integral part of our mission to revolutionize energy solutions