
Senior Manager – Information Technology
- India
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and mentor the IT support team, effectively allocating resources, assigning tasks, and ensuring SLA-driven resolution of support tickets.
- Prioritize and manage helpdesk ticket flows, ensuring timely response and resolution to user issues and escalations.
- Plan, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure, including networks, hardware, software, servers, and endpoint devices.
- Evaluate and improve existing IT systems and networks, identifying limitations and recommending solutions.
- Oversee installation, configuration, and maintenance of firewalls and network security systems.
- Standardize IT practices across the organization to ensure consistency, compliance, and efficiency.
- Perform network failover testing, routine backup verifications, and disaster recovery preparedness drills.
- Install and manage Internet Leased Line (ILL) connections, ensuring uptime and failover readiness.
- Implement and monitor cybersecurity best practices and policies to protect organizational data and systems.
- Create and maintain documentation on system configurations, SOPs, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Collaborate with other departments to support software tools, data access, and project-specific IT needs.
- Monitor and analyze IT performance metrics, identify improvement areas, and present regular status reports to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and internal IT policies.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in IT operations, with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role.
- Strong expertise in hardware, software, network administration, and information security.
- Proven experience in IT support team management, task delegation, and performance monitoring.
- Hands-on experience with firewall systems, failover testing, ILL installations, and cybersecurity protocols.
- Excellent knowledge of enterprise-level IT support systems, ticketing tools, and infrastructure diagnostics.
- Ability to assess and improve existing networks, with a keen eye for identifying bottlenecks or vulnerabilities.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with a user-focused mindset.
- Strong vendor management skills and the ability to negotiate and coordinate efficiently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- A passion for technology and cinema, with a continuous improvement mindset.