Dewan Consultants Looking for Head of Information Technology & Security at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Full Time

We are hiring for the below position for a largest Catering & Support Services Company in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Position: Head of Information Technology & Security

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage infrastructure support within the SLA (Service Level Agreement) level and without any major disruptions.
• Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for information Technology & Security
• Support the Group / Regional Teams for new infrastructure and security projects, evaluation and ensure smooth transition.
• Support the technology/infrastructure and security Projects, Enhancement requests and Change Requests for the UAE & Saudi.
• Manage and Support Office365 License Audit requirements and compliance
• Manage and maintain hosting infrastructures (On-prem, AWS, and Azure)
• Liaise with Group and Regional Infra Team for on prem & Cloud services.
• Responsible for Vendor Sourcing (along with Procurement), Product Evaluation, Regional D&T Approvals for security and Business case approval for new business applications.
• Project Management and delivery of new IT projects as per the agreed business scope, time, and budget
• Prepare IT annual budget and ensure actual spend is within the approved budget
• Quarterly Business Review with CFO
• Leadership of Technology & Security transformation programs.
• Collaborate closely with business leaders in finance, procurement & supply chain, operations, human resources, marketing/business development to understand their current situation and priorities and jointly chart the way- forward for future roadmap
• Ability to understand, explain and present technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels up to senior management in a persuasive and convincing manner.
• Ensure meeting business objectives and requirements through high-quality project delivery in adherence to all IT policies, procedures, and SLAs
• Oversee the entire development and testing process and ensure effective coordination across all parties to deliver as per agreed upon quality, budget, and timelines
• Manage enterprise-wide IT infrastructure & Security 
• Understanding of IT infrastructure aspects including hardware, networks, data centers, etc. to deliver against SLAs around parameters such as robustness, resilience, and scalability
• Enable effective governance for end-to-end IT monitoring to establish suitable predictive maintenance to prevent outages in an infrastructure footprint that covers 300+ sites
• Ensure compliance and achievement of key IT security controls as per published group, regional and country targets
• Ability to build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external (group, region) colleagues based on trust, personal leadership, and deep functional expertise
• Establish and manage suitable vendor and internal/external ecosystem partnerships
• Drive and maintain suitable vendor relationships around applications and IT infrastructure operations
• Ensure alignment with IT governance on vendor interactions and on-time, high quality deliverables from the vendors 

Educational Qualifications: A Degree of technical qualification in IT. / Strong Experience in the Information Technology & Security Environment. 

Professional Experience:

• 15 Years of total experience.
• Well versed with technologies such as Cloud and Cybersecurity, and ability to manage traditional IT such as Infra, Network and end-user support through associated tools like Proxy Solutions, Patch management Solutions, Mobile device management tools etc.
• Exposure to and understanding of Technology & Security systems such as Firewalls, Network switches, APs, Servers, Office Applications and other SAAS solutions.
• Ability to analyze problems and provide clear recommendations
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Business knowledge and process design skills
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently as well as a good team player. 

Salary: AED 25000 to 30000 per month + other benefits as per UAE Labour Law.

Interested candidates may email their resumes to [email protected]