It Manager
CurrentKey Result Areas:• Supervising the IT department and its multidisciplinary teams while working as the Local Information Security Officer for the region• Formulating IT budget as per the UPL targets; maintaining data security & systems integrity while ensuring IT environment compliance with all licensing and legal requirements• Extending support in implementing centrally derived/common IT and application solutions across the organization while managing delivery of strategic infrastructure projects• Maintaining the IT synergies in coordination with group company- Audi Volkswagen- Middle East• Working as an In-charge for setting up IT infrastructure for regional sub divisionsSignificant Accomplishments: • Contributed in reducing IT TCO through economies of scale/admin consolidation & diversity of back-office support applications while managing upgrades and timely adoption of new technologies as per the Central IT Governance• Led the development of business continuity plans and implementation of disaster recovery infrastructure• Ensured minimization of work and changes to prevent disruption to existing business services• Led the design and documentation of infrastructure processes, procedures and standards along with the maintenance and preparation of system and software documentation• Provided thought leadership in network development and support practices• Performed security risk assessment/analysis & recommended mitigation through appropriate controls, both in projects and for existing assetsCurrent Projects:• IT Integration • Migrating to Azure cloud based Office 365 solution• Group Active Directory IntegrationProjects Handled:• Migration of IT Landscape to Audi Volkswagen Data Center• Office Relocation with Migration of Complete IT Infrastructure• Implementation of new CISCO IP Phones with Jabber• Implementation of New Ticketing System and Asset Management Software