- Experience

8 - 15 Years
- Location

- Nature of Job

R&D;
- Job role

Research Central Support

Job Title

IT Infrastructure & Data Center Manager

Location

Akurdi, Pune

Role Summary

Own and manage IT infrastructure for automotive R&D;, covering on‑prem and cloud environments, data center operations, networks, security, and vendor/asset management to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable services for engineering and business applications.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day data center and infrastructure operations: server/workstation setup, configurations, monitoring, backups, and capacity planning.
- Design and implement infrastructure architectures across on‑prem and cloud/hybrid environments for high-availability, high-performance workloads.
- Oversee network management (LAN/WAN, VPN, firewalls, routing/switching) and coordinate VAPT and security remediation.
- Administer Microsoft Windows and Linux ecosystems and support database platforms (Oracle/SQL Server) from an infrastructure perspective.




- Drive IT asset and license management across hardware and a broad software portfolio; ensure vendor audit and license compliance.
- Manage infrastructure and software vendors/partners, SLAs, renewals, and performance, ensuring alignment with R&D; needs.
- Define and improve IT support and security processes (incident, change, backup/DR, audit readiness) for R&D; environments.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or related field; relevant certifications preferred.
- Around 10 years’ experience in IT infrastructure and data center operations, preferably supporting engineering/R&D; or manufacturing environments.

Skills & Competencies

- Strong expertise in servers, workstations, storage, networks, and OS (Windows/Linux).
- Positive understanding of VAPT, IT security, and compliance.
- Sound knowledge of IT asset and license management, and vendor/partner management.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to work effectively with R&D; leaders and project teams.

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