Head of Infrastructure – Assistant Vice President Job in Gurgaon at Aye Finance Pvt. Ltd

Key Responsibilities

1. Cloud Infrastructure & Application Support

• Manage cloud infrastructure ensuring optimal performance and uptime for all business applications.
• Coordinate and manage release deployments across development, staging, and production environments.
• Ensure comprehensive Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and execution for all cloud- hosted applications.
• Oversee integration of Active Directory with core business systems.
• Implement and maintain secure VPN access (e.g., Instasafe) for CMS web and mobile applications.
• Provision and manage AWS EC2/RDS instances as per business and application demands.
• Conduct periodic AWS Well-Architected Reviews to ensure alignment with cloud best practices across reliability, performance, security, cost optimization, and operational, excellence.
• Implement and monitor AWS Cloud Cost Optimization strategies, including right- sizing resources, identifying underutilized assets, etc

2. IT Infrastructure Budgeting

• Prepare and manage the annual infrastructure budget.
• Establish cost control measures and monitor infrastructure spending.

3. End-User Software Management

• Maintain up-to-date software licensing across the organization.
• Prevent unauthorized software installations across systems.
• Maintain 100% inventory of software licenses using central tools.
• Ensure full deployment of endpoint security solutions.

4. Hardware and Network Operations:

• Ensure procurement and distribution of IT assets as per policy.
• Maintain accurate records of all IT assets with centralized tracking and barcoding.
• Manage branch infrastructure, asset lifecycle, and hardware configuration.
• Enable timely setup of new branches and offices.
• Oversee AMC/Warranty renewals and operational readiness of IT hardware.
• Implement centralized cloud backups and DR for critical services
• Drive adoption of new ITSM tools and upgrade DLP tools.

5. Information & Cybersecurity Compliance

• Revise and implement updated IT and Information Security policies.
• Optimize cloud firewall configurations (e.g., AWS).
• Address internal and external audit observations.
• Ensure security tools are deployed across all cloud and on-premise systems.
• Enroll critical IT systems with the Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Monitor SOC alerts and ensure timely response.
• Manage access provisioning and revocation processes in line with policy.
• Conduct annual DR drills and routine backup/restoration testing.
• Apply monthly security patches across all production systems.
• Conduct user awareness initiatives on cybersecurity practices.

6. Vendor & Contract Management

• Ensure timely payments and renewals for IT service vendors.
• Evaluate and onboard new vendors as per third-party risk and security guidelines.
• Review vendor SLAs and ensure adherence to uptime and performance standards.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8–12 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Management with leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience in cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), security, networking, and enterprise IT support.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management in NBFC/Banking environments.
• Excellent communication, vendor negotiation, and team leadership skills.
• Certifications such as ITIL, AWS, or CISM/CISSP would be a plus.

Aye Finance is a new-age finance company providing business loans to ​​small and micro enterprises across India​. Since 2014 we have continued to​ chart an exciting growth path in this under-banked segment while maintaining a high benchmark for credit quality​​.

These millions of profitable small and micro businesses are, essentially, locked out of the financial system.