Assistant Vice President - Cloud Architecture (Wintel & Infrastructure Operations)

SUMMARY:
An established and innovative global services company is seeking an Assistant Vice President - Cloud Architecture to oversee large-scale Wintel and infrastructure operations. This leadership role requires deep technical expertise, strong operational governance, and the ability to manage teams and vendors in a 24x7 environment.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day IT operations to ensure stability and compliance
• Oversee large-scale Wintel operations across servers, storage, and virtualization technologies
• Ensure effective use of ITSM frameworks, processes, and controls
• Partner with internal stakeholders, service delivery teams, and external vendors
• Lead governance of partner and supplier relationships, including OEM coordination
• Provide technical guidance to SMEs while ensuring operational excellence in BAU functions
• Maintain compliance with security and regulatory standards such as ISO 27001, SOX, and PCI DSS

• Strong understanding of Wintel technologies: Active Directory, Group Policies, Office 365, SCCM, SCOM, Antivirus, Proxies, and Clustering
• Proven experience in AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure, server/storage technologies, and networking (DNS, DHCP, IP, LAN/WAN, firewalls)
• Knowledge of datacenter operations, server patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with scripting, automation tools, and backup/storage technologies
• Certifications in Microsoft Server/Active Directory; ITIL Foundation required. PMP certification beneficial

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8-12 years' experience managing enterprise-scale IT operations
• Strong communication, influencing, and consultative skills
• Ability to operate effectively at all organizational levels