Lead - Automation Operations & Maintenance (Group)

The Lead Security Automation O&M (Group) will focus on operating and evolving security capabilities around the organization. Security is central to the organization's operations and requires deep cross-functional collaboration between various businesses. As part of the Adani Security Automation Team, you will be responsible for delivering innovative and secure implementations. Adani Group seeks an innovative security expert capable of solving complex security problems. Your responsibilities will include driving periodic health checks and maintenance activities to continuously monitor operations and performance of systems and applications, ensuring minimal downtime by maintaining optimized levels of spares inventory. You will also be responsible for maintaining and upgrading application assets to match OS/AV requirements or upgrades from application OEMs. In terms of strategy planning, you will provide strategic inputs from the automation operations domain to be incorporated into the Group's strategy aligned with the policy, vision, and mission. Additionally, you will stay updated on the latest developments in security technology, application systems, and equipment, recommending improvements and upgrades based on operating performance evaluations. For systems maintenance, you will monitor periodic health checks on systems, applications, and equipment to identify inconsistencies and inefficiencies, taking corrective actions to ensure efficient functioning. You will also design SOPs and policy matrices for management and resolution of system issues, guiding the team to resolve issues within the designated TAT. In systems operations, you will support in designing policies and SOPs for operating various systems, technology, and applications, as well as devising performance dashboards for evaluating operating performance and security of systems. Your role will also involve conducting periodic reviews on hardware status, software licenses, future readiness, and upgrades. As part of partner management, you will coordinate with the Site Security team and Technology team to manage operational interactions and performance assessment of the empanelled partner based on guidelines/SOP. You will define the SLA for partner association with Adani and support in resolving employee queries related to ID card issues. People management will be another key aspect of your role, where you will drive a collaborative and high-performance culture in the team, set clear goals, conduct performance reviews, and provide feedback. You will also lead process excellence initiatives to address process gaps and drive efficiency, as well as champion process improvements within the team. In terms of qualifications, a Bachelor's degree in business management, instrumentation, engineering, or a relevant field is required, with a postgraduate degree being desirable. Certifications such as CPP, CFE, TAPA, PSP, CISSP, or other relevant industrial security professional certifications are preferred. With a minimum of 15 years of experience in systems operations and maintenance, including at least 5 years in a team-leading role for a mid-sized/large organization, you should have hands-on experience with large-scale systems operations. Strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and familiarity with end-to-end security operations are essential for success in this role.,