Director IT Infra & Ops
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)
Total years of experience :24 years, 1 Months
Heading IT infrastructure and Operations of all Govt departments of Punjab Govt. including Systems, Network, Databases, Datacenters.,
Operations Management: Day to day service operations using best practices and frameworks (ITIL, MoF)to manage incident, problem, change, security, continuity, configuration and capacity management;
• Availability Management: Implement policies and processes to ensure systems and Data Center uptime, availability, reliability and maintainability in line with agreed SLA’s;
• Develop, implement, maintain and periodically test Data Center Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans;
• Continuous Improvement: Develop and implement plans to continuously improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness, quality assurance procedures documentation, tools and processes;
• Policies and procedures: Develop and implement detailed operational procedures required to run data center operations in the mission critical environment;
• Tracking and reporting: Develop and report on critical IT operations service metrics;
• Meetings and reviews: SLA meetings and reviews with staff and internal customers;
• Capacity Planning: Design and implement tactical plans to ensure DC capacity meets demands for current and future demand;
• Procurement: Prepare RFP’s, bid proposals, contracts, Statements of Work and other documentation for DC complex tasks and projects;
• R&D: Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of all DC efforts;
• Recruitment: Supervise recruitment, development, retention and organization of Data Center engineers in accordance with IT budgetary objectives and corporate personnel policies;
• Coaching and training of Data Center staff.
Heading IT Infrastructure and Operations of PTCL nationwide for all IT infrastructure and IT support.
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