Head- IT Infrastructure

Abans Financial Services Ltd. is a listed, diversified financial services company offering a comprehensive suite of solutions across broking, commodity trading, asset management, financing, and investment advisory. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company operates with a strong presence in both Indian and global markets, serving institutional, corporate, and retail clients. As part of the larger Abans Group, the company continues to expand its footprint by delivering integrated financial services and building robust technology platforms to support its growing client base. Profile :  Head- IT Infrastructure Location: Nariman Point, Mumbai   Industry : Capital Markets Job Purpose We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Head with a strong combination of enterprise infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and capital-markets technology expertise. The incumbent will be responsible for managing and strengthening the organisation's hybrid IT infrastructure (Cloud + On-Premise), cybersecurity operations, network and server infrastructure, disaster recovery, business continuity, regulatory compliance, and exchange-connected technology environments. The role requires a technology leader who understands the criticality of uptime, resilience, security, low-latency connectivity, regulatory compliance, and business continuity within a trading/broking environment. The candidate will lead Infrastructure, Network and Security teams and work closely with Trading Operations, Application, DevOps, Information Security, Compliance, Risk, vendors, exchanges, and other business stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: IT Infrastructure & Cloud • Lead Hybrid IT Infrastructure – Cloud + On-Premise, including servers, storage, network, virtualization and data centres.   • Manage AWS/Azure/GCP environments, cloud security, backup, DR and cost optimisation.   • Ensure infrastructure availability, performance, monitoring and capacity planning Cybersecurity • Manage firewalls, VPN, WAF, IDS/IPS, endpoint security and antivirus.   • Oversee SOC, SIEM, security monitoring, incident response and vulnerability management.   • Drive patch management, ransomware protection, PAM and security controls. Regulatory Compliance • Ensure compliance with SEBI, RBI and Exchange IT/cybersecurity guidelines.   • Manage regulatory, cybersecurity and system audits, documentation and closure of observations.   • Drive IT governance, risk management, DR and BCP. Capital Markets & Exchange Technology • Strong understanding of stockbroking technology architecture – OMS, RMS, Trading Applications, Market Data, APIs, CTCL/NNF, Back Office and Clearing.   • Manage NSE/BSE exchange connectivity, segment activation, testing, UAT, certification and production deployment.   • Manage CTCL infrastructure, trading terminals, dealer users and API connectivity.   • Troubleshoot exchange connectivity,…