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Candidates must have strong skills in AWS, GCP, and major enterprise databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL), with emphasis on compliance, audit readiness, uptime, and risk management. The role ensures technology adherence to RBI Master Directions, outsourcing guidelines, data localisation, and regulatory standards while supporting secure, scalable platforms.\n\nThe candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions: \n\nCloud Management (AWS and GCP): \nArchitect, implement, and govern secure and compliant cloud solutions aligned with RBI and ISO standards.\nEnsure high availability, disaster recovery, and BCP/DR compliance as per RBI directions.\nImplement data localisation and encryption policies to meet regulatory mandates.\nMonitor and optimise cloud spend while ensuring security, performance, and compliance.\n\nDatabase Management (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL): \nOversee lifecycle management: provisioning, tuning, patching, and upgrades.\nEnsure RTO/RPO and SLA adherence in line with critical financial workloads.\nImplement robust backup, archival, and data retention policies per RBI guidelines.\nStandardise monitoring, capacity planning, and proactive risk management for DB operations.\n\nAudit, Compliance and Risk Governance: \nAct as the first line of defence for internal, statutory, RBI, and ISO audits covering cloud & DB systems.\nMaintain audit trails, logs, and compliance evidence as mandated by regulators.\nLead closure of audit observations within prescribed timelines.\nImplement governance frameworks for risk identification, mitigation, and continuous monitoring.\n\nLeadership and Stakeholder Management: \nLead the Cloud & DB Tower team with technical direction, mentoring, and workforce planning.\nCollaborate with IT Governance, Security, Risk, and Application teams to align on enterprise objectives.\nManage vendor contracts, AMC, and ensure third-party compliance as per RBI IT outsourcing guidelines.\nPresent periodic compliance, uptime, and risk dashboards to senior management.\nDrive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption across cloud and DB environments (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).\nImplement automation for provisioning, patching, backup, monitoring, and incident remediation.\nReduce manual interventions by standardising workflows through CI/CD pipelines and automated policies.\nEnsure automation practices are compliant with RBI regulations and IT governance frameworks.\n\nAutomation and Process Optimisation: \nDrive year-on-year reduction in Cloud and DB OPEX through reserved instances, license consolidation, and rightsizing.\nEstablish governance for cost visibility, showback /chargeback, and optimisation tracking.\nImplement automation to eliminate redundant processes and improve service efficiency.\nBalance cost efficiency with compliance to RBI and IT governance requirements.\n\nCost Optimisation and Efficiency: \nDesign and maintain high availability (HA) architecture across cloud and database platforms to minimise downtime.\nImplement disaster recovery (DR) solutions ensuring RTO and RPO for critical applications.\nConduct periodic DR drills and validate resiliency against RBI BCP/DR mandates.\nContinuously improve stability by proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and failover testing.\n\nRequirements: \nHands-on: Cloud deployment (AWS/GCP), database engineering (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL), automation (Terraform, Ansible, SQL scripting), incident resolution, architecture review.\nFunctional: Audit/compliance management (RBI/ISO), vendor governance, cost control, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.\n\nSkills: \nStrong expertise in AWS and GCP architecture, security, and compliance frameworks.\nHands-on experience with Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, and MS SQL in production-critical environments.\nFamiliarity with RBI Master Directions on IT, Cybersecurity Framework for NBFCs, and IT Outsourcing Guidelines.\nExcellent knowledge of IT risk, compliance, and audit frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC).\nStrong vendor, stakeholder, and team leadership skills.\n\nKey Performance Indicators (KPI): \nUptime and SLA: 99% for critical systems.\nAudit and Compliance: Zero major non-conformities in RBI/statutory audits.\nRisk Governance: Timely closure of risk items and vulnerabilities.\nRegulatory Adherence: 100% compliance with RBI IT, BCP/DR, Data Localisation mandates.\nCost Efficiency: Controlled cloud/database OPEX with demonstrable optimisation\n\nQualifications: \nEducation: Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field. 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