Job Description

Job Title: General Manager - IT
Location: Delhi
Job Overview:
The Senior IT Manager will lead enterprise IT, plant digitalization, OT-IT convergence, and cybersecurity
across solar manufacturing operations. The role is critical for ensuring high plant uptime, data-driven
manufacturing excellence, secure digital infrastructure, and scalable IT platforms aligned with Industry 4.0
and ESG objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
1. IT Strategy & Digital Transformation

• Define and execute IT & Digital Roadmap aligned with solar manufacturing growth, capacity

expansion, and automation goals

• Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives in Smart factories, MES-ERP-SCADA integration and predictive

analytics

• Lead cloud adoption, data platforms, and AI/ML enablement
• Partner with business leaders to translate operational needs into technology solutions

2. Manufacturing Systems & OT-IT Integration

• Manage Manufacturing IT systems
• Ensure seamless integration of OT systems with ERP (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, etc.)
• Improve OEE, yield, downtime reduction, and traceability using digital tools
• Collaborate with automation and process engineering teams on new line commissioning

3. Enterprise Systems (ERP, EAM, PLM, QMS)

• Lead ERP lifecycle In SAP S/4HANA/ECC and Oracle / Microsoft Dynamics
• Manage: Systems like Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Quality Management Systems

(QMS) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Ensure master data governance, system scalability, and process standardization

4. Infrastructure, Cloud & Network Operations

• Manage on-prem + cloud hybrid IT infrastructure
• Ensure high availability of Data centres, Industrial networks (OT networks, VLANs, firewalls)
• Oversee Cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)
• Backup, DR, and business continuity planning
• Optimize IT cost through vendor rationalization and FinOps

5. Cybersecurity & Risk Management (IT + OT)

• Design and enforce cybersecurity framework
• Protect critical assets from Ransomware, OT cyber threats, IP theft & supply chain attacks
• Should have implemented SOC, SIEM, IAM, Zero Trust and knowledge of IEC 62443 / ISO 27001

/ NIST compliance

• Conduct regular VAPT, audits, and incident response drills

6. Data, Analytics & AI Enablement

• Build enterprise data lake / manufacturing data platform
• Enable Real-time production dashboards, Yield analytics and Predictive maintenance
• Support AI use cases related to Defect detection (vision systems), Process optimization and

Energy efficiency optimization
7. ESG, Compliance & Sustainability IT

• Support ESG reporting and compliance in areas of Carbon footprint tracking, Energy & water

usage analytics and Supply chain traceability

• Enable digital audit trails for regulatory and customer compliance
• Integrate ESG data with ERP and BI platforms

8. Vendor & Program Management

• Manage global IT vendors, system integrators, and OEM partners
• Lead large-scale programs, especially ERP rollouts
• Control budgets, contracts, SLAs, and delivery timelines
• Ensure cybersecurity and data compliance across vendors

9. Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and mentor IT infrastructure teams, Application & OT integration teams and Cybersecurity

specialists

• Build internal capability in manufacturing digital skills
• Promote IT governance, documentation, and best practices.

Requirements

• BE / BTech in Computer Science / IT / Electronics
• MBA / MTech preferred (Systems / Operations / Digital Transformation)
• 12-18 years total IT experience out of which 6-8+ years in manufacturing IT leadership
• Experience in Solar / semiconductor / heavy manufacturing and Multi-plant IT environments
• ERP (SAP S/4HANA preferred), MES / SCADA / Historian systems, OT-IT integration,

Cybersecurity (IT + OT), Cloud platforms (Azure / AWS), Manufacturing data analytics

Skills Required