Assistant Manager - IT

INA SOLAR (Insolation Energy Ltd); Madhya Pradesh; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

INA SOLAR (Insolation Energy Ltd) seeks an experienced System Administrator to ensure 24x7 availability of MES infrastructure including Windows Server, AD, virtualization, storage, and database environments supporting Solar Cell production line.

You will manage Windows servers, VMware/Hyper-V, SAN/NAS, backup, patching, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and coordinate with MES, Automation, and OEM teams to keep production running smoothly.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in system/server administration, preferably supporting MES applications in Solar, Electronics or automated manufacturing plants.
• Experience with real-time MES environments and production-line data collection.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 24×7 availability and performance of servers, OS, AD, storage, virtualization, backup and associated infrastructure.
• Administer Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and access controls.
• Manage VMware/Hyper‑V or equivalent virtualization environments and SAN/NAS storage.
• Coordinate with MES, Database, Automation, Equipment, Network and OEM teams during production-critical incidents.
• Perform OS patching, security updates, antivirus/EDR management and vulnerability remediation.
• Support disaster-recovery testing and maintain infrastructure readiness for 24×7 manufacturing operations.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

VMware/Hyper-V

Backup & Recovery

System Monitoring

Patch Management

Cybersecurity

Server Hardening

MES Infrastructure

Database Infrastructure

Basic Network Troubleshooting

Education

B.E./B.Tech/BCA/MCA/B.Sc. in Computer Science, IT or related discipline

Tools

VMware/Hyper-V

Job description

Responsible for ensuring 24×7 availability and performance of servers, operating systems, Active Directory, storage, virtualization, backup and associated infrastructure supporting MES, manufacturing applications and databases of the Solar Cell production line.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of infrastructure supporting MES and Solar Cell manufacturing applications.
• Administer physical and virtual servers supporting MES, application and database environments.
• Manage Windows Server environments, Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP and access controls.
• Administer VMware/Hyper-V or equivalent virtualization environments.
• Manage SAN/NAS/storage infrastructure and monitor storage capacity and performance.
• Ensure availability of infrastructure supporting real-time production and equipment data collection.
• Monitor server CPU, memory, storage, services, logs and system performance.
• Provide immediate support for server/infrastructure incidents impacting the Solar Cell production line.
• Coordinate with MES, Database, Automation, Equipment, Network and OEM teams during production-critical incidents.
• Perform OS patching, security updates, antivirus/EDR management and vulnerability remediation in coordination with production schedules.
• Manage backup of MES/application/database infrastructure and perform periodic restore validation.
• Support disaster-recovery and business-continuity testing.
• Ensure server redundancy and infrastructure readiness for 24×7 manufacturing operations.
• Administer user accounts, service accounts, permissions and privileged access as per approved policies.
• Perform server hardening in line with IT/OT cybersecurity standards.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and system-level issues between MES servers, databases, shop-floor systems and manufacturing equipment.
• Support server/application deployment during new equipment installation and production-line expansion.
• Monitor system capacity and recommend upgrades based on production growth and data-volume requirements.
• Maintain server inventory, configurations, licenses, backup records, SOPs and infrastructure documentation.
• Coordinate with hardware/software vendors for AMC, warranty and critical technical support.
• Participate in planned shutdown activities and ensure proper system shutdown/start-up and post-maintenance validation.

Key Technical Skills:

Windows Server | Active Directory | DNS/DHCP | VMware/Hyper-V | SAN/NAS | Backup & Recovery | Server Clustering/HA | System Monitoring | Patch Management | Cybersecurity | Server Hardening | MES Infrastructure | Database Infrastructure | Basic Network Troubleshooting

Qualification & Experience

B.E./B.Tech/BCA/MCA/B.Sc. in Computer Science, IT or related discipline.

Experience: 5–8 years in system/server administration, preferably supporting MES applications in Solar, Electronics or automated manufacturing plants.