The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, runs Passport Seva Programme, a mission mode project of Government of India. The Passport Seva Programme aims at providing all the Passport-related services to the citizens in a speedy, convenient and transparent manner.
Description
Engagement of Technology Specialist on Contractual Basis (Full Time) -2021-22, August 18, 2021 To ensure the overall technological aspects, functionality, security and other related tasks of the citizen centric program, the concerned Division of the Ministry of External Affairs invites application from interested candidates for the post of Principal Consultant & Chief Technology Officer (PC & CTO) on contractual basis as detailed below
Position
- Principal Consultant & Chief Technology Officer (PC & CTO)
Eligibility
Principal Consultant & Chief Technology Officer (PC & CTO) Educational Qualification: The desired profile and education qualification of the candidate should be B.E. / B.Tech. / B. Sc. Engineering (Computer Science/Information Technology/ Electronic/ Electronic & Communication/IT) /MCA/ MBA(IT), M.E./ M.Tech. (CS/IT/ Electronics) Experience: Minimum 20 years experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and at least five years of experience as senior executive level position with experience of handling tasks detailed in the job description and key skills of CTO. Experience in Data Center/NOC/ SOC projects. He/She should have exposure to ISO 9000 and ISO 27001 and have a proven track record of managing operational IT support teams including its implementation and execution.
Desirable
☛ At least five years of experience as senior executive level position
with experience of handling tasks detailed in the job description and key skills of CTO mentioned above
☛ Government/eGovernance/Financial/Banking domain experience
☛ The candidate should have handled large eGovernance Projects in the Central /State Governments
☛ Experience in working in Central/State Governments
☛ Excellent in analytical and problem-solving approach
☛ Strong User-interaction skills/client-facing skills
☛ Good co-ordination skills.
Key Skills – The PC & CTO shall possess following skills
i) In depth knowledge of eGovernance projects and in supervising
development of large software solutions involving multiple integrations
ii) Should have handled large and complex Solution Architecture,
Networking, IT Infrastructure, project integration
iii) Up-to-date with technological trends to build and execute IT strategy
iv)Technical know-how: Technical architecture skills, technology
process skills, Capacity and human capability building skills in IT
v) Adaptability to different roles: Ability to work within both the executive
and technical teams and wear different hats in each group
vi) Sound knowledge of projects, business model in service sectors
vii) Should have handled strategic control tasks of Data/Information in a
project
viii) Should have conducted technical appraisal of the various project
reports, SLA data, trend analysis for Decision Support System (DSS)
etc. and technical evaluation of various proposals received from Service
Provider and other stakeholders.
Minimum Monthly Remuneration
- Around 40-45 lakhs, based on experience of the candidate, negotiable further based on overall profile, key skills etc. The candidate must furnish the supportive documents such as ‘last drawn salary, IT returns’ for deciding on the initial remuneration to be provided to the selected candidate. Annual increment on the remuneration finalized initially, may be considered based on periodic performance of the candidate by performance review mechanism to be set up by the Department.
How to Apply
Duly filled in application (in English), as per the performa available on the Ministry’s website with a recent passport size photograph pasted thereon and Curriculum Vitae, bearing full signature of the candidate across the same with date, should be sent, so as to reach the US(Operations), PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, PMU, Patiala House Annexe, Tilak
Marg – 110001 and also share their signed and scanned
application on email id dpo.ops@mea.gov.in;
dirpsp@mea.gov.in within 45 days from the date of publication of this advertisement. The envelope containing the application should bear the superscription “Application for the post of ‘Principal Consultant & Chief Technology Officer’ ”.
Applications should be accompanied by self-attested copies of relevant certificate(s) / documents, in support of proof of identity, address, age, educational qualification (educational certificates/mark-sheets), work experience, etc, as mentioned in the application form. An application not accompanied by photo copies/scanned copies of relevant certificate(s)/
documents, or not in prescribed format or not signed by the candidate or incomplete in any respect or received after due date will not be entertained under any circumstances.
Important Date
Application Submission Deadline within 45 days
Job Location 🇮🇳
PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, PMU, Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg – 110001
For Additional Information
Highlights
- Government Job Opportunity in PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs
- Around 40-45 lakhs, based on experience of the candidate, negotiable further based on overall profile, key skills etc
- Job Opportunity for B.E. / B.Tech. / B. Sc. Engineering (Computer Science/Information Technology/ Electronic/ Electronic & Communication/IT) /MCA/ MBA(IT), M.E./ M.Tech. (CS/IT/ Electronics)