Head of Cyber and IT

About us

Ascertra operates under the umbrella of the Vela Software Group, a division of Constellation Software Inc. – a world leader in acquiring, managing, and growing software companies that are essential to their industries.

Ascertra’s product portfolio includes leading solutions such as Proarc, Coreworx, and Mpower, each addressing critical challenges and risks related to managing information and resources across complex capital projects and asset operations.

Ascertra customers use our software to manage the volumes of information and processes that go along with the planning, engineering, construction, and operation of complex capital projects, such as offshore oil rigs, refineries, offshore wind farms, and power generation plants – and that makes us proud.

About the role

The Head of Cyber and IT is a strategic and operational leader responsible for overseeing

both Cloud Operations and Internal IT Management. This role ensures the secure, scalable, and efficient infrastructure necessary to support the company's SaaS platforms and internal teams. The position bridges cybersecurity, cloud reliability, and IT service delivery, playing a crucial role in enabling growth and compliance in a global environment.

In this role, the Head of Cyber and IT will manage cloud infrastructure to ensure availability, scalability, and performance. The role also involves ensuring compliance with security standards, leading incident response and vulnerability management, and overseeing internal IT support and enterprise system administration. Additionally, the position requires building and leading a scalable team, aligning with DevOps on infrastructure maturity and security posture, and managing vendor and license agreements.

Requirement

Cloud Operations

• Oversee cloud infrastructure (e.g. Azure and Oracle Cloud) for availability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage CloudOps practices including monitoring and automation.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to support secure and reliable deployments.
• Provision, support & maintain required cloud services for development, test and QA.
• Implement cloud cost optimization strategies.

Cybersecurity

IT Management

Leadership & Strategy

Experience

Qualifications

Competencies