IT & Infrastructure Lead

Creator Engine; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Creator Engine, a Mumbai-based post-production company, seeks an Infrastructure & Security Lead to own the full tech stack, including security, Mac fleet management, storage, and networks across locations. You will curate the roadmap, set access controls, and govern partner relationships while reporting to leadership.

You will lead on policy, security reviews, and compliance with industry standards, while enabling growth to 100 seats and beyond in a fast-moving media environment.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years in IT infrastructure, with at least 2–3 owning it rather than supporting it.
• Hands-on experience with macOS fleet management (Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle or similar).
• NAS storage (Synology, QNAP or similar), RAID, backup design and 10GbE networking.
• Firewalls, VLANs and VPNs across multiple sites.
• Google Workspace administration, SSO and MFA rollout.
• Written and enforced security policy, familiar with ISO 27001, TPN or MPA content security best practices.
• Experience managing IT partners against clear SLAs.
• Strong plus: post-production, VFX or media; DPDP Act knowledge in India.

Responsibilities

• Own the full IT infrastructure and security roadmap; set standards and budget.
• Define access controls, MFA, device encryption, and joiner/leaver processes.
• Oversee endpoints across a growing Mac fleet, scalable to 100+ seats.
• Design storage and backup across locations; regular restore testing.
• Manage network: firewalls, segmentation, secure remote access, bandwidth for media transfers.
• Develop IT policy and compliance; support client security reviews and audits.
• Select and manage IT partners against SLAs; own procurement and budget.

Skills

macOS fleet management

Security policy

Access control & MFA

Cloud/Google Workspace

ISO 27001 / security frameworks

IT partner management

DPDP Act knowledge (India)

Budget ownership

Post-production workflow understanding

Tools

Jamf

Kandji

Mosyle

Synology

QNAP

Job description

Creator Engine is a post-production company based in Mumbai. We edit, grade and finish long-form YouTube content, vertical micro-dramas and branded work for creators and studios in the US, Canada and India. Our teams work across multiple locations on Mac-based workflows, and client content moves through shared storage and cloud transfer platforms every day.

About the Role

We're growing, and the next stage needs a dedicated owner for infrastructure and security. This is a new role, built to take CEPL to 100 seats and beyond.

You'll own the full picture: what we run, how it's protected, who can access what, and how it holds up as we add people, locations and clients. You'll set the standard, build the roadmap and see it through.

This is not a support role. Day-to-day support is handled by managed IT partners, and you'll decide who those partners are, what they're accountable for and whether they're meeting the bar. You report directly to leadership.

What You'll Own

• Security. Access control, MFA, device encryption, joiner and leaver processes, monitoring and incident response. Keeping our posture in step with what international studio clients expect.
• Endpoints. Device management and security across a growing Mac fleet, built to scale to 100 seats and beyond.
• Storage and backup. Shared storage across locations, backup design and regular restore testing.
• Network. Firewall policy, segmentation, secure remote access, and bandwidth planning for large media transfers.
• Policy and compliance. IT and security policies, software licence compliance, and supporting client security reviews and audits.
• Partners and spend. Selecting and managing IT partners against clear SLAs, procurement, and owning the IT budget.
• Reporting. A regular risk register and roadmap for leadership: what's been done, what's next, what it costs.

This Role Is Not for You If

• You want to be the person fixing laptops and resetting passwords. Our partners handle that.
• Your experience is entirely Windows and Active Directory, and you'd rather not learn Macs and media workflows.
• You need a large team and a big budget before you can make progress.
• You see security as a document to file, not a habit a whole company has to actually follow.
• You wait to be told what to work on next.

You'll Thrive Here If

• You like building a function, not just maintaining one.
• You can explain a risk to a founder in rupees and to an editor in plain words, and get both to act.
• You hold partners to a standard without doing their work for them.
• You prioritise ruthlessly: what would hurt most gets attention first, even if it isn't the most interesting.
• You keep up with how tools, threats and AI are changing, and bring that thinking in before you're asked.

What You Bring

• 6-10 years in IT infrastructure, with at least 2-3 of those owning it rather than supporting it.
• Hands-on experience with macOS fleet management (Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle or similar).
• NAS storage (Synology, QNAP or similar), RAID, backup design and 10GbE networking.
• Firewalls, VLANs and VPNs across multiple sites.
• Google Workspace administration, SSO and MFA rollout.
• You’ve written and enforced security policy, and you’re familiar with frameworks like ISO 27001, TPN or MPA content security best practices.
• Experience managing IT partners against clear SLAs.
• Strong plus: experience in post-production, VFX or media; having taken a company through a client security audit; working knowledge of India's DPDP Act.

Credentials matter less than proof that you've built infrastructure that scaled with a growing company, and can show us what changed because you were there.

Culture at Creator Engine

We expect ownership: if it's yours, you carry it to the end without being chased. We value clarity over polish, and people who go over and above because they care how the work lands, not because someone is watching.

Please read our Culture Memo at creatorengine.studio before applying. Culture fit is not a secondary filter at Creator Engine - it is a primary one.

Why Creator Engine

You'll build this function at a company that's growing quickly, with a direct line to leadership and real authority over the decisions. You'll also work to the security standards international studios expect, which is experience that compounds wherever you go next.