Lead Infrastructure Engineer

APM Terminals; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to own architecture and delivery of the Edge Communications Platform across its global Terminal Network. This senior technical leadership role sets the engineering direction, drives platform standards, and leads a team of senior engineers to deliver secure, resilient IT/OT connectivity.

You will oversee end-to-end routing, security solutions, network automation, and compliance with NIST CSF and ISO 27001.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Networking & Security with senior leadership experience.
• 5 years of Industrial networking and OT integration.
• Expert knowledge of routing/switching and security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture and long-term roadmap for Edge Communications.
• Define engineering standards, design patterns, and platform governance.
• Lead design reviews and major technical decisions for network and security solutions.
• Oversee delivery of routing/switching, NGFW, IPS/IDS, NAC, VPN, ZTNA, PAM, and wireless.
• Govern automation initiatives and frameworks for automated remediation.
• Engage with Terminal IT/Security teams to translate needs into solutions.
• Lead major network programmes with risk and stakeholder management.
• Ensure compliance with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA.
• Maintain platform docs, runbooks, designs, and artefacts.
• Track KPIs like availability, MTTR, change success rate, security metrics.

Skills

Networking leadership

Industrial networking

Automation

Security architecture

Education

CCNP/CCIE or CISSP

TOGAF

Tools

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus

Palo Alto / Check Point

Aruba wireless

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Infrastructure Engineer to own the architecture, strategy, and delivery of the Edge Communications Platform across our global Terminal Network. This senior technical leadership role sets the engineering direction, drives platform standards, and leads a team of senior engineers to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable IT/OT connectivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and long‑term roadmap for Edge Communications.
• Define engineering standards, design patterns, product and platform governance.
• Lead design reviews and major technical decisions for network and security solutions.
• Oversee delivery of routing/switching, NGFW, IPS/IDS, NAC, VPN, ZTNA, PAM, and wireless solutions.
• Govern automation initiatives and develop frameworks for automated remediation.
• Engage with Terminal IT and Security teams to translate requirements into platform solutions.
• Lead major network programmes, managing risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure compliance with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI‑DSS, and HIPAA.
• Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, designs, and architectural artefacts.
• Track and report KPIs including availability, MTTR, change success rate, and security metrics.

About You (Qualifications & Skills)

• 15+ years of experience in Networking & Security, including technical leadership roles.
• 5 years of Industrial networking and OT integration.
• Expert‑level knowledge of routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VPC, VLAN, STP, LACP, MPLS).
• Strong expertise in NGFW, IPS/IDS, AAA, SIEM, DLP, WAF, Zero Trust, micro‑segmentation.
• Skilled in network automation and IaC (Python, Ansible, Bash, Terraform).
• Experience with Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/Industrial, Palo Alto, Check Point, and Aruba/Cisco wireless.
• Strong understanding of OT networking standards (PROFINET, Modbus, DNP3).
• Proven experience delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder programmes.
• Experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• CCNP/CCIE, TOGAF or CISSP preferred.
• Cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards.
• Scripting, Automation and AI within an Industrial framework.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to define and lead the future of mission‑critical edge communications.
• Strategic influence over infrastructure supporting thousands of IT/OT devices.
• Innovative engineering culture with strong investment in development.

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