Lead Infrastructure Engineer

General Mills; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills in Mumbai is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Global Infrastructure to oversee IT infrastructure for offices, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers in India. The role drives global standards, budgets, and vendor engagements with a focus on high availability and regulatory compliance.

The candidate will mentor teams, manage multiple vendors, and coordinate office buildouts and data center health checks while aligning with global strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience in IT infrastructure, budgets, and asset depreciation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide second-line end-user support including audio-visual services.
• Manage IT budgets (Capex & Opex), asset depreciation, and accruals.
• Lead procurement and RFP processes with vendors and partners.
• Coordinate data center upgrades and health checks for facilities.
• Oversight of office buildouts and infrastructure upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with STPI, DoT, OSP and other regulatory requirements.
• Mentor team members to improve productivity and outcomes.

Skills

End-user support & AV

Asset lifecycle management

Vendor management

Budgeting & forecasting

Project leadership

Mentoring & coaching

Data center/server room mgmt

Procurement & RFPs

Audit & regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Full-time graduation from an accredited university

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEWWe exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.OVERVIEWIdeal for person who is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the Transformation initiative at General Mills in capacity of Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Global Infrastructure.This role has overall accountabilities for Digital and Technology infrastructure for offices, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers within India. This function is responsible for ensuring execution of Global Infrastructure strategies and plans within India and broader global GMI locations.Engaging leadership in working with key business partners, Solution Managers, D&T teams and Vendors. The Lead Infra engineer position is critical for supporting global and regional projects/initiatives and day to day operations in alignment with GMI standards and best practices. This role also plays an important role in navigating and connecting India teams and resources with critical global infrastructure needs.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESAccountable for second level support for end user support including audio visual services.Good understanding of asset life cycle management from purchase to disposal.Coaching and mentoring team members for better outcome and productivity.Basic knowledge on STPI, assets the debonding, bond to bond transfer process as well as custom clearance.Knowledgeable in preparing & reviewing BOQ for AV requirements and upgrades.Experienced in managing data center/server rooms for various upgrades and health-checks along with knowledge on network cabling (active & passive cabling).Experience in IT budget (Capex & Opex), asset depreciation and budget accrual.Analyzing spending vs budget trend and sharing forecast related to upcoming spends and working with finance team as well as stakeholdersKnowledge and experience in managing procurement thereby leading RFPs.Improving efficiency within the team by eliminating and re-defining existing processesResponsible for reviewing service agreements, contracts, and vendor payment.Experience in managing multiple vendors and partners for various support and servicesAccountable for managing projects for new office buildouts, asset disposal, infrastructure upgrades, new/additional capabilities, and audio/video enhancements.Prior experience for managing various audits related to STPI, procurement, asset management and regulatory requirements (DoT, Telecom, OSP etc.)MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation: Full-time graduation from an accredited universityMinimum 7-10 years of relevant work experienceBasic understanding of cloud infrastructure with foundational certificationsExperience working with high availability & disaster recovery, etc.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.Flexible, reliable, can take initiative, can deal with responsibility, and have a "can do" mentality.People Management experience (preferred)PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience in consumer food industry considered a plusBusiness and technical acumenAgile CertificationsELIGIBILITYApplicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.