Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Compute

Job Description:

Position Title

Lead Cloud Engineer

Function/Group

Digital and Technology

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

General

Role Reports to

D&T Manager

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we've been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Link

Purpose of the role

• Technology Roadmap / Product Lifecycle :Prepare and own Platform technology road maps as per business and D&T vision.
• Collaborate with the architects and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive long-term technology roadmaps and associated deliverables.
• Lead Transformation/Innovation initiatives– Design, Plan, implement and support
• Prepare and own cloud technology road map along as per business need.
• Collaborate with the architects and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive long-term technology roadmaps and associated deliverables.
• Lead Transformation initiatives – Design, Plan, implement and support
• Continue to improve technology recovery strategy and process for Cloud engineering activities.
• Assist with medium to high-level troubleshooting leveraging various Cloud services to identify root cause. Work with vendors as needed to resolve issues.
• Own and lead deep dive for complex/Critical issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Manage stakeholders and communication of high impact cloud related issues.
• Work with project teams and vendors to provide cloud platform design and optimization recommendations
• Assist with project planning, execution, and implementation of cloud related projects.
• Provide inputs to IT financial management for cloud – on costs associated with capacity build-out, forecast for cloud IT investments, etc.
• Drive optimization and innovation projects in Cloud area suggesting novel solutions for the issues.
• Continue improving cloud product reliability, availability, maintainability & cost/benefit– incl. developing fault-tolerant tools to ensure general robustness of the cloud infra.
• Responsible for managing capacity across public and private cloud resource pools– incl. automating scale down/up of environments.
• Support cloud developers in optimizing and automating cloud engineering activities – e.g. migration, provisioning and deployment, etc.
• Provide inputs to IT financial management for cloud – on costs associated with capacity build-out, forecast for cloud IT investments, etc.
• Understand the vision of the business as well as IT Infra future technology and relate it with existing set up and prepare business case for adopting the same.
• Plan the IT Infra Digital transformation and drive till execution
• Drive the technical capability of team and train
• Administrative or other duties as assigned or required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience or exposure to multiple knowledge proficiencies including:
• Proficiency in at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) including a deep understanding of their services and capabilities.
• Proven experience leading Enterprise scale cloud migration projects to Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP preferred).
• Proven track record of leading large-scale infrastructure upgrades and migrations in the Platform & infrastructure area.
• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform to manage and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Bash for automating tasks and managing infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience implementing security best practices in cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), security groups, and network security.
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows server administration.
• Proven ability in setting up observability using tools like Datadog.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience working in agile environments, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor junior engineers, providing guidance, training, and support. Experience managing projects and teams is desirable.
• Experience with security best practices in a cloud environment is crucial.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure components across compute, network, storage, virtualization, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Actively coaches and mentors' junior engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering their professional growth. Motivates and challenges peers
• Proactively identifies and analyzes operational inefficiencies and technical challenges within the cloud infrastructure. Takes initiative to develop and implement solutions that improve team effectiveness, optimize processes, and enhance overall system reliability. Develops value-adding insights, tools, and strategies
• Develops innovative solutions, tools, and strategies to improve cloud infrastructure efficiency, scalability, and security. Actively seeks out and incorporates new technologies and best practices from both internal and external sources to enhance the team's capabilities. Presents information and data in a manner appropriate for the audience
• Presents complex technical information and data clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences, tailoring communication style to ensure effective understanding and engagement. Self-directed and accepts responsibility for his/her own work.
• Aligns individual and team priorities with overall business strategy and vision, ensuring that cloud infrastructure initiatives directly support organizational goals.
• Demonstrates self-direction, initiative, and accountability for individual work and the overall success of team projects. Takes ownership of tasks and proactively addresses challenges to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Proven experience driving digital transformation initiatives, including the adoption of new technologies and architectures.
• Mandatory Skills: Any Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Terraform, Datadog, Identity and access management (IAM), Linux and/or Windows server administration, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), Enterprise scale cloud migration, CI/CD Tools, Networking Concepts (VPC, Security Groups), Python

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10 Years experience in supporting/delivering complex IT solutions
• Major Area of Study - Cloud, Computer Science, Engineering
• Certification on Google Cloud Certification / Azure / Devops Storage / Container