Lead Platform Architect - Edge Network Communications

The Maersk group operates one of the most comprehensive marine container terminals networks in the world, under the brand of APM Terminals, with over 20,000 employees operating 76 terminals in 36 countries and growing.
APM Terminals (APMT) plays a critical role in enabling the global Maersk Ocean and Logistics network as well as serving other Shipping Lines, Beneficial Cargo Owners, Freight Forwarders, intermodal logistics providers and integrating with a wide variety of local port authorities, customs and government bodies across our global network of transhipment, import and export gateway terminals.
In support of the broader Maersk strategy, we are accelerating the transformation of our business from a portfolio of independently operated terminals, into a safer, better, bigger global terminals operator.

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We offer

As Lead Platform Architect, you will be actively managing standards and coaching our architects and engineering teams to modernize, deploy, operate, and maintain our edge communications network capabilities. These mission critical capabilities will be deployed globally in our industrial facilities and vessels forming our global supply chain.
This is a leadership and “hands on” role, you will draw from your deep and broad technical expertise to mentor coach and develop the skills and capabilities of our architects and engineers, completing hands-on technical work and resolving complex issues and challenges.
You will be working with the largest technology providers globally. Using cutting-edge technologies with significant opportunities to develop, demonstrate and broaden your technology career.

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Key responsibilities

• Responsible for defining, improving and road mapping the architecture and designs for our Standardized Edge Communications Network product offering.
• Responsible for defining architectural descriptions and design artefacts ensuring they are maintained, usable and meet stakeholder concerns.
• Responsible for shaping the product offering in conjunction with the platform stakeholders advising on options and recommending solutions.
• Responsible for providing architectural leadership to the team to ensure compliance and adherence of products and services is to the defined architecture specifications, requirements, and industry best practices in a timely manner.
• Responsible for guidance and resolution of technical issues and challenges faced by engineering teams in the implementation of standardized architectures.
• Work with technology partners, senior engineering managers, product owners, scrum masters and scrum teams to do release and sprint planning.
• Work closely with global, regional, and local stakeholders on regular basis to bridge the gap between technology and business.
• Actively drive the career growth of engineers and team members by defining technical skills and technical training within the area of your architectural scope.
• Actively Attract world class talent and provide technical guidance, career development, and mentoring to team members.
• Represent Maersk on key industry standards forums and work with the team to publish research and represent Maersk at industry and technology standards bodies and forums.

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We are looking for

• Significant industry experience in architecting and/or developing and delivering end to end products/solutions. Experience managing teams is mandatory.
• Significant Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for fixed local area network infrastructure using the Cisco 3 Layer model and connected factory models (Preferentially in industrial environments.)
• Significant Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for wireless network infrastructure (Preferentially in industrial environments or other applications with mission critical performance levels.).
• Significant Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for 4G and 5G cellular infrastructure (Preferentially in industrial environments, automated guided vehicle applications or other applications with mission critical performance levels.).
• Significant Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for wide area networking including software design networks (Preferentially in hybrid cloud environments with mission critical performance levels.).
• Significant Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for cloud native IaaS and infrastructure as a code in Hybrid cloud setups.
• Experience in architecting and defining standards and specifications for integrated networking.
• Experience in model driven architecture developing physical and logical architectures for infrastructure with an industrial focus.
• Experience in technical coaching and mentoring architects’ and engineering teams in an Agile Environment
• Experience in the application of Architecture Management Frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SABSA etc)
• Experience in the application Cyber Security Controls and Mitigations in architectural designs and Application of security frameworks such as ISO 27001, SABSA, COBIT, ISA-99/ISO 62443 and or NIST.
• Is familiar with the planning, estimating and execution of programmes of development work to time, budget and quality targets. The identification of the resources needed for development and how this will be met with an effective supply capacity. The alignment of development activity and deliverables with agreed architectures and standards.
• Is familiar with agile principles and values, e.g., the Agile Manifesto. Has practical experience in software development with agile methods, e.g., Scrum or Kanban with an infrastructure as code bias.
• Is familiar with identifying new and emerging technologies, products, services, methods, and techniques. Can assess their relevance and the potential impacts (both threats and opportunities) upon business enablers, cost, performance, or sustainability. Can communicate emerging technologies and their impact.

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