Global R&D Infrastructure Lead

Your role and responsibilities (Mandatory):

We are seeking a visionary and accomplished Global R&D Infrastructure Strategy Lead to define and drive the long-term strategy for R&D infrastructure across all global sites. This senior role is responsible for global standardization, modernization, and digital enablement of R&D environments.

Reporting directly to Global R&D Management, you will lead global transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation, interoperability between global labs, and alignment of infrastructure capabilities with strategic R&D priorities.

The work model for the role is: #LI Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Automation Business of Process Control Platform Division in Bangalore and Vasteras (Sweden) .

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Define and execute a unified global R&D infrastructure strategy aligned with R&D leadership and corporate technology direction.
• Establish global governance, standardization practices, and infrastructure frameworks for IT, OT, and lab environments across regions to achieve seamless availability of the R&D Infrastructure.
• Enable interoperability and seamless connectivity between global R&D labs, ensuring consistent user experience, data flow, and infrastructure compatibility.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives to enable cloudbased lab systems, scalable compute, and digital R&D capabilities.
• Champion the adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for automation, consistency, and secure provisioning of global R&D infrastructure.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, and security of global R&D systems, networks, and lab infrastructure.
• Drive standardization and optimization of asset management, inventory workflows, and global software licensing compliance.
• Collaborate with global engineering, IT, OT, cybersecurity, and facilities teams to enable strategic R&D programs.
• Establish and track global KPIs for infrastructure performance, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
• Advise global R&D leadership on infrastructure capabilities, emerging technologies, risks, and longterm modernization paths.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Instrumentation, or related fields.
• 12-15 years of experience in global or multisite infrastructure management, ideally within R&D settings.
• Demonstrated leadership in cloud technologies (Azure ARC, AWS) and infrastructure modernization.
• Hands-on experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, ARM, CloudFormation, etc.
• Strong knowledge of IT/OT systems, lab infrastructure, networking, and global interoperability concepts.
• Knowledge of Kubernates, Linux Administration will be added advantage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.

ABB a provides a comprehensive range of integrated automation, electrical and digital systems and services for customers in the process, hybrid and maritime industries. These offerings, coupled with deep domain knowledge in each end market, help to optimize productivity, energy efficiency, sustainability and safety of industrial processes and operations.