Group Manager Connectivity

Job Description:

Job Description Date: 05/06/2026

Group Manager: Connectivity (Network) Solutions

About Position:

Are you passionate about IT & its application to Enterprise Connectivity & Infrastructure experienced in modern networking technologies and convinced by the business added value of the digitalization of Network & Security Domain functions to support global operations

Airbus is looking for a Group Manager Digital Connectivity to join the Bengaluru India location.

Position Overview: Lead the Digital Connectivity team within the Digital Infrastructure & Platforms Department. The role focuses on delivering securing and operating robust network infrastructure and enterprise connectivity solutions. Success requires strong disciplinary leadership a deep background in modern network architecture and an exceptional track record in end-to-end service delivery.

The successful candidate will establish team goals by identifying evaluating and understanding the business and digital strategy & technical trends. He/She will accomplish the team results/performance by communicating job expectations planning monitoring coaching and leading the team in the right direction.

Qualification & Experience

• Education: Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Electronics & Communications or a relevant engineering discipline.

• Experience: 12 years in Network Engineering and IT Operations including proven disciplinary leadership team management and global IT service delivery management.

• Domain Knowledge: Professional background in managing critical enterprise infrastructure is required (Aerospace industry background is a plus). General understanding of Engineering IT processes is expected; highly specific enterprise networking and service delivery domain expertise is mandatory.

• Technical Stack: Advanced architectural proficiency in modern network ecosystems specifically:

  • LAN: Campus & Data Center switching (e.g. Cisco Nexus Arista) VxLAN EVPN High Availability protocols Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) & cloud connectivity.

  • Wi-Fi: Wireless & Industrial: Wi-Fi 6/7 architectures and deployments (e.g. Cisco Catalyst/Meraki Aruba) IoT 4G/5G and next-generation shopfloor/Digital Factory solutions. .

  • WAN: SD-WAN architectures (e.g. Cisco Viptela Versa Palo Alto Prisma) MPLS Internet transport optimization Cloud On-Ramp and global routing protocols (BGP OSPF).

  • Network Security: Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW - Palo Alto Fortinet) SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Network Access Control (NAC/ISE) and secure VPN solutions.

  • Automation & Cloud: Cloud networking (AWS/Azure) and Network Automation (Python Ansible NetDevOps).

• Preferred Certifications:

  • Expert/Professional Network Certifications: CCIE (Routing & Switching/Enterprise) CCNP Enterprise Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) or equivalent.

  • Security Certifications: PCNSE (Palo Alto) CISSP or Fortinet NSE 7/8.

  • Service & Project Management: ITIL v4 Managing Professional PMP or SAFe Agilist.

• Methodologies: Advanced knowledge of ITIL service management frameworks Agile/SAFe frameworks and DevOps/NetOps practices.

• Travel: Willingness to travel if needed on short notice.

• Language & Soft Skills: Business-fluent English and strong communication skills for continuous collaboration with European partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Manage coach and develop network engineering teams ensuring alignment with global product roadmap. Execute staffing strategies via direct hiring and partner/supplier management.

• Network Harmonization: Drive large-scale network harmonization initiatives to standardize legacy infrastructures consolidate disparate environments and unify connectivity frameworks across global locations.

• Regional Accountability (APAC or similar continental Operations): Direct the setup migration and day-to-day delivery of network operations across multiple countries within the continental footprint ensuring local compliance operational governance and seamless cross-border regional delivery.

• BCP / DR Readiness & Testing: Own the strategy readiness and resilience of the network infrastructure via robust Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR). Establish schedules for orchestrate and validate regular live DR simulation tests to ensure zero-downtime failover capabilities.

• Operations & Service Delivery: Lead high-availability network operations ensure maximum infrastructure uptime and enforce strict SLA/KPI fulfillment alongside agile project delivery and mitigate local/regional infrastructure risks.

• Technical Steer: Enforce network engineering and security standards driving the transition toward modern software-defined and cloud-integrated network architectures.

• Intercultural Orchestration: Act as the strategic and operational bridge between the Bengaluru hub and European partners aligning local execution with global business objectives.

• Empowerment & Culture: Empower team members by delegating authority and encouraging individual responsibility for goals. Cultivate a workplace environment that mirrors the organizations strategic objectives.

• Logistics & Governance: Administer operational logistics including work schedules on-call support rotations and leave management. Ensure clear transparent and effective communication across the team.

• Escalation Management: Actively resolve critical network incidents/escalations perform root-cause analysis (RCA) and maintain agreed-upon performance metrics.

• Global Alignment: Serve as an intercultural liaison to strengthen corporate relationships across global teams. Coordinate with global partners and stakeholders to ensure network project and operations alignment.

• Continuous Improvement: Apply enterprise-wide perspectives to identify and address emerging business infrastructure needs. Regularly integrate lessons learned to drive multi-axial continuous improvement. Collaborate with senior management and project boards to provide progress updates.

Success Metrics

Success will be measured in a variety of areas including but not limited to:

• Agile mind-set collaborative way of working and rapid reaction times during critical network outages or infrastructure emergencies.

• Flawless SLA fulfillment network uptime MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution) reduction and service availability.

• Consistently ensuring the on-time within-budget delivery and quality of network infrastructure projects.

• Bringing innovative cost-effective highly scalable and secure connectivity solutions.

• Achieving high internal customer engineering department and business stakeholder satisfaction.

• Ecosystem synergy: Flawless operational coordination and strict adherence to governance models with the local IT organisation.

Airbus is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. Airbus India selects job applicants (internal and external) on the basis of suitability for the job and irrespective of gender marital status age sexual orientation gender identity or expression nationality religion ethnicity or different abled/ (dis)ability.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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