Head of Engineering Digital Delivery Oil & Gas

Acting as the technical authority for digital engineering this leader ensures architectural integrity engineering perfection cybersecurity compliance and operational reliability. They collaborate with subsurface wells production maintenance operations projects and HSE&C digital leaders to define technical standards and ensure digital solutions directly support business outcomes.

The role also serves as the site leader for the Digital Delivery Oil & Gas hub in Pune providing mentorship support and people leadership to a 300 strong Technology organization.

• Define and implement the digital & engineering strategy aligned with business priorities technology stack and enterprise roadmaps.
• Own architecture engineering patterns and standards across automation cloud data and operational technologies.
• Drive engineering excellence secure-by-design principles and a strong DevSecOps culture.

• Lead software data and integration engineering teams delivering enterprise-grade platforms (real-time data analytics digital twins CMMS production optimization).
• Ensure scalability performance and reliability of digital systems supporting 24/7 operations.

• Ensure digital technologies meet operational integrity cyber and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with OT and Digital Security teams to safeguard production sites SCADA systems IoT devices and field networks.
• Maintain high service reliability and resilience for production-critical digital systems.

• Introduce and scale emerging technologiesAI/ML edge computing digital twins robotics and automationwhere they deliver measurable value.
• Continuously evaluate new engineering methods vendors and architectures to modernize the digital ecosystem.

• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams across software data and enterprise technology.
• Develop technical capability career pathways and a culture of learning and mastery.
• Lead all aspects of partner and vendor engineering teams as needed.

• Partner with delivery managers and business leaders to translate operational needs into digital engineering solutions.
• Prioritize engineering investments based on business value risk and impact on production and safety.

• 15 years in digital or engineering leadership roles in operating companies oil & gas energy or other asset-intensive industries.
• Experience in leading large engineering teams and delivering digital technology portfolios.
• Strong executive communication and senior leadership engagement skills.
• Deep architectural expertise across cloud data platforms real-time systems and enterprise integration.
• Strong grounding in data analysis data design and emerging technology evaluation.
• Proven innovation leadership within technical environments.
• Proficiency in systems development service operations and resilience engineering.
• Strong understanding of user experience principles and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with cybersecurity reliability engineering and operational technology.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related fields.

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