Senior Engineering Manager – Network Security Engineering

A.P. Moller – Maersk is the global leader in container shipping services. The business operates in 130 countries and employs c. 90,000 staff. An integrated container logistics company, Maersk aims to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. Joining Maersk will embark you on a transformational journey with great opportunities for career development within a global organization. As a Network Security Engineering Manager, you will lead a global engineering team that delivers secure, reliable network security services as internal products - automation-first, measurable, and built to scale across a highly distributed enterprise. You will be exposed to a wide and challenging range of needs and opportunities requiring you to engage closely with stakeholders across all management levels within Maersk as you mature, evolve and operate our portfolio of network security capabilities to become world class.

The Brief

A globally focused shipping and transportation organisation is continuing to drive an ambitious and complex change and transformational programme to deliver a service of excellence for its customers and clients worldwide. The Global CTIO has a mandate from the Maersk board to lead the Technology transformation of Maersk which will enable the Maersk business strategy to become the global integrator of container logistics through digitising the Maersk business processes and customer engagement.

The Technology function is fundamental to enable the company’s transformation and in response to this demand, our in-house technological capability is growing exponentially. We are recruiting world class talent to ensure that the technology services are modernised to enable Maersk to become a logistics integrator leveraging a competitive advantage through technology.

Why this job matters?

The Network Architecture & Engineering function is pivotal to our transformation, responsible for the engineering of network and network security capabilities that provide the digital connectivity backbone for Maersk - connecting people, platforms, assets and value-chain partners.

Reporting to the Director, Network Architecture & Engineering, you will serve as Senior Engineering Manager for Network Security Engineering. You will be accountable for the design, build, and L2/L3 operation of key network security products, run as product-led internal services with clear roadmaps, measurable reliability, and automation-first delivery.

It has a critical role to play as we continue to develop our long-term multi-technology and multi-product network and network security capabilities, connecting our asset, sites and people on land and at sea. Delivering best in class global connectivity and network security services that not only meet the need of our business today but will be a differentiator, enabling our colleagues and partners with technology solutions that are a catalyst for productivity and innovation.

Scope

Network security services protect Maersk environments across core, data center, cloud, and edge locations (offices, warehouses, terminals, data centres, and co-location facilities). Services include:

· Core/Data Center firewall platforms (NGFW) (and related policy governance/operations)

· Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

· Partner/contractor connectivity security controls (VPN, network-side patterns, enforcement requirements, and governance in collaboration with cybersecurity organization)

· AAA / Privileged Network Access (TACACS+/RADIUS) and NAC platform services (incl. policy/identity integrations and governance)

· Out-of-Band (OOB) management for network infrastructure (secure break-glass access and recoverability)

· Branch egress & segmentation governance delivered via the branch connectivity enforcement stack (embedded firewall capability), plus full ownership of any standalone branch NGFW deployments where required

What I'll be doing – your accountabilities?

· Lead a global engineering team delivering network security platforms as internal products, with clear ownership of reliability and operational outcomes.

· Own the product engineering lifecycle for network security services: roadmap execution, modernization, technical debt management, and continuous improvement.

· Establish and operate measurable reliability management: define service indicators and objectives, monitor service health, and drive improvement based on data, incidents, and customer experience.

· Drive automation-first delivery: embed Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD practices into network change delivery, with safe deployment patterns (validation, progressive rollout, rollback).

· Partner with the Network Operational Inteliigence teams to adopt golden automation patterns and scale self-service onboarding for engineering team