Director of IT Infrastructure

• Lead the development of the infrastructure strategy including storage compute and virtualization environments ensuring scalability and alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with business leaders and IT teams to assess current and future infrastructure needs and align them with the strategic objectives.
• Drive containerization strategy to support application scalability and system performance.
• Provide financial inputs for a 5year technology forecast supporting critical infrastructure projects while ensuring budgetary alignment.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable infrastructure solutions.
• Lead efforts in risk management innovation and continuous improvements across IT infrastructure operations.

• Oversee the design deployment and management of storage compute and virtualization infrastructure.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation (e.g. disaster recovery plans) is maintained to support business continuity.
• Lead compliance audits manage disaster recovery processes and ensure alignment with security policies.
• Monitor system performance and drive continuous optimization of systems for improved uptime and efficiency.
• Ensure all infrastructure meets security and compliance standards supporting the company s threat vulnerability management initiatives.
• Manage Linuxbased systems (Red Hat Ubuntu etc.) and containerized applications to ensure high availability and security.

• Direct the research and procurement of hardware software and systems ensuring costeffective scalable solutions.
• Lead the budget planning process for IT infrastructure aligning financial resources with technology goals.
• Conduct costbenefit and ROI analyses for proposed projects ensuring efficient resource allocation.
• Manage relationships with thirdparty vendors overseeing contract negotiations and performance evaluations.
• Lead recruitment development and retention of the IT Infrastructure and Systems Engineering teams ensuring alignment with company objectives.

• Oversee IT Service Desk operations ensuring efficient support and issue resolution for corporate and remote offices.
• Manage the lifecycle of enduser devices optimizing resources to meet nationwide demands.
• Collaborate with IT resource teams to ensure tools services and staff are efficiently allocated for maximum impact.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies related to hardware security and software licensing while leading risk mitigation and disaster recovery efforts.
• Oversee Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to ensure secure and efficient device management across the organization.
• Promote enduser training and knowledge sharing through welldocumented userfriendly resources driving productivity and selfservice capabilities.

• 10 years of progressive experience managing IT infrastructure and systems engineering with expertise in Linux environments.
• Proven experience in leading largescale infrastructure projects aligning IT strategy with business goals and managing geographically distributed teams.
• Strong background in IT operations systems architecture information security and cloud services.
• Experience in strategic planning resource optimization and budget management for IT infrastructure.
• Familiarity with ITIL V4 best practices and industry standards.

• Linux Enterprise Server Platforms: Extensive experience with Red Hat Ubuntu and CentOS in enterprise environments.
• Windows Server & Cloud Integration: Experience with Windows environments and cloud platforms (AWS Azure).
• Virtualization: Expertise in hypervisor technologies (VMware Proxmox KVM) for scalable infrastructure management.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency with Docker Kubernetes and other container technologies.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Experience with enterprise backup solutions (e.g. Rubrik Veeam) and disaster recovery planning.
• Database Management: Expertise in managing and optimizing PostgreSQL and other databases.

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Wellness program
• Work from home

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