Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Director of IT Infrastructure to serve as a strategic leader and trusted technology partner to our client's organization. This role will play a critical part in shaping a multi-site hybrid cloud infrastructure strategy, developing and guiding a talented technical team, and ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable systems across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set the direction for IT infrastructure, building and carrying out strategies that support global business goals and future growth
• Define and track KPIs, SLAs, and performance benchmarks for infrastructure operations
• Oversee the design, deployment, and ongoing optimization of enterprise networks, servers, storage, and data centers
• Maintain high availability, reliability, and performance across all IT systems
• Guide cybersecurity strategy, including monitoring and threat mitigation
• Own disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity planning
• Keep infrastructure compliant with industry standards, regulations, and internal IT policies
• Lead global infrastructure projects, upgrades, and rollouts, delivering on time and on budget
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of onsite and remote infrastructure professionals

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise infrastructure teams
• Background rooted in IT infrastructure
• Expertise in network architecture, server virtualization, storage, cloud computing (Azure, AWS), and cybersecurity
• Working knowledge of VMware, Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, switches/routers, firewalls, endpoint security, Windows Server, Linux, monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios), Veeam, Commvault, ITIL, and ServiceNow or equivalent
• Proven experience directly managing both in-house and remote staff
• Strong skills in vendor management, budgeting, strategic planning, and project execution
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, and regulatory compliance frameworks
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including occasional international travel
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation

Preferred:

• Master's degree in IT or a related field
• Mid-range or premium certifications such as Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Azure Expert, Cisco CCNA or CCNP, PMP, or CISSP
• Experience in a manufacturing environment

Benefits Overview:

• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• Generous PTO

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• Software Development
• Business & Systems Analysis
• IT Support & Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Engineer/DevOps

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