Information Technology - Infrastructure Head

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned, strategic Information Technology Infrastructure Head to lead our global IT Infrastructure organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining and executing enterprise IT strategy while driving operational excellence across Infrastructure, Cloud, Enterprise Applications, IT Compliance, IT Operations, End User Computing, AI Enablement, and Business Continuity.

The role requires a hands-on technology leader with strong expertise in cloud technologies, cybersecurity, networking, Microsoft 365, infrastructure, compliance frameworks, vendor management, and enterprise IT governance.

Requirements

IT Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute enterprise IT strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead modernization of enterprise IT infrastructure and workplace technologies.
• Establish IT governance, policies, standards, and best practices.
• Present technology strategy, risk posture, budgets, and operational metrics to executive leadership.
• Drive adoption of AI and automation across IT operations.

Datacenter Management

• Manage enterprise datacenter operations including compute, storage, virtualization, and networking.
• Lead VMware vCenter administration and virtualization strategy.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Oversee server lifecycle management, storage infrastructure, and backup solutions.
• Manage enterprise monitoring and capacity planning.

Network & Security Infrastructure

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise networking solutions.
• Manage Routing & Switching infrastructure.
• Administer enterprise Firewalls and VPN solutions.
• Ensure secure remote connectivity and Zero Trust network architecture.
• Monitor network availability, performance, and security.

Microsoft 365 & Digital Workplace

Lead administration and governance of Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Manage

• Exchange Online
• Microsoft Teams
• SharePoint Online
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Microsoft Purview
• Microsoft Defender Suite

Endpoint Management

• Manage Windows and macOS environments.
• Implement Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions.
• Oversee endpoint security, patch management, software deployment, and device lifecycle management.
• Ensure endpoint compliance with organizational security standards.

Cloud Infrastructure & Security

• Lead the strategy, architecture, governance, security, and operations of the enterprise AWS cloud platform across all environments.
• Design and manage scalable, highly available, and secure cloud infrastructure leveraging AWS services including VPC, EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, R53, ALB, Systems Manager (SSM), WAF, GuardDuty, Inspector, and other core platform services.
• Establish cloud governance, multi-account architecture, landing zones, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, CSPM, and continuous security posture assessment using AWS native services and third party tools.
• Ensure compliance with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, CIS Benchmarks, and organizational security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Drive cloud cost optimization (FinOps), operational excellence, and continuous service improvement through performance monitoring, capacity planning, and automation.

Cybersecurity

• Lead the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and security operations to protect the organization's people, data, applications, and infrastructure.
• Establish and oversee Security Operations Center (SOC), threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, penetration testing, red teaming, and cyber resilience programs.
• Manage enterprise security technologies including SIEM, XDR/EDR, Email Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), and Zero Trust architecture.
• Drive continuous security monitoring, threat intelligence, risk assessment, and security posture improvement through proactive detection and remediation.
• Develop and implement security policies, standards, awareness programs, and incident response procedures aligned with industry best practices.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and security frameworks while supporting internal, external, and customer security audits.

The rest of this description is on the employer’s own page.