Director, Infrastructure & Networking Services

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director for Infrastructure & Networking Services to lead a large team of engineers and drive the adoption of modern technology stacks. This influential role involves collaborating with senior leaders and strategic partners, ensuring the implementation of secure architectures, and advancing hybrid infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise-grade operations and a strong background in cloud architecture. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and teamwork in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise infrastructure operations and architecture.
• Experience managing a large, global remote workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 100 engineers in global infrastructure operations.
• Engage with senior technical leaders to drive technology standards.

Skills

Enterprise-grade infrastructure operations

Cloud architecture

Agile engineering methodologies

Analytical problem-solving

Collaboration and relationship building

Education

Degree in computer science or engineering

Industry-recognized network and cloud certifications

Tools

Public cloud systems

Networking technologies

Automation tools

Job description

Job Title: Director, Infrastructure & Networking Services, London

Client: McKinsey & Company

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 8bba09530a05

Job Views: 15

Posted: 28.04.2025

Expiry Date: 12.06.2025

Job Description:

You will act as an ambassador and senior technical representative for infrastructure, network, and security while engaging with other senior technical leaders throughout McKinsey (including the CTO, CIO, CISO, and other expert engineers and architects). You will lead the experimentation of emerging technologies and tools as well as co-innovate with strategic partners to help drive game-changing solutions and client offerings.

You will play an influential role across the technology community, setting the pace of change and driving standards and adoption of modern technology stacks in collaboration with product groups and engineers across McKinsey’s Tech Ecosystem, the broader firm, and external strategic partners.

You will work with vendor partners to determine the optimal service delivery model for our services, using a mix of insourced and outsourced capabilities.

You will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 100 network, cloud, and infrastructure engineers.

You will be heavily engaged in the architecture, design, engineering, and operations of the global infrastructure for connecting people, systems, and data across various environments, including connectivity for the global office footprint, mobile access, public cloud systems, on-prem co-locations, and client environments.

You will ensure the implementation of highly automated and secure infrastructure architectures based on standards and adhering to Zero-Trust principles, maintaining a forward-looking technology roadmap. You will also advance our hybrid infrastructure to meet global and local constraints, such as data localization, positioning us for a diversified future.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline, or military experience; industry-recognized network and cloud certifications, patents, open-source contributions are preferred
• 15+ years of experience in global, enterprise-grade infrastructure operations, design, planning, engineering, and architecture
• Experience managing a large, global remote workforce
• Strong collaborative and empathetic skills, with the ability to build relationships and facilitate debate
• Outstanding analytical and abstract problem-solving skills
• Experience with modern agile engineering methodologies
• Experience building partnerships with strategic vendors for operational responsiveness and roadmap alignment
• Experience architecting, implementing, and managing public cloud, on-prem, and hybrid architectures
• Deep understanding of enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, security, wireless, WAN, mobile access, automation, and observability