AVP, Infrastructure: Lead Enterprise IT & AI Strategy

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo invites nominations for the role of Assistant Vice President of Infrastructure, reporting to the CIO. The AVP will unite Enterprise Infrastructure Services and Network and Communication Services into a single, forward‑looking organization serving UB's three campuses and advancing a cloud and data center strategy.

This campus‑based leadership role requires strategic oversight, budget planning, and collaboration with academic and administrative leaders to support UB's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive leadership in IT infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure transformation in higher education or similarly complex environments.
• Demonstrated success integrating, restructuring, or unifying distinct teams, with the leadership and cultural fluency to build trust among diverse technical professionals.
• Strong budget management, compliance, and public-sector procurement experience; experience with unionized or public-sector environments a plus.
• Advanced degree; experience with data center strategy, cloud computing, and AI or research computing platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for enterprise infrastructure, networking, and communication services across three campuses, including workforce, succession, and budget planning.
• Lead the evaluation and evolution of UB's data center strategy, including colocation and consolidation of aging, decentralized infrastructure, and advance UB's cloud and hybrid-cloud adoption.
• Partner across UBIT and with academic and research leaders to ensure infrastructure supports UB's growing AI and research computing needs.
• Champion a customer-centered culture, strengthening partnerships with academic and administrative units.
• Build a unified, collaborative infrastructure organization and help strengthen the VPCIO's senior leadership team.

Skills

IT infrastructure leadership

Transformational leadership

Budget management

Public-sector procurement

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

The University at Buffalo invites nominations for the role of Assistant Vice President of Infrastructure, reporting to the CIO. The AVP will unite Enterprise Infrastructure Services and Network and Communication Services into a single, forward‑looking organization serving UB's three campuses and advancing a cloud and data center strategy.

This campus‑based leadership role requires strategic oversight, budget planning, and collaboration with academic and administrative leaders to support UB's