Director, Global IT Infrastructure

Rocket Lab Corp.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to lead a global team and shape the strategy for our worldwide IT operations. This onsite role manages data centers, virtualization, networks, and security, ensuring reliable, scalable, and compliant technology to support Rocket Lab's mission.

Based at our Long Beach, CA facility, with possible Auckland collaboration, you will partner with Space Systems and Launch Operations to align IT priorities with aggressive business goals and 24x7

Qualifications

• 12+ years of increasing responsibility in IT infrastructure including operations, data centers, virtualization, O365, networks, support, and security.
• Experience leading a globally distributed IT organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• US citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing global IT engineering team.
• Define and manage IT infrastructure priorities with business leaders.
• Develop processes for global on-prem and cloud infrastructure with high availability.
• Ensure security and regulatory compliance across all IT assets.
• Negotiate vendor agreements and manage 24x7 support strategy.

Skills

Leadership

IT strategy

Security

Data center operations

O365

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Tools

Windows

Linux

VMware

iSeries

Networking

SAN

Switches

Firewall

WiFi

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to lead a global team and shape the strategy for our worldwide IT operations. This onsite role manages data centers, virtualization, networks, and security, ensuring reliable, scalable, and compliant technology to support Rocket Lab's mission.

Based at our Long Beach, CA facility, with possible Auckland collaboration, you will partner with Space Systems and Launch Operations to align IT priorities with aggressive business goals and 24x7