Director, Infrastructure Operations & Strategy (Kennesaw, GA)

Scorpion Therapeutics; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director of Infrastructure Operations & Strategy to lead enterprise infrastructure, engineering, cybersecurity, and platform services across the company in support of high availability, security, and scalability.

You will define multi‑year strategies, drive modernization of on‑premises, hybrid, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure), manage budgets and vendor relationships, and oversee capacity planning, incident response, and continuous improvement with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 12–18 years in infrastructure engineering/operations.
• 5–8 years in leadership roles managing teams, budgets, and vendor relationships.
• Experience scaling and modernizing on‑premises, hybrid, and cloud infrastructure; deep knowledge of servers, storage, virtualization, and networks.

Responsibilities

• Define multiyear infrastructure strategy and roadmap.
• Oversee modernization and day‑to‑day operations to ensure reliability and resilience.
• Lead incident response, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.
• Engage with cybersecurity, IT leadership, and business units to align priorities and budgets.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Vendor management

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Role

Director of Infrastructure Operations & Strategy, responsible for leading enterprise infrastructure, engineering, cybersecurity, and platform services to ensure high availability, security, and scalability.

Key responsibilities

Key responsibilities include defining multiyear strategies, overseeing infrastructure modernization, managing day-to-day operations, and driving service reliability and resilience.

The role involves strategic planning, operational execution, financial stewardship, vendor management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement, including cybersecurity, IT leadership, and business units.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; 12-18 years in infrastructure engineering/operations, with 5-8 years in leadership roles managing teams, budgets, and vendor relationships.

Proven experience in scaling and modernizing on-premises, hybrid, and cloud infrastructure, with deep knowledge of servers, storage, virtualization, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and network concepts.

High-value specifics

High-value specifics: focus on high availability, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA).

Certifications

Certifications such as VMware, AWS, Cisco, ITIL, security credentials (CISSP, CISM) preferred.

Additional responsibilities

The role involves strategic, tactical, and executive communications, with leadership over incident response, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.