Director, IT Infrastructure & Hybrid Cloud

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, based in Madison, WI, is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to lead the strategy, design, implementation, and operations of its IT infrastructure. This role involves managing a distributed environment, optimizing cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical industry standards.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of IT infrastructure experience, with proven leadership abilities to mentor a team. Strong expertise in virtualization and cloud management is essential for contributing to innovative biotech solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with virtualization platforms.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS and Azure architecture, operations, and security.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year IT infrastructure roadmap.
• Lead and develop a high-performing infrastructure team.
• Oversee the design and lifecycle management of virtualization infrastructure.

Skills

Hands-on expertise with virtualization platforms (VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V)

Microsoft Active Directory management

Strong knowledge of AWS and Azure

Network architecture and security principles

ITIL-based service management frameworks

Leadership in building high-performing teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, based in Madison, WI, is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure to lead the strategy, design, implementation, and operations of its IT infrastructure. This role involves managing a distributed environment, optimizing cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical industry standards.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of IT infrastructure experience, with proven leadership abilities to mentor a team. Strong expertise in virtualization and cloud management is essential for contributing to innovative biotech solutions.