Director of Information Technology

BrainWorks; Texas; Sur place; USD 190 000 - 225 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BrainWorks seeks a Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations to lead our corporate IT footprint across Windows and Linux servers, private data centers, and cloud infrastructure. You will own WAN operations, security controls, and critical business systems while guiding a team of roughly 10 professionals.

The role reports to the CTO and focuses on modernization, reliability, and scalable operations. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience with hybrid infrastructure, strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in corporate IT infrastructure or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Strong technical understanding of Windows and Linux server environments, including physical/bare-metal servers, virtualization, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Experience managing on-premises/private data center environments alongside cloud-based infrastructure.
• Strong corporate WAN experience, including multi-location connectivity, private circuits, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and data center connectivity.
• Working knowledge of enterprise IT security infrastructure and related network security controls.
• Experience owning corporate infrastructure operations, technical escalations, reliability, and critical business systems.
• Ability to independently investigate technical challenges, evaluate solutions, and provide credible guidance to engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success modernizing infrastructure, developing technical talent, and improving operational processes.
• Genuine technical curiosity, strong problem-solving instincts, and a willingness to learn and troubleshoot unfamiliar technologies.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage collaboratively with a highly technical CTO and leadership team.
• Must reside in Texas or be willing to relocate to Texas.

Responsabilités

• Lead corporate IT infrastructure and operations, ensuring reliability, performance, security, and scalability.
• Oversee Windows and Linux server environments, including physical/bare-metal infrastructure, virtualization, private data centers, and cloud-based servers.
• Own and improve corporate WAN operations across multiple locations, including private circuits, routing, VPN connectivity, and data center networking.
• Support infrastructure modernization and upcoming data center migration initiatives, balancing operational continuity, risk, and business needs.
• Lead internal IT security infrastructure, including firewalls, VPN concentrators, intrusion detection systems, identity, and access controls.
• Oversee internal IT services, employee endpoints, desktop support, provisioning, and critical business systems, including call center and telephony infrastructure.
• Lead and develop approximately 10 IT professionals, including six systems administrators and desktop/IT support personnel.
• Assess organizational capabilities and recruit additional technical talent, including planned security positions.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, monitoring, documentation, troubleshooting processes, and operational accountability.
• Manage infrastructure vendors, budgets, and technology investments.
• Partner directly with the CTO on infrastructure priorities, modernization, security, and technical decision-making.
• Remain technically engaged, providing architectural guidance, leading complex troubleshooting, and supporting engineers when necessary.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Technical curiosity

People leadership

Outils

Windows Server

Linux Server

Virtualization

Cloud infrastructure

Networking

Security

Description du poste

Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations

LOCATION: Dallas–Fort Worth strongly preferred; Texas-based candidates considered

WORK LOCATION TYPE: Onsite preferred; location-specific flexibility may be considered

TRAVEL: As needed

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Direct Hire

SALARY: $190,000–$225,000 base + discretionary performance-based bonus

BrainWorks is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations for a confidential opportunity with a technology-driven organization undergoing significant growth and operational transformation.

Reporting directly to the CTO, this leader will oversee corporate IT infrastructure, Windows/Linux systems administration, internal networking, private data centers, cloud infrastructure, and information security across a geographically distributed business.

The position currently leads approximately 10 employees across systems administration and IT support, with additional headcount planned to strengthen security and infrastructure capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong, hands-on IT leader with a foundation in systems administration, systems engineering, or broader infrastructure operations. This individual must be comfortable leading both on-premises and cloud environments, operating a complex corporate WAN, developing technical teams, and independently solving infrastructure challenges.

A strong personal interest in technology, technical curiosity, and the ability to troubleshoot unfamiliar systems are essential. This is an infrastructure and operations leadership position, not a software development or AI engineering role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead corporate IT infrastructure and operations, ensuring reliability, performance, security, and scalability.
• Oversee Windows and Linux server environments, including physical/bare-metal infrastructure, virtualization, private data centers, and cloud-based servers.
• Own and improve corporate WAN operations across multiple locations, including private circuits, routing, VPN connectivity, and data center networking.
• Support infrastructure modernization and upcoming data center migration initiatives, balancing operational continuity, risk, and business needs.
• Lead internal IT security infrastructure, including firewalls, VPN concentrators, intrusion detection systems, identity, and access controls.
• Oversee internal IT services, employee endpoints, desktop support, provisioning, and critical business systems, including call center and telephony infrastructure.
• Lead and develop approximately 10 IT professionals, including six systems administrators and desktop/IT support personnel.
• Assess organizational capabilities and recruit additional technical talent, including planned security positions.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, monitoring, documentation, troubleshooting processes, and operational accountability.
• Manage infrastructure vendors, budgets, and technology investments.
• Partner directly with the CTO on infrastructure priorities, modernization, security, and technical decision-making.
• Remain technically engaged, providing architectural guidance, leading complex troubleshooting, and supporting engineers when necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of progressive experience in corporate IT infrastructure, systems administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure operations.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams, ideally including systems administrators, infrastructure engineers, or IT operations professionals.
• Strong technical understanding of Windows and Linux server environments, including physical/bare-metal servers, virtualization, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Experience managing on-premises/private data center environments alongside cloud-based infrastructure.
• Strong corporate WAN experience, including multi-location connectivity, private circuits, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and data center connectivity.
• Working knowledge of enterprise IT security infrastructure and related network security controls.
• Experience owning corporate infrastructure operations, technical escalations, reliability, and critical business systems.
• Ability to independently investigate technical challenges, evaluate solutions, and provide credible guidance to engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success modernizing infrastructure, developing technical talent, and improving operational processes.
• Genuine technical curiosity, strong problem-solving instincts, and a willingness to learn and troubleshoot unfamiliar technologies.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage collaboratively with a highly technical CTO and leadership team.
• Must reside in Texas or be willing to relocate to Texas.

STRONGLY PREFERRED

• Career progression from hands-on Windows/Linux systems administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering into broader IT leadership.
• Direct technical experience with physical servers, VMware or similar virtualization platforms, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Experience leading data center migrations, infrastructure consolidations, or significant modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting geographically distributed corporate environments with multiple offices, facilities, or call centers.
• Experience in technology-focused organizations or similarly complex enterprise IT environments.
• Experience operating within mid-sized or growth-stage companies with lean teams and broad infrastructure ownership.
• Experience building or expanding infrastructure security capabilities and technical teams.

DISCLAIMERS

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency and fair hiring laws, the target annual base salary range for this position starts at $190,000 base plus a discretionary performance-based bonus

Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, education, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and work location.

This position may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation including bonus and equity participation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package provided by the hiring employer. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k) or retirement plan, paid time off, and other employee programs.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

All hiring decisions are made by the hiring employer, which is expected to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and verification requirements. BrainWorks complies with all applicable employment laws and encourages employers to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.