Director of Infrastructure

Maricopa Community Colleges; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 112,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) seeks a Director of Infrastructure to architect and lead modernization of its enterprise technology environment. The role focuses on building a high-performing engineering team, designing a resilient cloud-native and hybrid stack, and driving IaC standards across the organization.

The successful candidate will guide cloud adoption (AWS/Azure), DevOps workflows, and high-availability systems while aligning with district priorities and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with six years of professional IT infrastructure experience.
• Two years of supervisory or management experience.
• Experience building enterprise IT infrastructure teams and DevOps culture.

Responsibilities

• Architect and modernize MCCCD's enterprise infrastructure.
• Lead cloud-native and hybrid environments; implement IaC.
• Build and mentor an engineering team; establish DevOps practices.
• Oversee operations, monitoring, failover, and incident response.
• Collaborate with district stakeholders on infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud & IaC

Enterprise IT

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (MCCCD)

Job Opening: Director of Infrastructure

Starting Salary Range: $111,666.61 - $145,166.29/annually, DOE

Open until filled: First review of resumes will be the week of September 7, 2026 and ongoing thereafter

Why you want to be here...

The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision—creating excellence in education for a better world.

We focus on people—not profits.

With 100% acceptance, zero rejections, and affordable tuition, we provide the flexibility and support our students need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. Discover how we’re changing college.

We don’t just support our community—we help build it.

We are the largest provider of workforce development training in the state. The activities of our colleges and their students support one out of every 28 jobs in Maricopa County. Learn about our economic impact.

We believe our employees are our most valuable asset.

Our 10 colleges and District Office support nearly 10,000 jobs and careers throughout Greater Phoenix.

Join us in making a real difference in the lives of over 140,000 college students each year.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well-being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Explore the wide range of benefits and perks available to eligible employees at MCCCD:

• Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
• 20 Paid Observed Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Pension, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
• Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Annual Professional Development Funding
• District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
• Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (potential loan forgiveness for federal Direct Loans after meeting repayment requirements and working full-time for an eligible employer)

MCCCD will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

What cool stuff does this job do?

Information Technology Services (ITS) is seeking a hands-on, highly technical Director of Infrastructure to architect, build, and lead the ground-up modernization of MCCCD’s enterprise technology environment. This role is tasked with recruiting and structuring a high-performing engineering team and designing a resilient, modern technology stack across cloud native environments, hybrid data centers, next-gen networking, automation, and database systems. The Director will serve as a principal technical authority, driving hands-on architectural decisions, establishing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards, and migrating legacy systems onto scalable, high-availability enterprise platforms.

Where will my time be spent?

Technical Architecture & Stack Modernization (30%)

Leads the hands-on design, evaluation, and implementation of a modern enterprise technology stack; architects cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure (AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, IaC/Terraform), modern networks (SD-WAN, zero-trust security), and automated database platforms to ensure high availability, security, and scalability.

Team Building & Engineering Leadership (25%)

Supervises and provides direction to a top-tier engineering and operations team; establishes a DevOps culture, defining technical workflows, CI/CD pipelines, operational standards, and performance metrics to drive engineering excellence; identifies training needs and opportunities; promotes professional growth and development opportunities; holds team members accountable for completing assigned tasks

Infrastructure Operations & Continuous Improvement (20%)

Oversees daily technical operations across networking, telecommunications, cloud systems, and database management; implements robust monitoring, automated failover, incident response, and continuous improvement practices to guarantee uptime and system resilience.

Enterprise Architecture & Stakeholder Collaboration (10%)

Partners with peer IT leaders and district stakeholders to align infrastructure engineering with institutional priorities; serves as the lead enterprise architect for districtwide initiatives and emerging technology evaluations.

Fiscal & Technical Resource Optimization (10%)

Directs infrastructure engineering budgets, cloud resource optimization (FinOps), and hardware life-cycle management; negotiates technical contracts and vendor agreements for enterprise-level software, hardware, and cloud services.

Strategic Operations (5%)

Performs related technical leadership and administrative duties as assigned.

So, to be considered I need to have...

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in a field related to the responsibilities described and six (6) years of professional experience aligned with the intended assignment, including two (2) years of supervisory or management experience.

OR

An equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or relevant industry certifications sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

You'd like me to also have...

• Experience building and scaling enterprise IT infrastructure teams and engineering workflows from the ground up, including recruiting technical talent and establishing a modern DevOps culture.
• Hands-on experience in hybrid and cloud-native architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure, VMware, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience architecting and overseeing high-availability enterprise infrastructure, including modern networking (SD-WAN, zero-trust security), database platforms, automated failover, and disaster recovery.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder technology modernizations, technical system migrations, and cloud transformation projects across an enterprise environment.
• Current advanced industry certifications in cloud, networking, or security (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, CCNA/CCNP, Fortinet, or ITIL).
• Experience defining technical operational standards, automated monitoring pipelines, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to drive continuous infrastructure reliability.
• One year of relevant full-time MCCCD experience during the previous two years

Special Working Conditions

There is a mandatory minimum in-office expectation

The selected candidate will need to reside in the Phoenix area or relocate within one month

This role may involve after hours work and non-regular business hours

May be required to sit for a prolonged period of time; viewing a computer monitor

May be required to present in large meetings and sponsored events

ITS does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas

Legalease

ITS does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas.

MCCCD will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.