Director of Infrastructure

Search Partner Group, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Partner Group, LLC is seeking a Director of Infrastructure to lead modernization of an enterprise tech stack. Remote within the United States, with a base and incentive plan, the role oversees a distributed infrastructure team and a broad portfolio spanning cloud, on-prem, networking, and security.

You will define the cloud strategy, manage a Manager of Infrastructure and ~10 indirect reports, and partner with applications, security, data and IT leaders to align infrastructure with

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading IT infrastructure in multi-site environments.
• Experience transitioning workloads from on-prem to cloud/hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Strong leadership and vendor management across carriers, MSPs and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, reliability and evolution of enterprise infrastructure across multiple sites.
• Develop and execute a cloud/hybrid-cloud transition roadmap.
• Evaluate Azure, AWS, private cloud vs on-premise based on security, cost and performance.
• Lead Infrastructure and Service Desk teams (1 direct report, ~10 indirect).
• Provide oversight of Microsoft Environment: Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune.
• Oversee networking: LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPNs, firewalls, wireless, remote connectivity.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Cloud strategy

Vendor management

Network engineering

Security governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Microsoft 365

Entra ID/Azure AD

Intune

Job description

Remote | $175,000-$190,000 Base + 20% Annual Incentive

Search Partner Group is partnering with a rapidly growing, private equity-backed organization to identify a Director of Infrastructure to lead the modernization of its enterprise technology environment.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity with a large, multi-site organization undergoing significant growth and technology transformation. The company is moving away from a traditional on-premise/data center model toward a more modern, cloud-oriented and distributed infrastructure strategy while continuing to expand through acquisitions.

The Director of Infrastructure will have responsibility for enterprise infrastructure, networking, connectivity, Microsoft technologies, endpoint management and Service Desk operations. The role will lead an established infrastructure organization with 1 direct report, the Manager of Infrastructure, and approximately 10 indirect reports.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced infrastructure leader who wants to take ownership of a complex environment, help define its future cloud strategy and play an important role in the organization's continued growth.

What You'll Do

• Own the strategy, reliability, performance and continued evolution of enterprise infrastructure across a geographically distributed, multi-site environment.
• Develop and execute a roadmap for transitioning infrastructure and workloads from traditional data centers toward cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions.
• Evaluate the appropriate use of Azure, AWS, private cloud and remaining on-premise infrastructure based on security, cost, performance and application requirements.
• Lead and develop an established Infrastructure and Service Desk organization with 1 direct report and approximately 10 indirect reports.
• Provide strategic oversight of the company's Microsoft environment, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD and Intune.
• Oversee enterprise networking and connectivity, including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPN, firewalls, wireless networks, remote connectivity and telecommunications services.
• Ensure reliable network and wireless connectivity across distributed business and operational facilities.
• Provide leadership around endpoint management, infrastructure security, identity/access and data protection in partnership with cybersecurity resources.
• Evaluate and improve relationships with telecommunications carriers, MSPs and infrastructure technology vendors, including identifying opportunities to bring appropriate capabilities back in-house.
• Support technology assessments and infrastructure integration associated with acquisitions and new locations.
• Lead infrastructure budgeting, capacity planning, lifecycle management, disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Partner with applications, security, data and other IT leaders to ensure infrastructure investments support broader technology and business priorities.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into infrastructure health, risks, priorities, costs and the technology roadmap.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience with meaningful management and leadership responsibility.
• Strong background managing enterprise infrastructure in a multi-site or geographically distributed environment.
• Demonstrated experience helping an organization transition infrastructure or significant workloads from on-premise/data center environments to cloud or hybrid-cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft technology ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune and related technologies.
• Experience with enterprise networking, connectivity, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, telecommunications providers and remote access.
• Experience working with virtualization, traditional infrastructure and cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of endpoint management, network security and infrastructure security.
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure teams and managing technical vendors, carriers and/or MSP relationships.
• Experience managing infrastructure budgets and making technology decisions based on business value, security, performance and cost.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, business leaders and executives.
• A demonstrated ownership mentality with the willingness to remain accountable for infrastructure performance, major incidents and critical technology initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline preferred; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Experience That Will Set You Apart

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following will be particularly attractive:

• Distribution or wholesale distribution
• Retail or e-commerce
• Logistics, supply chain or warehousing
• Other large, geographically distributed operating environments
• Cloud migration and data center consolidation
• Azure and hybrid-cloud environments
• Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune
• VMware
• Fortinet
• SD-WAN and enterprise networking
• Endpoint security technologies
• Mergers and acquisitions / infrastructure integration
• Private equity-backed or rapidly growing organizations

Experience with every technology listed above is not required. The priority is an infrastructure leader who understands the environment broadly enough to establish strategy, make sound architectural decisions and lead the team responsible for execution.

A Director Title Isn't Required

You don't necessarily need to already be a Director to be successful in this role.

A high-performing Infrastructure Manager, Senior Infrastructure Manager or similar technology leader who has led enterprise-scale infrastructure, cloud transformation and distributed technical teams could be an excellent fit.

The successful candidate will inherit an established organization with a Manager of Infrastructure as their direct report and approximately 10 indirect reports, allowing the Director to focus on leadership, strategy and transformation rather than functioning as the organization's primary hands-on engineer.

For the right individual, this opportunity also provides the visibility and breadth of responsibility to continue developing toward broader IT leadership opportunities.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This isn't simply an opportunity to maintain an established infrastructure environment.

The organization is growing while simultaneously modernizing its technology platform, reassessing its reliance on traditional data centers, expanding its use of cloud technologies and evolving the way infrastructure supports a distributed business.

The Director of Infrastructure will have an opportunity to help answer important strategic questions:

• What belongs in the cloud?
• What should remain on-premise or in a private-cloud environment?
• How can the organization simplify and modernize its infrastructure?
• How should networking and connectivity evolve to support distributed operations?
• Where can vendor and data center costs be reduced without compromising reliability or security?
• How can newly acquired operations be integrated efficiently and consistently?

The person selected will have a meaningful opportunity to shape the next generation of the organization's infrastructure, not simply inherit it.

Compensation & Work Arrangement

• Location: Remote within the United States
• Travel: Occasional travel to company facilities, new locations and acquisition sites as business needs require
• Pre-Employment Requirements: Background check and drug screening