Director of Infrastructure — Cloud & Platform Leader

Axxess Consult Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Paid time off + holidays + birthdays

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Axxess is seeking a Director of Infrastructure to lead a high-performing team responsible for design, operation, and support of enterprise infrastructure services. You will drive security, reliability, and scalability while partnering with Engineering, DevOps, SecOps, and business teams to deliver scalable technology solutions.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish standards, and manage budgets, vendors, and governance in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science Information Systems or a related field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Advanced certifications such as ITIL, public cloud certifications or related infrastructure certifications preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure engineering, operations, or systems administration
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure teams and driving large-scale technology initiatives with hands‑on leadership approach
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure, enterprise systems, networking, and virtualization technologies
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure projects and operational improvements in complex environments
• Knowledge of infrastructure security practices, compliance requirements, and risk management
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision‑making abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment
• Ability to work in the Dallas office, as this is not a remote position

Responsibilities

• Provide layered leadership for the day-to-day operations of enterprise infrastructure environments, ensuring system availability, performance, security, and scalability
• Partner with DevOps, Engineering, Security, and other teams to execute infrastructure strategies and technology initiatives
• Oversee cloud, server, storage, virtualization, and network infrastructure operations
• Direct infrastructure modernization efforts, including automation, monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization
• Establish and maintain infrastructure standards, policies, procedures, and operational best practices
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements
• Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, backup, and resilience planning initiatives
• Manage change management processes and operational governance to minimize risk and ensure stable system delivery
• Manage vendor relationships, service providers, contracts, software licensing, and infrastructure spending
• Monitor infrastructure performance metrics and service levels while identifying opportunities for improvement
• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution for critical infrastructure services
• Build, mentor, and develop infrastructure professionals through coaching, performance management, and career development
• Manage infrastructure budgets and resource planning in support organizational objectives
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability

Skills

Leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Networking

Automation

Security

Vendor management

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS

Master's degree

ITIL / Cloud certifications

Job description

Axxess is seeking a Director of Infrastructure to lead a high-performing team responsible for design, operation, and support of enterprise infrastructure services. You will drive security, reliability, and scalability while partnering with Engineering, DevOps, SecOps, and business teams to deliver scalable technology solutions.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish standards, and manage budgets, vendors, and governance in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.