Director of Infrastructure - REMOTE

Search Partner Group, LLC; Flower Mound (TX); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Partner Group, LLC is seeking a Director of Infrastructure to lead modernization of its enterprise technology, moving from on-premise toward cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions. You will oversee a distributed infrastructure team and manage networking, security, and vendor relationships while shaping the cloud strategy for a rapidly growing organization.

The role offers remote work within the United States with a base salary of $175,000–$190,000 plus a 20% annual incentive.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• 8+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience with meaningful management responsibility.
• Experience transitioning workloads from on-premise to cloud/hybrid-cloud.
• Strong Microsoft ecosystem knowledge (365, Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune).
• Experience with enterprise networking, security and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, reliability, performance, and evolution of enterprise infrastructure across distributed sites.
• Develop/execute a roadmap for cloud/hybrid migration of workloads.
• Evaluate Azure, AWS, private cloud vs on-premise based on security, cost, performance.
• Lead Infrastructure and Service Desk teams (1 direct report, ~10 indirect).
• Provide oversight of Microsoft environment and networking/connectivity.
• Budgeting, capacity planning, DR, and business continuity planning.
• Partner with IT leaders to ensure infrastructure investments align with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Cloud migration

Microsoft 365/Azure

Networking

Vendor mgmt

Budget mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure

AWS

VMware

Intune

Fortinet

SD-WAN

Job description

Director of Infrastructure Remote | $175,000-$190,000 Base + 20%
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
• SQL Server environments
• Endpoint security technologies
• Mergers and acquisitions / infrastructure integration
• Private equity-backed or rapidly growing organizations

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

Base Salary: $175,000-$190,000

Annual Incentive Opportunity: 20%

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

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.