Director of IT Infrastructure—Azure & Cloud Strategy

Somatus; McLean (VA); Sur place; USD 160 000 - 178 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Subsidized healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Professional development

Résumé du poste

Somatus is seeking a hands-on Director of IT Infrastructure to architect, scale, and manage our cloud and enterprise environments with a heavy focus on Microsoft Azure. Lead from the front, balancing governance with practical day-to-day configuration, systems engineering, and optimization.

You will shape long-term infrastructure strategy, oversee lifecycle design, and drive cost-efficient delivery across divisions while building secure, scalable hybrid cloud solutions and strong ITSM processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5-7+ years of total IT experience, including 3–5+ years in a technology leadership role managing enterprise infrastructure strategy, technical implementation, and team operations.
• Proven ability to operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels, shifting seamlessly between executive planning and detailed execution.
• Hands‑on technology leadership experience with the ability to engage in technical discussions, review architecture, troubleshoot complex issues, and support implementation activities as needed.
• Experience with building hybrid workplace secure solutions and DevOps, Cyber Security, and other working practices
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to deliver results through both leadership and direct involvement in key initiatives

Responsabilités

• Develops and executes the long-term infrastructure strategy while maintaining accountability for the successful day-to-day operation, performance, and reliability of enterprise systems.
• Provides strategic direction and oversight for the entire life cycle of design, development, operation, and support of IT systems across multiple divisions.
• Balances strategic planning with hands‑on leadership, actively engaging in infrastructure initiatives, troubleshooting complex issues, and driving execution of critical projects when needed
• Provides direction on what emerging technologies should be incorporated into infrastructure and security products and services to deliver overall IT strategy successfully
• Develops the maturity of IT processes to improve efficiency, deliver innovations and increase collaboration with other business areas (e.g., through Agile and DevOps).
• Introduces innovative, differentiating infrastructure and operations capabilities that enhance our competitiveness and employee productivity.
• Builds successful stakeholder relationships with other IT and business leaders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring cost‑effective delivery of IT services to meet those needs.
• Creates and aligns an IT value map by linking targeted business outcomes with the future‑state business capabilities required to achieve them.
• Manage the annual IT infrastructure budget to ensure that it's consistent with the overall strategic objectives of IT infrastructure and the enterprise and is within the plan.
• Defines, develops and manages a comprehensive and integrated ITSM landscape based on best‑practice processes, disciplines, and related toolsets.
• Leverages influencing and negotiation skills across IT and the enterprise to enable cost‑effective and innovative shared solutions to achieve business goals.
• Continue improving cloud product reliability, availability, maintainability & cost/benefit‑including developing fault‑tolerant tools to ensure general robustness of the cloud infrastructure
• Provides oversight for strategic vendor and partner relationship management.
• Works with HR and the IT leadership team to develop and execute workforce plans that ensure infrastructure and security can supply skilled resources to meet current and future demand.

Connaissances

Technology leadership

Cloud governance

DevOps practices

Strategic planning

Budget management

Stakeholder collaboration

Team leadership

Architecture review

Troubleshooting complex issues

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field

Outils

Microsoft Azure

ITSM tools

Description du poste

Somatus is seeking a hands-on Director of IT Infrastructure to architect, scale, and manage our cloud and enterprise environments with a heavy focus on Microsoft Azure. Lead from the front, balancing governance with practical day-to-day configuration, systems engineering, and optimization.

You will shape long-term infrastructure strategy, oversee lifecycle design, and drive cost-efficient delivery across divisions while building secure, scalable hybrid cloud solutions and strong ITSM processes.