Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Law Firm seeks an executive leader to own the strategy, modernization, and stability of its global technology foundation. The Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering will guide a ~25-person team across backend cloud, on‑prem, and workplace technologies, partnering with C‑suite and business stakeholders.

You will drive enterprise identity and PKI, cloud governance, security posture, and vendor relationships, delivering reliable uptime, scalable architectures, and continuous

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience directing complex, multi-site infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Experience in prestigious professional services environments (global law firms, consulting, financial services).
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 25-engineer team with SLAs, governance, and accountability.
• Direct hybrid-cloud architecture and uptime.
• Oversee enterprise identity, access management, SSO, PKI frameworks.
• Manage security coordination, vendor governance, and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Vendor governance

Cloud architecture

End-user computing

Team management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Azure

M365

Entra ID

Intune/MECM

VDI

SQL

Job description

Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering

Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering - Global Law Firm - $350-450k

Our client, an international law firm, is seeking a Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering to join their team!.

Role Summary

We are seeking an executive-level Director of Technology Infrastructure & Engineering to own the overall strategy, continuous modernization, and operational stability of the firm's global technology foundation.

Directing a department of approximately 25 engineers and IT managers, this leader will drive the architecture, reliability, and security of both core backend cloud/on-premise systems and modern workplace technology. The ideal candidate blends high-level technical authority with executive communication, playing a key partner role to C-suite leadership in shaping digital transformation, vendor governance, and risk management across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Team Management

Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing systems and infrastructure division, cultivating a culture centered on operational excellence, continuous learning, and service accountability.

Direct manager-level reports, providing strategic oversight on workforce planning, talent acquisition, and professional development.

Align departmental objectives with broader business priorities, establishing rigorous service-level agreements (SLAs), operational governance, and risk mitigation strategies.

Enterprise Engineering & Cloud Architecture

Direct the operational roadmap and design for hybrid-cloud environments, focusing on platform scalability, automation, and continuous uptime.

Oversee enterprise identity, access management, single sign-on (SSO), and public key infrastructure (PKI) frameworks to ensure frictionless yet secure user access.

Drive the strategy for cloud ecosystem deployment, management, and governance (primarily focused on enterprise Microsoft cloud environments).

Digital Workplace & Enterprise Applications

Oversee end-user computing strategy, unified communication tools, and endpoint management systems across diverse operating environments (Windows, macOS, mobile platforms).

Ensure high availability, governance, and performance for critical enterprise content platforms, specialized business databases, and document management systems.

Manage corporate email delivery, secure messaging gateways, and productivity suite integrations.

Operations, Security & Vendor Governance

Partner closely with Information Security teams to orchestrate vulnerability management, system hardening, and response coordination following external security assessments.

Supervise core network services, load balancing, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and database administration functions.

Manage departmental CapEx/OpEx budgets, contract negotiations, and strategic relationships with major technology vendors and global platform providers.

Professional Qualifications & Expertise

Experience: 10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience directing complex, multi-site infrastructure and engineering teams.

Industry Experience: Strong preference for candidates coming out of prestigious professional services environments (e.g., global law firms, management consulting, investment banking, or financial services).

Leadership Capabilities: Proven success managing teams of 15+ engineers and technical managers, with a track record of driving accountability and operational transformation.

Core Technical Familiarity: Deep experience across enterprise Microsoft ecosystems (Azure, M365, Entra ID, Intune/MECM), virtualization architectures, storage networks, database environments (SQL, PostgreSQL), and VDI solutions.

Executive Presence: Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into strategic dialogue for non-technical senior executives and business stakeholders.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent technical field required.