Director, Systems Engineering — Cloud, Security & Campus IT

Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Maryland; On-site; USD 72,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to lead the university’s systems, storage, virtualization, cloud, and security programs. This senior role oversees a distributed IT environment, directs DevOps, and ensures reliability and security across campus services, including Campus Safety systems.

The successful candidate will provide strategic vision, manage budgets and vendors, develop staff, and partner with executive leadership to align IT infrastructure with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading a systems/infrastructure team.
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking abilities.
• Deep understanding of server/storage/cloud technologies across Windows and Linux.
• Ability to direct DevOps and automation resources.
• Knowledge of physical access control, video surveillance, and emergency comms.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience budgeting and negotiating with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, implementation, and management of servers, storage, cloud environments.
• Lead systems operations, monitoring, and incident response.
• Direct DevOps and automation initiatives.
• Ensure security controls and compliance across systems.
• Manage budget and vendor relationships for IT infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

DevOps

Automation

Cloud computing

Security

Budgeting

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Windows Server

Azure

AWS

Red Hat Linux

Nutanix

NetApp ONTAP

Rubrik

Job description

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to lead the university’s systems, storage, virtualization, cloud, and security programs. This senior role oversees a distributed IT environment, directs DevOps, and ensures reliability and security across campus services, including Campus Safety systems.

The successful candidate will provide strategic vision, manage budgets and vendors, develop staff, and partner with executive leadership to align IT infrastructure with