Enterprise Infrastructure Lead — Cloud & Security

Diamondback E&P LLC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamondback Energy is seeking a Lead Systems Administrator to architect, design, and manage its enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. You will drive modernization, security, and resilience while aligning with business goals and regulatory requirements.

You will mentor the IT team, lead major projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new technologies and investments, ensuring scalable, compliant infrastructure and strong vendor governance.

Qualifications

• Ten years of IT infrastructure and systems administration experience (or eight years with a Bachelor's degree).
• Experience leading enterprise infrastructure initiatives and technical teams.
• Advanced knowledge of virtualization, storage, cloud, identity, backup, and disaster recovery technologies.
• Strong experience with Azure, Microsoft 365, hybrid cloud architecture, and infrastructure security.
• Experience developing infrastructure standards, roadmaps, and governance processes.
• Familiarity with SOX compliance, ITIL frameworks, and service management best practices.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and enterprise cybersecurity controls.
• Working knowledge of networking, systems integration, and infrastructure architecture best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and lifecycle management of enterprise infrastructure solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop infrastructure standards, governance frameworks, roadmaps, and best practices that support business and technology objectives.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, cloud, virtualization, storage, and identity-related issues.
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, automation, security enhancements, and platform optimization.
• Ensure infrastructure systems are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with cybersecurity, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments.
• Oversee major infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and vendor-delivered solutions from planning through implementation.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to Systems Administrators, Engineers, Help Desk personnel, and other IT team members.
• Manage vendor relationships, technology evaluations, service performance, and infrastructure-related contractual engagements.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, architecture standards, operational procedures, and compliance evidence, including SOX requirements.

Skills

Virtualization

Storage

Cloud

Identity

Backup & DR

Azure

Microsoft 365

Hybrid cloud

Infrastructure security

Zero Trust

Networking

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure

VMware

Microsoft 365

Job description

Diamondback Energy is seeking a Lead Systems Administrator to architect, design, and manage its enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. You will drive modernization, security, and resilience while aligning with business goals and regulatory requirements.

You will mentor the IT team, lead major projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new technologies and investments, ensuring scalable, compliant infrastructure and strong vendor governance.