Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

MANTECH; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations to join our team in Herndon, VA. As the Executive Director of Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for the end-to-end design, deployment, security, and management of our global IT ecosystem.

You will oversee multi-cloud architecture across GCP, Azure, AWS, and OCI, drive cloud FinOps, Zero Trust, and infrastructure automation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing highly technical engineering teams.
• Proven experience migrating datacenters to cloud environments.
• Expert knowledge of cloud platforms: GCP, Azure, AWS, OCI.
• Strong automation, scripting, and API coding in Python, Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience designing architectures for CMMC and SOC2 compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-tier engineering and operations team across time zones to ensure high availability and security compliance.
• Serve as primary escalation point for data center and infrastructure outages, including incident command.
• Oversee multi-cloud architecture across GCP, Azure, AWS, and OCI for Commercial and FedRAMP tenants.
• Drive infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Lead Zero Trust network architecture with micro-segmentation and global SD-WAN deployments across 60 locations.
• Direct management of enterprise VDI and 10,000+ endpoints using BigFix, JAMF, Intune, and Google Workspace MDM.

Skills

Python scripting

Terraform

Ansible

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / related field

Tools

BigFix

JAMF

Intune

Google Workspace MDM

OCI

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations to join our team in Herndon, VA.

As the Executive Director of Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Operations, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for the end-to-end design, deployment, security, and management of our global IT ecosystem. You will oversee a broad portfolio spanning multi-cloud architecture, global networking, endpoint management, and enterprise applications while driving cloud FinOps, Zero Trust architecture, and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Leading, mentoring, and managing a multi-tiered engineering and operations team across various time zones to ensure system high availability and rigorous security compliance.
• Serving as the primary escalation point for data center and infrastructure outages, including critical incident remediation and incident command.
• Overseeing multi-cloud architecture, design, and deployment across GCP, Azure, AWS, and OCI environments for Commercial and FedRAMP tenants.
• Driving infrastructure automation and deployments utilizing Terraform, Ansible, and Python, while managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Leading the design and enforcement of a Zero Trust network architecture, managing micro-segmentation, and overseeing global SDWAN deployments across 60 locations.
• Directing the management of enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and over 10,000 endpoints utilizing BigFix, JAMF, Intune, and Google Workspace MDM.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 15+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, and network architecture.
• 5+ years of team management and leadership experience, with a proven track record of managing highly technical engineering teams.
• Proven experience executing large-scale datacenter-to-cloud migrations.
• Expert knowledge of cloud platforms including GCP, Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong proficiency in automation, scripting, and API coding using Python, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Extensive experience designing baseline architectures for CMMC and SOC2 compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of BigFix, Intune, JAMF, and RedHat Linux administration.
• Deep understanding of edge networking and security tools such as SilverPeak SDWAN, Aruba, Netscope, and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Familiarity with PKI, MFA integrations, and vulnerability management lifecycles.
• Experience providing infrastructure and platform support for Core ERPs and ServiceNow CMDB integrations.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.

Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizen

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.