Global Private Cloud & Data Center Operations Leader

Insight Global; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Manager, Private Cloud Operations to lead a global team delivering private cloud, data center services, and related compute, storage, and networking across Nutanix and VMware environments. The role requires strategic planning, cost control, and leadership across multiple time zones with an in-office presence in Houston Monday to Wednesday.

You'll manage a ~$5M-$7M capital budget, drive infrastructure lifecycle, and partner with M&A teams on integration planning

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading technical teams.
• 5+ years of data center/private cloud infrastructure operations experience.
• Proven experience managing Nutanix environments in a private cloud or data center.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 13-person global team across the U.S., Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Europe.
• Oversee private cloud operations across Nutanix, compute, storage, backup, networking, and edge infrastructure.
• Support four primary data centers and ~150 remote edge compute sites.
• Lead capacity planning and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Manage approx. $5M-$7M in capital budget for infra investments.
• Develop and present business cases for infra improvements.
• Manage relationships with infrastructure vendors and partners.
• Ensure resiliency, disaster recovery, monitoring, and standards across locations.
• Lead multi-site infra initiatives across time zones.
• Partner with M&A/integration teams on infrastructure discovery and planning.

Skills

People management

Private cloud operations

Nutanix

VMware

Budget management

Cross-time-zone leadership

Strategic planning

Infrastructure leadership

Vendor management

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering/Management/Computer Information Systems

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

Cisco networking

Fibre Channel

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Manager, Private Cloud Operations to lead a global team delivering private cloud, data center services, and related compute, storage, and networking across Nutanix and VMware environments. The role requires strategic planning, cost control, and leadership across multiple time zones with an in-office presence in Houston Monday to Wednesday.

You'll manage a ~$5M-$7M capital budget, drive infrastructure lifecycle, and partner with M&A teams on integration planning