Head of Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Infrastructure Engineering in Downers Grove, IL to lead strategy and execution for enterprise infrastructure, cloud adoption, and security.

You will guide modernization initiatives, ensure high availability, and build resilient platforms while shaping a high-performing engineering team. The role focuses on aligning infrastructure investments with business priorities, driving operational excellence, and partnering with executives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or technology operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and enterprise technology environments.
• Proven experience developing and executing infrastructure strategies in complex business environments.
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, and security initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute infrastructure, cloud, and security strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Create and maintain technology roadmaps that support scalability, performance, and operational resilience.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve business outcomes.
• Partner with senior leadership to align infrastructure priorities with organizational goals.
• Drive continuous modernization initiatives across enterprise systems and platforms.
• Lead management of enterprise infrastructure including servers, virtualization, storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Ensure environments deliver high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Establish governance and service delivery expectations for infrastructure.
• Monitor health, address risks, and drive improvements.
• Lead cloud strategy, architecture, and operational management across enterprise environments.
• Guide cloud migration, optimization, and modernization initiatives.
• Implement scalable cloud operating models focused on security, efficiency, and cost management.
• Establish cloud governance, monitoring, and resource management practices.
• Support incident response planning and remediation efforts.
• Oversee infrastructure security controls, identity management, and system hardening initiatives.
• Support vendor relationships, budgets, and contracts.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Cybersecurity

Vendor management

Budgets management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Infrastructure Engineering in Downers Grove, IL to lead strategy and execution for enterprise infrastructure, cloud adoption, and security.

You will guide modernization initiatives, ensure high availability, and build resilient platforms while shaping a high-performing engineering team. The role focuses on aligning infrastructure investments with business priorities, driving operational excellence, and partnering with executives