Head of Research IT & Cloud Infrastructure (Remote)

tulanectsi; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulane University seeks a strategic leader to design, implement, and support research and academic technology services. You will oversee research computing environments, storage, cloud platforms, and data ecosystems to enable secure, scalable research for faculty, staff, and students.

The role collaborates with researchers, central IT, information security, and administrative stakeholders to ensure services align with sponsor requirements and institutional goals while remaining fiscally

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or research computing leadership.
• Experience in higher education or research environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise or research computing infrastructure.
• Collaborate with researchers, central IT, and administrative stakeholders.
• Oversee planning and development of storage, cloud platforms, and data ecosystems.
• Ensure secure, reliable, and scalable research environments.
• Lead projects with strong analytical and communication skills.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Research computing

Servers and storage

Cloud services

Security controls

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Tulane University seeks a strategic leader to design, implement, and support research and academic technology services. You will oversee research computing environments, storage, cloud platforms, and data ecosystems to enable secure, scalable research for faculty, staff, and students.

The role collaborates with researchers, central IT, information security, and administrative stakeholders to ensure services align with sponsor requirements and institutional goals while remaining fiscally