Lead Infrastructure Architect: Cloud, Security & Automation

Diamondback Energy, Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamondback Energy in Dallas, TX seeks a Lead Systems Administrator to guide the enterprise infrastructure architecture, design, and lifecycle management across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will drive security, governance, and modernization initiatives, mentor IT staff, and partner with stakeholders to evaluate emerging technologies while ensuring SOX compliance, disaster recovery readiness, and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years IT infrastructure and systems administration experience or eight years plus a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience leading enterprise infrastructure initiatives and technical teams.
• Advanced knowledge of virtualization, storage, cloud, identity, backup, and disaster recovery technologies.

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

Cloud architectures

Azure

Microsoft 365

Zero Trust

Security governance

SOX compliance

ITIL

Disaster recovery

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

VMware

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure AD

Job description

Diamondback Energy in Dallas, TX seeks a Lead Systems Administrator to guide the enterprise infrastructure architecture, design, and lifecycle management across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will drive security, governance, and modernization initiatives, mentor IT staff, and partner with stakeholders to evaluate emerging technologies while ensuring SOX compliance, disaster recovery readiness, and scalable operations.