Senior Director, Enterprise Systems Engineering

University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering responsible for the architecture, reliability, security, and operation of the University’s enterprise systems infrastructure.

The Director leads the Systems Engineering team while serving as a senior technical contributor, participating in infrastructure design, automation, incident response, major upgrades, and disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience designing, implementing, and operating complex enterprise infrastructure environments.
• At least five years of experience leading technical staff, teams, projects, or major infrastructure functions with formal supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to be a people leader and hands-on senior technical contributor.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies and practices across Windows/Linux, cloud, virtualization, identity/auth, storage/backup, automation, monitoring, security, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop the Systems Engineering team with clear responsibilities and service ownership.
• Develop multiyear roadmaps for systems infrastructure, hybrid cloud, platform modernization, automation, resilience, and lifecycle replacement.
• Establish technical standards and architecture prioritizing security, reliability, interoperability, and cost effectiveness.
• Communicate infrastructure strategy, service performance, operational risks, incidents, and investment needs to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Manage infrastructure budgets, contracts, licensing, cloud consumption, lifecycle planning, procurement, and vendor performance.

Skills

Windows/Linux systems

Cloud infrastructure

Virtualization

Enterprise identity and authentication

Storage, backup, and disaster recovery

Infrastructure automation or scripting

Systems monitoring and observability

Infrastructure security and vulnerab.

Production incident response

Leadership and staff development

Communication and collaboration

Diversity and inclusive leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Git

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Entra ID

VMware

Job description

University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering responsible for the architecture, reliability, security, and operation of the University’s enterprise systems infrastructure.

The Director leads the Systems Engineering team while serving as a senior technical contributor, participating in infrastructure design, automation, incident response, major upgrades, and disaster recovery.