Senior Director, Network & Data Center Automation

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale ITS is seeking a senior technical leader to oversee Network Engineering, Network Operations, and Data Center Services—responsible for the design, reliability, and evolution of Yale’s campus‑wide communication and hosting infrastructure.

This role requires driving end‑to‑end ownership of core network infrastructure, improving operations through automation, observability, and disciplined practices, and leading modernization across on-prem and cloud integrations to support Yale’s research and

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large-scale network/infra environments, hybrid cloud.
• Deep technical expertise in enterprise networking (LAN/WAN, SDN, campus networks).
• Experience leading 24x7 network operations and major transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define network strategy, standards for performance, resiliency, segmentation, and security.
• Own 24x7 network operations, incident response, and tooling modernization.
• Own end-to-end data center roadmaps across on-prem, colo and cloud integration.

Skills

Network leadership

SDN & Enterprise networking

Data center infra

Observability/Monitoring

Automation / IaC

Incident management

Security standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Datadog

LogicMonitor

Cisco

Job description

Yale ITS is seeking a senior technical leader to oversee Network Engineering, Network Operations, and Data Center Services—responsible for the design, reliability, and evolution of Yale’s campus‑wide communication and hosting infrastructure.

This role requires driving end‑to‑end ownership of core network infrastructure, improving operations through automation, observability, and disciplined practices, and leading modernization across on-prem and cloud integrations to support Yale’s research and