Senior IT Infrastructure & DevOps Leader

The HT Group; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The HT Group is seeking a proactive Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations to lead enterprise infrastructure, security, service desk, and field engineering. You will shape strategy, build capabilities, and establish clear ownership across technology functions in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates bring significant leadership experience in infrastructure and DevOps, with a track record of building or maturing technical teams and operating models.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience overseeing enterprise infrastructure and operations teams.
• Strong technical background in networking, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or related.
• Experience building or restructuring technical teams and operating models.
• Experience building out DevOps function from scratch (Azure).
• Understanding of platform-as-a-service concepts and modern infrastructure delivery.
• Ability to evaluate ambiguous organizational challenges and craft practical solutions.
• Strong organizational design, change leadership, and cross-functional communication.
• Proven ability to operate independently and drive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategy for enterprise infrastructure and operations.
• Help build and mature an internal platform-as-a-service capability.
• Establish and grow a DevOps function, including defining the appropriate team structure, responsibilities, and operating model.
• Lead teams responsible for security, service desk operations, field engineering, and other infrastructure-related functions.
• Assess the current structure of network and field technical teams and recommend where these functions should sit within the organization.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, and ownership across infrastructure and operations teams.
• Evaluate the organization's audiovisual support needs and recommend the appropriate structure and reporting alignment for that function.
• Identify gaps in capabilities, processes, staffing, and organizational design, and develop plans to address them.
• Improve coordination and accountability across technology teams.
• Partner with technology leadership and other stakeholders to align infrastructure priorities with broader organizational needs.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to both managers and technical teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities and drive initiatives without requiring significant day-to-day direction.

Skills

Leadership

Networking

DevOps

Team-building

Azure

Platform-as-a-Service

Org design

Cross-functional comms

Independent initiative

Infrastructure strategy

Tools

Azure

Job description

The HT Group is seeking a proactive Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations to lead enterprise infrastructure, security, service desk, and field engineering. You will shape strategy, build capabilities, and establish clear ownership across technology functions in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates bring significant leadership experience in infrastructure and DevOps, with a track record of building or maturing technical teams and operating models.