Senior IT Infrastructure & Engineering Leader

Tecolote Research, Inc.; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Group Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Travel Accident Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Money Purchase Pension Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Tecolote Research, Inc. seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure Senior Manager to lead on‑premise infrastructure and endpoint management while modernizing our enterprise technology environment.

You will oversee a small team, drive security‑driven design, and partner with Compliance to address CMMC/NIST requirements. You will own infrastructure and endpoint engineering, guiding cross‑functional initiatives, evaluating new technologies, and delivering practical, secure, and maintainable solutions

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive enterprise IT experience, including infrastructure engineering and architecture.
• 6–7 years of technical leadership or management experience.
• Deep knowledge of on‑premise infrastructure, networking, virtualization, and VDI.
• Experience leading complex technical implementations and mentoring engineers.
• Familiarity with security requirements in regulated environments (CMMC, NIST SP 800‑171).
• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field; DoD security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead on‑premise infrastructure engineering projects and modernization efforts.
• Direct software packaging, deployment, and lifecycle management for endpoints.
• Collaborate with Compliance and business stakeholders to assess risks and remediation steps.
• Provide engineering leadership and coaching to a small team of engineers.
• Translate architecture direction into executable engineering work; drive operational handoffs.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

On‑premise infrastructure

Networking

VDI / virtualization

Endpoint engineering

Software deployment

Security/compliance

DoD security clearance

Communication of tech decisions

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Engineering

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Microsoft 365 GCC High

VDI platforms

Job description

Tecolote Research, Inc. seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure Senior Manager to lead on‑premise infrastructure and endpoint management while modernizing our enterprise technology environment.

You will oversee a small team, drive security‑driven design, and partner with Compliance to address CMMC/NIST requirements. You will own infrastructure and endpoint engineering, guiding cross‑functional initiatives, evaluating new technologies, and delivering practical, secure, and maintainable solutions