Senior IT Infrastructure Lead

Siemens; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 127,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Lead to guide regional IT infrastructure strategy and architecture for WAN, LAN, server, cloud, and hybrid environments across North America. You will lead a team of infrastructure professionals focused on scalability, cybersecurity, and operational readiness for factory expansions and site moves.

The role requires 8+ years in complex IT infrastructure, 3+ years in people leadership, and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT/engineering/CS.
• 8+ years in multi-site IT infrastructure roles.
• 3+ years leading technical professionals and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional infrastructure strategy and architecture for WAN, LAN, server, cloud, hybrid, factory infrastructure.
• Direct infrastructure requirements for greenfield and brownfield factories, expansions, moves, and cutovers, including capacity, circuits, routing, redundancy, cybersecurity, and supportability.
• Own infrastructure demand, ordering, lifecycle, and investment planning; coordinate acceptance criteria and delivery.
• Lead, coach, and develop assigned infrastructure professionals across connectivity, cybersecurity, server, cloud, and related domains.
• Serve as the regional infrastructure point of contact for internal project teams and corporate IT groups.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure technologies based on scalability, resilience, performance, cybersecurity, supportability, cost; communicate risks and budget implications.
• Guide technical response to infrastructure-related major incidents, recovery, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Skills

IT infrastructure experience

WAN LAN networking

Server cloud hybrid

Leadership of teams

Budget and risk communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering/CS

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

Transform the everyday with us!

The Senior IT Infrastructure Lead provides technical and people leadership for infrastructure strategy, architecture, demand planning, provider coordination, and readiness across Siemens Smart Infrastructure Electrical Products North America. You will guide scalable, secure, and supportable IT infrastructure for new factories, site expansions, moves, and production-critical operations while leading a small team of experienced infrastructure professionals.

We are looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure Lead. This position will be based in the Alpharetta/Peachtree Corners GA, or Dallas–Fort Worth TX area.

• Infrastructure Strategy and Architecture – Lead regional strategy and architecture for WAN, LAN, server, cloud, hybrid, factory infrastructure, and IT/OT connectivity, translating enterprise standards into practical solutions for Electrical Products North America.
• Factory Growth and Readiness – Direct infrastructure requirements for greenfield and brownfield factories, expansions, moves, and major cutovers, including capacity, circuits, routing, redundancy, failover, bandwidth, cybersecurity, and supportability.
• Demand and Delivery Leadership – Own infrastructure demand, ordering, lifecycle, and investment planning; coordinate technical acceptance criteria and delivery while retaining accountability for requirements, quality, and completion.
• People Leadership – Lead, coach, and develop assigned infrastructure professionals across connectivity, cybersecurity, server, cloud, and related infrastructure domains; establish priorities, technical expectations, development plans, and accountability for delivery.
• Cross-Functional Partnership – Serve as the regional infrastructure point of contact for internal project teams and corporate IT groups, including network, server, workstation, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and managed service providers.
• Technology and Business Guidance – Evaluate and recommend infrastructure technologies based on scalability, resilience, performance, cybersecurity, supportability, complexity, and cost; communicate risks, impacts, and budget implications to business and technical stakeholders.
• Infrastructure Resilience – Guide technical response to infrastructure-related major incidents, recovery, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions, while advancing standards, documentation, knowledge sharing, and provider accountability across regional sites.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 8+ years of experience with:
  • IT infrastructure, enterprise IT, infrastructure architecture, or infrastructure governance in complex, multi-site environments.
  • WAN, LAN, networking, server, cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and IT/OT connectivity.
• 3+ years experience with:
  • Infrastructure planning and technical architecture reviews for greenfield or brownfield factories, site expansions, moves, or other production-critical operations.
  • Leading technical professionals and directing cross-functional teams, global technology groups, managed service providers, or vendor-managed delivery.
  • Evaluating scalability, resilience, performance, cybersecurity, supportability, cost, and technical risk and communicating recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, distribution, healthcare, or other production-critical environments.
• Experience with factory launches, expansions, infrastructure cutovers, disaster recovery, and major incident response.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services and modern cloud, hybrid, and application modernization approaches.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices, particularly Incident, Problem, Change, and service transition or operational readiness practices.
• Experience advising on infrastructure investments, technology selection, lifecycle planning, and budget implications across regional or global organizations.

$126,639 $217,096 15%