Senior Manager, Private Cloud Operations

Insight Global; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Manager, Private Cloud Operations to lead a global team delivering private cloud, data center services, and related compute, storage, and networking across Nutanix and VMware environments. The role requires strategic planning, cost control, and leadership across multiple time zones with an in-office presence in Houston Monday to Wednesday.

You'll manage a ~$5M-$7M capital budget, drive infrastructure lifecycle, and partner with M&A teams on integration planning

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading technical teams.
• 5+ years of data center/private cloud infrastructure operations experience.
• Proven experience managing Nutanix environments in a private cloud or data center.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 13-person global team across the U.S., Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Europe.
• Oversee private cloud operations across Nutanix, compute, storage, backup, networking, and edge infrastructure.
• Support four primary data centers and ~150 remote edge compute sites.
• Lead capacity planning and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Manage approx. $5M-$7M in capital budget for infra investments.
• Develop and present business cases for infra improvements.
• Manage relationships with infrastructure vendors and partners.
• Ensure resiliency, disaster recovery, monitoring, and standards across locations.
• Lead multi-site infra initiatives across time zones.
• Partner with M&A/integration teams on infrastructure discovery and planning.

Skills

People management

Private cloud operations

Nutanix

VMware

Budget management

Cross-time-zone leadership

Strategic planning

Infrastructure leadership

Vendor management

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering/Management/Computer Information Systems

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

Cisco networking

Fibre Channel

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Private Cloud Operations will lead a global team responsible for delivering and supporting private cloud and data center services. This role oversees Nutanix and VMware environments, Edge and Data Center Compute, networking, storage, and backup/CyberVault, while also supporting M&A and integration discovery activities. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strong people leadership, infrastructure expertise, and strategic planning to ensure a resilient, scalable, and cost-effective private cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a 13-person global team across the U.S., Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Europe
• Oversee private cloud operations across Nutanix, compute, storage, backup, networking, and edge infrastructure
• Support four primary data centers and approximately 150 remote edge compute sites
• Lead capacity planning, infrastructure lifecycle management, hardware refreshes, and cloud repatriation strategy
• Manage approximately $5M-$7M in capital budget for infrastructure and equipment investments
• Develop and present business cases for infrastructure improvements and technology investments
• Manage relationships with infrastructure vendors and technology partners
• Ensure infrastructure resiliency, disaster recovery, redundancy, monitoring, and operational standards
• Lead multiple complex infrastructure initiatives across global locations
• Partner with internal teams and M&A/integration groups on infrastructure discovery and planning
• Drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency across the private cloud environment
• Lead and collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones, including early-morning coordination, while maintaining an in-office presence Monday through Wednesday in the Houston area
• Communicate technical strategy, risks, and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders

Skills and Requirements

• 7-10+ years of IT infrastructure experience
• 5+ years of people management experience leading technical teams
• 5+ years of data center, private cloud, infrastructure operations, or hardware lifecycle experience
• Proven experience managing and supporting Nutanix environments within a private cloud or data center setting
• Strong technical understanding of servers, compute, storage, backup, networking, and private cloud environments
• Experience managing global or cross-time-zone teams
• Experience with infrastructure capacity planning and lifecycle management
• Strong vendor management experience
• Experience managing budgets and developing business cases for technology investments
• Ability to manage multiple complex technical initiatives simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and time-management skills
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Management, Computer Information Systems, or a related field
• VMware experience, particularly supporting or transitioning VMware environments
• Enterprise storage experience with technologies such as HPE or Dell/EMC
• Data center management experience
• Experience supporting 10+ data center or infrastructure locations
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage
• Cisco networking and Fibre Channel experience
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring, metrics, and dashboards
• M&A infrastructure discovery or integration experience
• Cloud repatriation strategy experience
• Experience managing large-scale edge compute environments

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].