Director – Infrastructure Engineering

Director – Infrastructure Engineering

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering or related fields, with at least 7 years in a leadership role.
• Strong domain specific expertise in implementing and managing network infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Managing data center operations for virtual and data systems.
• Managing DevOps and AWS cloud technologies and operations.
• Leading transformation to Software-defined / Zero-trust architectures.
• Driving automation and process efficiencies in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience in implementing security best practices supporting technology based on strong engineering rigor.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOX, CCPA, and GDPR.
• Familiarity with support for High Performance Computing technologies and operations.
• Experience of integrations with external systems, eg through joint ventures, partnerships or M&A.
• Experience of operating in a high-growth public company, while maintaining quality and scalability in solution implementations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the technological roadmap and transformation strategies, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals.
• Foster innovation by developing a culture of continuous improvement, challenging status quo and rapid prototyping to develop scalable solutions.
• Adoption of emerging technologies while demonstrating business value.
• Optimizing platforms across the enterprise and driving system efficiencies through automation and process streamlining.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise-wide security and compliance protocols.
• Create vision for next-generation IT infrastructure, with migration plans to best-in-class architecture to support business scalability goals.
• Lead cross-functional teams responsible for integrating and managing technology solutions such as Palo Alto Networks Prisma, Cisco ISE, Ring Central, Juniper MIST, Simpplr, and CrowdStrike.
• Supervise technology stack overhauls, including on-premise and cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and resilience.
• Guide the creation and execution of organizational policies and SLAs, focusing on system reliability, disaster recovery, and process efficiency.
• Vendor management and contract negotiation.
• Develop, preserve, and execute Policies and Standards ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOX).
• Ensure all systems are secure, compliant, and regularly audited for vulnerabilities, optimizing security across the network infrastructure.
• Lead the disaster recovery strategy, ensuring business continuity through effective endpoint data management, backup strategies, and restoration processes.
• Implement and maintain all Services under remit based on Secure by Design principles.
• Support Incident Response team as infrastructure SME.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align infrastructure goals with business needs. Minimize or avoid disruption to business operations during planned infrastructure changes.
• Work across technical domains to enable productivity for software development teams, including support for application hosting and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Engage with vendors, ensuring cost-effective solutions and continuous technological improvements, optimizing shared infrastructure where appropriate.
• Mentor and lead engineering teams to drive performance, engagement, and professional development.
• Contribute thought leadership to the development of technology strategy and solutions across multiple technical and business functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference for healthcare/biotech industry experience.