Director of Global IT Infrastructure, Cloud Services, and Network
Charles River AssociatesPosted March 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts
Full Time
Job Description
The position involves leading and managing the global IT infrastructure, cloud services, and network operations for a consulting firm, ensuring security, scalability, and performance across multiple data centers and cloud platforms while providing strategic direction and technical expertise.
Responsibilities
- •Oversee the strategic planning, installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of global IT infrastructure and systems.
- •Lead the development and management of cloud-based infrastructure strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- •Ensure the integrity and reliability of data backup and archive processes, implementing best practices.
- •Provide executive oversight for production support, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues.
- •Establish and enforce security and integrity protocols for production and development environments.
- •Develop, implement, and test disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.
- •Manage the maintenance and support of cloud-based infrastructure, focusing on AWS and GCP.
- •Formulate and enforce security protocols and policies to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- •Stay current with industry standards and emerging technologies, integrating relevant advancements.
- •Design, implement, and troubleshoot advanced cloud solutions and tools to meet organizational needs.
Requirements
- •Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Business, or a related field is required.
- •An advanced degree in a related technical, audit, law, or security field is preferred.
- •A minimum of 10 years of experience in evolving information security and IT roles, including at least 5 years of leadership management-level experience with enterprise-level infrastructure and cloud programs, policy, and administration.
- •Deep knowledge of network architectures, including cloud security, wireless networks, firewalls, and intrusion detection prevention systems.
- •Deep understanding of Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and protecting data stored within such environments.
- •Deep understanding of Virtualization technologies, specifically VMWare infrastructure.
- •Strong architecture background with experience in automation, building, and driving a strategy and framework.
- •Proficiency with core technologies including Office 365 (including Exchange Online), Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy.
- •Ability to document technical artifacts related to design and architecture.
- •Hands-on experience with technologies like Kubernetes, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, RDS, EMR, GuardRails, and Snowflake is highly preferred.
- •Strong understanding of information security principles, practices, and technologies, including network security, application security, cloud security, and endpoint security.
- •Experience managing and enforcing change management, standards operating procedures, and standard system builds.
- •Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style across technical, executive, and user audiences.
- •Strong leadership skills with demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams in dynamic environments.
- •Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to initiate, organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple complex projects.
Benefits
- •Work location flexibility with a hybrid work environment (3 to 4 days in the office, remote work options during certain times of the year)
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