Executive Director, Network, Data Center and Communications Services

What you'll do

• Develop and implement a multi-year strategy for infrastructure architecture, software platforms, and automation.
• Build an automation-first operating model using consistent configuration management and shared automation platforms.
• Ensure all services are secure, scalable, and reliable while improving incident response and lifecycle management.
• Negotiate major vendor contracts, service level agreements, and pricing for enterprise networking and services.
• Lead architecture, capacity, resilience, and capital planning across university-operated, hosted, and cloud environments.
• Develop technical talent and foster a culture of engineering rigor and continuous improvement.
• Provide financial stewardship and make high-level decisions balancing institutional needs, risk, and cost.
• Represent the portfolio in university planning, governance, and major institutional initiatives.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise networking, data centers, IT infrastructure, or related technology services.
• Experience leading managers and senior technical contributors.
• Demonstrated success leading architectural, technical, and organizational change to advance standardization, automation, and service delivery.
• Experience with operational resilience, service management, financial planning, strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiation.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to engineers and frame choices for executives.
• Master’s degree or equivalent advanced experience (preferred).
• Experience in higher education, research computing, or other complex distributed organizations (preferred).
• Experience leading infrastructure automation at scale, including infrastructure as code and hybrid cloud environments (preferred).