Director, IT Data Engineering
AssetMark, Inc.
Chicago, United States of America
28 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 187KJob location
Remote
Chicago, United States of America
Tech stack
Azure
Big Data
Data Centers
Hardware Asset Management
VMware
Job description
This role supports and modernizes the client's cloud and on-prem infrastructure, with a strong focus on Azure governance, optimization, data center buildouts, and global hardware refresh initiatives.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Lead Azure governance, monitoring, alerting, and optimization efforts
- Support and maintain Azure and on-prem infrastructure environments
- Help design, build, and stand up data center environments from the ground up
- Manage and support VMware infrastructure
- Drive hardware refresh and replacement projects for global office locations
- Partner cross-functionally with IT teams and business stakeholders
- Present technical findings, recommendations, and improvement plans to leadership
- Identify root causes, resolve issues, and recommend long-term preventative solutions
Requirements
- Must-Haves:
- 4-year degree in Information Systems or a related field
- Strong hands-on experience managing Azure environments
- Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, governance, and automation in Azure
- VMware administration experience
- Experience setting up data center environments from the ground up
- Strong infrastructure support experience across cloud and on-prem systems
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to executive stakeholders
- Proven ability to collaborate across teams and work effectively with multiple stakeholders
- Growth mindset with a proactive, forward-thinking approach to problem solving
- Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience supporting global infrastructure environments
- Experience with hardware lifecycle refresh projects
- Exposure to multi-site office or international infrastructure rollouts
- Prior experience in a senior systems administration role within a complex environment