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# Head of Cloud Infrastructure

- **Company:** ESS Direct Powered by Vertical
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Computer Clusters, Data Centers, Network Architecture
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f92f3f8d40189a8d

## About the Role

* 8+ years in cloud infrastructure, data center operations, or GPU cluster deployment.
 * Hands-on experience deploying and scaling GPU clusters on NVIDIA H100, H200, or GB200-class hardware.
 * Experience with sovereign cloud or regulated, data-residency-sensitive deployments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent compliance frameworks).
 * Strong understanding of data center power, cooling, and networking requirements at scale.
 * Direct communication. No filler.
 * Experience managing vendor and colocation relationships.
 * Based in the US or Canada. Travel required for site visits and deployments.

Nice to Have

 * Experience with edge data center deployments.
 * Background in neocloud or hyperscaler infrastructure operations, or exposure to regulated or government cloud programs (e.g., FedRAMP, ITAR).
 * Familiarity with GPU financing, leasing, or asset-backed hardware deals.

## Description

You will own GPU cloud deployments end to end, from data center selection to sovereign cloud rollouts and edge site buildouts, across a growing multi-site global fleet. You will manage the technical scaling of Vertical Edge and Vertical Data's GPU cloud offerings, with direct capex and vendor authority over infrastructure investment.

Day to day:

 * Lead deployment of GPU clusters across data centers, sovereign cloud sites, and edge locations.
 * Own the technical scaling roadmap and capex planning. Capacity planning, network architecture, power and cooling requirements.
 * Manage relationships with data center operators, colocation providers, and hardware vendors.
 * Oversee sovereign cloud builds. Ensure compliance with local data residency and regulatory requirements.
 * Drive Vertical Edge expansion. Site selection, deployment timelines, and operational readiness.
 * Manage uptime, utilization, and performance across the GPU fleet.
 * Coordinate with the capital markets and lending teams on hardware specs, deployment timelines, and collateral valuation.
 * Build, lead, and scale the infrastructure engineering team as deployment volume grows.


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