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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Managing Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Cloud Operations - **Company:** BDO USA, LLP - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $195,000.0 - $295,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Active Directory, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Software Vulnerability Management, Wide Area Networks, Datadog, Computer Networking Systems, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Microsoft InTune, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Bicep, Terraform, Splunk, Network Server, Appdynamics, Cisco, Servicenow - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87966861/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering, required * Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Technology Management, preferred, * Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive Enterprise Corporate infrastructure and cloud experience, required * Ten (10) or more years of senior leadership experience running infrastructure or cloud operations at an Enterprise scale, required * Five (5) or more years of people leadership experience, including team oversight, coaching, and performance management, required * Experience with direct leadership of Azure at enterprise scale, including landing zones, governance, and platform engineering, required * Demonstrated FinOps capability with measurable results in run-rate reduction and cloud cost governance, required * Success integrating India-based offshore delivery with U.S. operations at scale, required * Experience with leadership of disaster recovery, business continuity, and annual DR testing programs, required * Delivery of audit and compliance readiness across frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar standards, required * Oversight of strategic vendor relationships with hyperscalers, network providers, and other key infrastructure partners, required * Leadership of hybrid infrastructure environments spanning on-premises and cloud platforms through active migration and modernization, required * Support for externally facing client systems, services, and applications, required * Background in professional services, Big 4, financial services, or similarly complex regulated environments, preferred License(s)/Certification(s) * Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, preferred * Cisco CCNP or equivalent enterprise networking certification, preferred * ITIL, FinOps Foundation, or SRE certification, preferred Software * Proficiency with Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale, required * Working knowledge of Cisco networking, Microsoft Intune, Active Directory, and Entra ID, required * Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Splunk, Datadog, AppDynamics, Azure Monitor, or comparable), required * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Ansible), required * Experience with ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM, and Discovery, required, * Strong reliability and service continuity mindset, with the ability to translate business criticality into clear engineering priorities * Strong financial discipline and FinOps acumen, with a proven ability to drive cost transparency and optimize unit economics * Operational rigor, including strong incident management, escalation leadership, and executive communication capabilities * Strong vendor management and negotiation skills across hyperscalers, network providers, and managed service partners * Composure and sound judgment under pressure, particularly during major incidents, escalations, and executive-level scrutiny * Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, supported by effective written and verbal communication * Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills ## Description This Managing Director leads BDO's cloud, network, systems engineering, security operations, and core enterprise IT infrastructure functions. This role is responsible for delivering the resilient, scalable, and secure technology foundation needed to support BDO's growth from $3B to $6B, while maintaining high availability for critical systems, disciplined cloud cost management, and an audit-ready compliance posture across frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and QC1000. The role brings together accountability for cloud, network, systems, security operations, and endpoint infrastructure under a single leader, while leveraging offshore delivery through RISE India to improve scale and operational efficiency. It also provides direct leadership to infrastructure, cloud, network, systems engineering, and enterprise operations leaders, including coaching, performance management, workforce planning, hiring, and capability development., * Provides strategic leadership and direction for BDO's cloud, network, systems engineering, security operations, and enterprise infrastructure functions * Owns Azure cloud platform strategy including landing zones, subscription governance, platform engineering guardrails, and infrastructure-as-code adoption in partnership with Enterprise Architecture * Leads network engineering strategy across SD-WAN, wireless, cloud connectivity, and remote work environments to support secure and reliable enterprise access * Owns systems engineering and hybrid infrastructure lifecycle management, including servers, virtualization, storage, data center assets, modernization, and decommissioning * Leads enterprise operations, monitoring, observability, and incident response for infrastructure- and platform-impacting events, including executive communications and post-incident review * Partners with the CISO to oversee security operations and compliance readiness, including SOC operations, vulnerability management, endpoint security telemetry, detection engineering, and controls supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, and QC1000 * Owns identity and access management operations including Entra ID, privileged access, and joiner-mover-leaver processes * Leads cloud financial operations and environment governance through forecasting, tagging, showback/chargeback, rightsizing, lifecycle controls, and cost accountability across development, test, and non-production environments * Owns disaster recovery, backup, recovery, and business continuity capabilities including annual testing, documented RTO/RPO adherence, and cross-region resilience * Owns modern device management and collaboration infrastructure, including Intune, Autopilot, zero-touch provisioning, Microsoft Teams Rooms, and Cisco collaboration technologies across all BDO offices * Leads capacity planning, forecasting, and budget development for asset lifecycle replacement, growth initiatives, M&A integration, and seasonal demand across cloud and on-premises environments * Integrates offshore delivery through RISE India for L2/L3 operations, engineering, and platform support to improve scale, coverage, and operational efficiency * Manages strategic infrastructure vendor relationships including Microsoft, Cisco, MSPs, and other key partners through contract governance, performance management, and quarterly business reviews * Other duties as required Supervisory Responsibilities: * Directly manages directors of cloud, network, systems engineering, enterprise operations, and security operations liaisons; 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