It Director, Infrastructure And Platform Engineering
weke.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut, US
$165,000.00 - $247,500.00 py
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Unified infrastructure strategy
Automation-first operational framework
24/7 availability and resilience
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Yale University is seeking an IT Director for Infrastructure and Platform Engineering to lead the operational strategy for its hybrid IT environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT management, automation, and team leadership, along with strong analytical and communication skills.
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Job Summary
Define and lead the long-term operational vision for a hybrid environment, ensuring compute, cloud, storage, and virtualization resources are managed under a common, automation-first operational framework.
Establish rigorous standards for incident management, change control, root cause analysis, and automated testing to ensure 24/7 availability, resilience, and recovery of mission-critical systems.
Build and cultivate a high-performing engineering culture that balances operational discipline with innovation, establishing frameworks for peer-to-peer mentorship and continuous learning.
Matching Summary
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Yale University is seeking an IT Director for Infrastructure and Platform Engineering to lead the operational strategy for its hybrid IT environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT management, automation, and team leadership, along with strong analytical and communication skills.
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Salary
$165,000.00 - $247,500.00
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Unified infrastructure strategy
Automation-first operational framework
24/7 availability and resilience
Infrastructure as Code governance
High-performing engineering culture
Service portfolio management
Cross-functional collaboration
Nice-to-have
Continuous learning and mentorship
Agility for research computing
Cost governance principles
Key Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in related field
10 years of related experience
Demonstrated experience with Terraform
Demonstrated experience with Ansible
Proven ability to lead and manage large staff
Proven ability to manage multiple/complex projects