Director of IT Infrastructure
Careerscape is recruiting on behalf of a well-established financial services firm in New York, NY for a high-visibility leadership role focused on modernizing systems, strengthening resiliency, and maintaining secure, around-the-clock operations in a fast-moving financial environment.
About the role
This hands-on infrastructure expert will split time between strategic planning with senior leadership and working alongside engineering teams on network, server, cloud, and disaster recovery initiatives. Ideal candidates are calm, decisive operators with experience leading infrastructure teams in regulated or financial environments, who can translate technical risk into business terms for executives and auditors.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise IT infrastructure including networks, servers, storage, and cloud environments
- Manage and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers, systems administrators, and network specialists
- Own the organization's disaster recovery and business continuity strategy, including regular testing
- Ensure infrastructure meets financial industry regulatory and compliance requirements
- Partner with the CISO and security team to harden systems against evolving threats
- Evaluate and manage relationships with infrastructure vendors, MSPs, and cloud providers
- Develop and manage the infrastructure budget and multi-year technology roadmap
- Drive capacity planning and performance monitoring across data center and cloud resources
- Oversee incident response and root cause analysis for critical infrastructure outages
- Collaborate with application and development teams to support new product and trading platform initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 10 or more years of progressive IT infrastructure experience with at least 4 years in a leadership role
- Prior experience in financial services, banking, or another highly regulated industry strongly preferred
- Deep knowledge of networking, virtualization, cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, and data center operations
- Proven track record managing disaster recovery and business continuity programs
- Strong understanding of IT security frameworks and regulatory requirements such as FINRA, SEC, or SOX
- Experience managing vendor contracts, SLAs, and infrastructure budgets
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to executive leadership
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, ITIL, or CISSP are a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
- Annual performance bonus eligibility
- Life and disability insurance
- Commuter benefits for Manhattan-based employees
- Professional development and certification reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- On-site gym access
- Parental leave program
Pay
The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $215,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications.