Director of IT Infrastructure & Field Services
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC · Birmingham, AL · 2 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Deliver reliable, scalable, and secure technology environments across both corporate and jobsite operations.
- Own the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise infrastructure—including cloud, network, systems, and field technology—ensuring consistent performance and availability across all locations.
- Ensure infrastructure is standardized, scalable, and aligned with business needs while operating within enterprise architecture guidance and partnering closely with Cybersafety to ensure appropriate protection and risk management.
Infrastructure Strategy & Platform Ownership
- Define and execute enterprise infrastructure strategy across cloud, on-prem, hybrid, and network environments.
- Establish infrastructure as a standardized and scalable platform.
- Align infrastructure decisions with enterprise architecture standards and direction.
- Drive modernization including cloud adoption and platform consolidation.
Network, Systems & Cloud Operations
- Own performance, reliability, and availability of infrastructure environments.
- Ensure high availability and resilience of critical services.
- Implement proactive monitoring and performance management.
- Continuously improve stability and cost efficiency.
Cloud Platform Ownership
- Provide and maintain infrastructure platforms (e.g., cloud services, MDM, device connectivity, provisioning pipelines).
- Support deployment and lifecycle logistics of cloud services.
- Ensure infrastructure platforms enable enforcement of security standards.
- Implement infrastructure capabilities required to support security controls defined by Cybersafety.
- Maintain accountability for operational health and user experience.
Field Services & Jobsite Technology
- Own delivery of jobsite technology including connectivity and systems.
- Standardize jobsite setup and support models.
- Ensure consistency and reliability across projects.
- Align field technology with business and operational needs.
Infrastructure Automation & Operational Efficiency
- Drive automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Reduce manual processes and variability.
- Improve deployment speed and consistency.
- Increase operational efficiency through standardization.
Security Partnership & Implementation
- Partner with Cybersafety to align with security standards.
- Implement required security controls across environments.
- Ensure infrastructure decisions incorporate security requirements.
- Support a secure and resilient environment.
Capacity, Performance & Reliability Management
- Ensure infrastructure scales with business demand.
- Manage capacity and performance proactively.
- Prevent issues through planning and forecasting.
- Maintain uptime and reliability.
Vendor & Technology Management
- Manage vendor relationships and technology selection.
- Align tools with enterprise strategy.
- Avoid unnecessary complexity.
- Optimize cost and value.
Leadership Expectations
- Act as enterprise owner of platforms and environments.
- Engage in healthy, constructive tension to enforce standards.
- Challenge ad hoc solutions that reduce scalability.
- Balance standardization with flexibility for field needs.
- Build a culture of operational excellence.
- Develop leaders across infrastructure and field services.
- Drive proactive operations over reactive response.
- Collaborate across IT functions within defined architecture and security boundaries.
Measures of Success
- Reliability and uptime of infrastructure environments.
- Consistency of jobsite technology deployments.
- Reduction in incidents and performance issues.
- Efficiency gains through automation.
- Scalability to support business growth.
- Alignment with Cybersafety standards.
- Cost optimization of infrastructure.
- Business feedback on reliability and usability.
Team Scope
- Infrastructure (systems, cloud, platforms).
- Network engineering.
- Field services (jobsite technology).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience including strong leadership.
- Relevant certifications preferred.
- Experience leading infrastructure in complex environments.
- Strong knowledge of cloud, networking, and systems.
- Experience managing distributed environments.
- Experience driving standardization and automation.
- Ability to balance enterprise and field needs.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Experience collaborating across IT and business teams.