Infrastructure Team Lead

About the role

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Make your mark at the world’s largest HVAC company Daikin Applied is seeking an Infrastructure Team Lead to join our Digital team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of infrastructure engineers focused on project-based delivery across hybrid cloud and edge environments
• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS), identity platforms, compute, storage, and security integrations
• Drive digital infrastructure transformation initiatives, including cloud migrations, data center modernization, platform standardization, and automation adoption
• Design and implement hybrid architectures integrating on-premises systems, Azure services, and edge compute environments
• Partner with the Network Team Lead to deliver integrated infrastructure and network solutions, including Cisco SD-WAN and hybrid connectivity models
• Establish and enforce infrastructure standards, architectural patterns, and engineering best practices aligned to enterprise goals
• Ensure all solutions are designed to meet high availability (99.999%), resiliency, disaster recovery, and performance requirements
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of infrastructure components within cross-functional projects, ensuring quality, scalability, and adherence to timelines
• Promote automation-first engineering practices, reducing reliance on manual intervention and traditional system administration models
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and application teams to align solutions with business, compliance, and cybersecurity standards
• Drive observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and telemetry integration for proactive system management
• Lead transition-to-operations activities, ensuring comprehensive documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy, roadmaps, capacity planning, and cost optimization initiatives
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to inform future-state architecture and continuous improvement
• Manage vendor and partner relationships, including cloud providers and infrastructure technology vendors

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 6-8 years in IT infrastructure support positions with high-level problem solving and technical project management experience
• 1+ years of successful project management experience
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity (Azure AD/Entra ID), and security
• Proven track record of leading project-based teams and successfully transitioning solutions to operations/support teams
• Strong experience with both Windows and Linux operating environments
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery practices

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10-15 years of progressive experience with IT infrastructure
• 3-5 years of experience in a leadership or team lead role
• 5+ years of experience delivering complex infrastructure projects across hybrid environments (Azure and on-premises)
• Experience working in environments leveraging Cisco networking technologies; exposure to Cisco SD-WAN
• Experience supporting digital transformation or modernization initiatives

Skills

• Technical leadership and project management
• Microsoft Azure services expertise
• Hybrid cloud and edge environments design
• Network and security integrations
• Automation and CI/CD pipelines
• High-availability and disaster recovery systems
• Observability practices
• Vendor and partner management

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching
• Support for community involvement
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and shape enterprise digital transformation
• Career growth within a company passionate about innovation and continuous improvement
• Support of diverse perspectives, inclusive collaboration, and shared success

Pay

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $113,800 - $193,900 (+ 20% bonus) in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Schedule

Hybrid