Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Multi-Cloud Systems

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have Company Description, Position Summary, Key Responsibilities, Qualifications (Required, Preferred), Additional Information (but we should drop EEO boilerplate). Also maybe Benefits, Pay, Schedule not present, so omit. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we can choose headings that match content: "About the role" could be Company Description + Position Summary? Or separate sections: "Company Description" and "Position Summary". However headings must be from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should map content accordingly. We have Company Description (could go under About the role). Position Summary could also be part of About the role or maybe separate but we can combine. Key Responsibilities -> Responsibilities. Qualifications -> Requirements (or Qualifications). The list includes Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. We can put under Requirements. Skills maybe not separate; we could omit if no specific skills section. We must not create sections with filler. So we will include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. Possibly also Skills if we have specific skills listed (like IaC, etc.) but those are within qualifications. Better to keep Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information, remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, confidentiality, etc. Also remove "Additional Information" if it's just EEO. The Additional Information paragraph is EEO; we drop it. We need to use

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  • . We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all details. Let's extract content. Company Description paragraph: "Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges. At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation. Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do." Position Summary: "We are seeking a highly technical, strategic, and experienced Senior Infrastructure Cloud Systems Manager to lead an IT team overseeing a complex hybrid, multi-cloud enterprise ecosystem. In this position, you will work alongside executive leadership to identify strategic technology solutions, direct a team of IT professionals, manage key projects, and assess emerging technologies to maximize operational efficiency and security. Key duties include building vendor partnerships, maintaining robust cybersecurity standards, overseeing the departmental budgets, reporting performance metrics, and cultivating an environment centered on continuous growth and professional development. The individual must be dedicated to strengthening system resilience, modernizing infrastructure and accelerating Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption through rigorous governance and service delivery excellence." Key Responsibilities: There are subheadings: Infrastructure Strategy and Leadership, Multi-Cloud & On-Premises Architecture, Reliability, Performance & Operations, Vendor & Financial Management. Under each there are sentences. We need to produce a list of duties (maybe combine all). Could keep subheadings as

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      then list. We must not invent sections like Skills if not present. Let's extract responsibilities sentences: Infrastructure Strategy and Leadership: - Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap, partnering with senior management to align technology initiatives with business priorities, risk tolerances and AI-enabled innovation. - Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of infrastructure professionals, building strong technical capability, accountability and succession planning. - Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), clear escalation paths, and operational SLAs/SLOs. - Drive capacity planning, resource allocation and advance technological transformation. Multi-Cloud & On-Premises Architecture: - Oversee day-to-day operations and strategic evolution of enterprise infrastructure across VMware, Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. - Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to standardize deployments across distinct cloud environments. - Establish governance models for multi-cloud management, workload placement, cross-cloud networking, and platform interconnectivity. - Develop the systems infrastructure, governance, identity and data foundations required for enabling enterprise AI. Reliability, Performance & Operations: - Maintain target uptime, resilience, and business continuity across all production environments. - Implement centralized monitoring, alerting, and observability tools across hybrid environments. - Partner with Security teams to enforce identity access management (IAM), patch management, zero-trust architectures, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS). - Lead through critical events including major outages, cybersecurity incidents and recovery efforts. - Work with cross-functional teams to restore services and minimize business impacts. - Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, testing, ransomware preparedness, recovery capabilities and infrastructure governance to support security, compliance and business continuity. Vendor & Financial Management: - Manage infrastructure budgets and spends, vendor relationships, and licensing agreements to ensure cost effective operations. - Evaluate and select vendors, negotiate SLAs, contracts and performance expectations. - Drive FinOps practices—monitoring multi-cloud consumption costs, eliminating waste, and optimizing usage across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Now qualifications: Required Qualifications: - Experience: 12+ years in Systems/Cloud Engineering, with at least 3–5 years in a formal technical leadership or management role. - OS & Virtualization Mastery: Deep operational expertise with VMware vSphere/vCenter, Microsoft Windows Server administration (Active Directory, Group Policy), and Enterprise Linux environments. - Multi-Cloud Expertise: Proven track record running production workloads across major cloud hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and database/enterprise clouds (OCI). - Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Hands-on background with automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, or cloud-native IaC frameworks). - Networking & Security: Solid understanding of multi-cloud networking (VPCs, VNets, DirectConnect, ExpressRoute, FastConnect), DNS, IAM, and hybrid connectivity. - Disaster Recovery: Experience designing and testing robust DR/BCP strategies across hybrid/multi-cloud setups. Preferred Qualifications: - Relevant enterprise certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, OCI Architect Professional, VCP-DCV). - Background in FinOps and cloud cost management tools. - Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AKS) and CI/CD pipelines. We need to preserve all details. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap in maybe not needed. Just output fragment. Let's craft:

      About the role

      Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges. At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation. Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

      We are seeking a highly technical, strategic, and experienced Senior Infrastructure Cloud Systems Manager to lead an IT team overseeing a complex hybrid, multi-cloud enterprise ecosystem. In this position, you will work alongside executive leadership to identify strategic technology solutions, direct a team of IT professionals, manage key projects, and assess emerging technologies to maximize operational efficiency and security. Key duties include building vendor partnerships, maintaining robust cybersecurity standards, overseeing the departmental budgets, reporting performance metrics, and cultivating an environment centered on continuous growth and professional development. The individual must be dedicated to strengthening system resilience, modernizing infrastructure and accelerating Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption through rigorous governance and service delivery excellence.

      Responsibilities

      • Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap, partnering with senior management to align technology initiatives with business priorities, risk tolerances and AI-enabled innovation.
      • Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of infrastructure professionals, building strong technical capability, accountability and succession planning.
      • Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), clear escalation paths, and operational SLAs/SLOs.
      • Drive capacity planning, resource allocation and advance technological transformation.
      • Oversee day-to-day operations and strategic evolution of enterprise infrastructure across VMware, Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.
      • Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to standardize deployments across distinct cloud environments.
      • Establish governance models for multi-cloud management, workload placement, cross-cloud networking, and platform interconnectivity.
      • Develop the systems infrastructure, governance, identity and data foundations required for enabling enterprise AI.
      • Maintain target uptime, resilience, and business continuity across all production environments.
      • Implement centralized monitoring, alerting, and observability tools across hybrid environments.
      • Partner with Security teams to enforce identity access management (IAM), patch management, zero-trust architectures, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS).
      • Lead through critical events including major outages, cybersecurity incidents and recovery efforts.
      • Work with cross-functional teams to restore services and minimize business impacts.
      • Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, testing, ransomware preparedness, recovery capabilities and infrastructure