Head of Infrastructure Branch
Category:
Senior-Level and Managerial Positions
Capacity:
Full Time
Job Number:
64426
Your role will include:
The role includes overall responsibility for the planning, establishment, operation, and security of the institute's technological infrastructure array.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Leading, guiding, and professionally developing a team of approximately 40 infrastructure staff (communications, servers, information security, high-performance computing, and telephony).
- Managing infrastructure architecture, business continuity, and availability.
- Leading infrastructure projects from the specification stage through implementation, managing procurement budgets, working with vendors, and managing service contracts.
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Providing technological and architectural solutions for the complex requirements of research laboratories, including high-performance computing (HPC).
Skills and abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Industrial Engineering and Management (Information Systems track), or a graduate of a technological unit in the military - required.
- At least 10 years of experience as an infrastructure professional in complex enterprise environments.
- At least 5 years of direct managerial experience leading infrastructure teams.
- Experience managing virtualization environments.
- In-depth proficiency in leading cloud environments and hybrid architectures.
- Experience managing advanced storage systems.
- Experience with communications infrastructure and information security systems.
- Experience with high-performance computing systems.
- Experience working with vendors.
- Broad systemic and technological vision alongside the ability to dive into details.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong service orientation, and the ability to work across multiple interfaces.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage crises, and solve complex problems.
- Very high level of English (reading, writing, and speaking).