Senior Infrastructure Administrator

A pioneer in K12 education since 2000 Amplify is leading the way in nextgeneration curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA math and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply creatively and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information visitamplify.

As the Senior Infrastructure Administrator you will be a strategic leader responsible for the design implementation and maintenance of the companys critical IT infrastructure. You will leverage your extensive experience to ensure optimal performance security and scalability aligning infrastructure capabilities with business objectives. This role demands a proactive approach to technology adoption a deep understanding of complex systems and the ability to drive innovation within the infrastructure domain.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Design: Lead the development and of longterm infrastructure strategies including capacity planning technology roadmaps and architecture design to support the companys growth and evolving business needs.

• Infrastructure Management and Optimization: Oversee the management and maintenance of the companys complex IT infrastructure including servers network devices storage systems and cloud environments ensuring high availability performance and reliability.

• Security Architecture and Implementation: Design and implement robust security architectures and protocols to protect the companys IT infrastructure from advanced threats ensuring compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plans conducting regular testing and ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.

• Automation and Orchestration: Drive the adoption of automation and orchestration tools and methodologies to streamline infrastructure operations improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

• Vendor Management and Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and select infrastructure technologies and vendors negotiating contracts and managing relationships to ensure costeffectiveness and optimal performance.

• Mentorship and Team Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior infrastructure staff fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

• Documentation and Compliance: Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure components configurations and procedures ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.

• Proactive Problem Solving and Incident Management: Lead the resolution of complex infrastructure issues implementing proactive monitoring and alerting systems to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field;

• 10 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure administration and architecture with a proven track record of managing complex enterpriselevel environments.

• Expertlevel knowledge of infrastructure technologies including servers (physical and virtual) networking (routing switching firewalls) storage systems (SAN NAS) cloud computing (AWS Azure GCP) and virtualization platforms.

• Deep understanding of IT security principles best practices and frameworks (e.g. NIST ISO 27001.

• Experience with automation and orchestration tools (e.g. Ansible Terraform Kubernetes).

• Proven ability to design and implement highly available and scalable infrastructure solutions.

• Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with crossfunctional teams and stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fastpaced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (e.g. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert CISSP).

• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.

• Experience with containerization and microservices architectures.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.

What we offer:

Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package which includes a 401(k) plan competitive health insurance and mental health options basic life insurance paid time off parental leave and access to bestinclass development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $100000 $120000. This role is eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit and does not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process please email .

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