Director of Platform Services
Director of Platform Services
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Job Description
Reporting to the Associate Vice President of DevOps the Director of Platform Services directs the activity of the Cloud Services Platform Operations and Systems teams delivering a premier computing infrastructure to the university on premise and in the cloud. This position evaluates vendor proposals and vendor solutions for strategic IT posturing and planning and collaborates with the Information Security & Assurance team to ensure that enterprise-wide computer security upholds the Universitys standards. This position may require occasional evening weekend and holiday hours.
Essential Functions
Directs the efforts of the Cloud Services Platform Operations and Systems groups providing oversight administration and lifecycle support for all systems and related services deployed on-site as well as AWS Azure GCP and similar infrastructure providers. Advises and consults with other department leaders to promote and support effective use of technology focusing on infrastructure and platform services. Collaborates with executive management in developing the long-term technology roadmap and budget. Establishes and fosters key vendor relationships to ensure a strong and vibrant IT infrastructure. Ensures continued review and then adoption of new technologies and products that will improve delivery of IT infrastructure services. Participates as a principal member of the Universitys Incident Response Framework.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong understanding of technical business and cultural environment of higher education.
Work Environment
Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
