Infrastructure Product Manager

Fairfax, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Note: Candidates must reside within a one-hour driving radius of Fairfax VA

About this Position / Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and maintain the product roadmap for infrastructure services including data centers cloud platforms and network systems.
- Align infrastructure initiatives with academic research and administrative priorities.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Engage with internal stakeholders including IT operations cybersecurity academic departments and research computing teams.
- Translate technical capabilities into business value and user-friendly service offerings.
Lifecycle Management
- Manage the full lifecycle of infrastructure products from ideation to retirement.
- Monitor performance capacity and reliability metrics to guide improvements.
Vendor & Technology Management
- Evaluate and manage relationships with infrastructure vendors and service providers.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in enterprise IT infrastructure.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure infrastructure products comply with university policies data governance standards and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure and resilient systems.
Budgeting & Resource Planning
- Develop and manage budgets for infrastructure projects and services.
- Optimize resource allocation across competing priorities.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or related field (Masters preferred).
5-10 years of experience in IT infrastructure systems administration or product management.
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies (e.g. virtualization cloud computing networking storage).
Knowledge of educational technologies that support teaching and learning and dependencies on network and compute infrastructure.
Knowledge of research technology and dependencies on network and computer infrastructure.
Knowledge of consumer electronics and dependencies on network and computer infrastructure.
Experience with IT service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL) and agile methodologies.
PMP Certification.
CCNP/CCNA/ CCDE VMWARE AWS certification
Excellent communication analytical and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:

Experience in higher education or public sector IT environments.
Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments (e.g. AWS Azure VMware).
Knowledge of infrastructure automation and monitoring tools.
Understanding of accessibility sustainability and energy efficiency in IT infrastructure.

Note: Candidates must reside within a one-hour driving radius of Fairfax VA About this Position / Responsibilities Product Strategy & Roadmap Define and maintain the product roadmap for infrastructure services including data centers cloud platforms and network systems. Align infrastructure initi...

Note: Candidates must reside within a one-hour driving radius of Fairfax VA

About this Position / Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and maintain the product roadmap for infrastructure services including data centers cloud platforms and network systems.
- Align infrastructure initiatives with academic research and administrative priorities.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Engage with internal stakeholders including IT operations cybersecurity academic departments and research computing teams.
- Translate technical capabilities into business value and user-friendly service offerings.
Lifecycle Management
- Manage the full lifecycle of infrastructure products from ideation to retirement.
- Monitor performance capacity and reliability metrics to guide improvements.
Vendor & Technology Management
- Evaluate and manage relationships with infrastructure vendors and service providers.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in enterprise IT infrastructure.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure infrastructure products comply with university policies data governance standards and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure and resilient systems.
Budgeting & Resource Planning
- Develop and manage budgets for infrastructure projects and services.
- Optimize resource allocation across competing priorities.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or related field (Masters preferred).
5-10 years of experience in IT infrastructure systems administration or product management.
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies (e.g. virtualization cloud computing networking storage).
Knowledge of educational technologies that support teaching and learning and dependencies on network and compute infrastructure.
Knowledge of research technology and dependencies on network and computer infrastructure.
Knowledge of consumer electronics and dependencies on network and computer infrastructure.
Experience with IT service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL) and agile methodologies.
PMP Certification.
CCNP/CCNA/ CCDE VMWARE AWS certification
Excellent communication analytical and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:

Experience in higher education or public sector IT environments.
Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments (e.g. AWS Azure VMware).
Knowledge of infrastructure automation and monitoring tools.
Understanding of accessibility sustainability and energy efficiency in IT infrastructure.