Infrastructure Integration Lead (M&A)

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Lead with deep expertise in on-premise infrastructure to support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) initiatives. This role demands strong technical leadership in integrating consolidating and optimizing infrastructure across diverse environments ensuring seamless transitions and minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead infrastructure due diligence during M&A assessments identifying risks gaps and integration opportunities.

• Design and execute infrastructure integration plans for acquired entities including data center consolidation network integration and systems alignment.

• Collaborate with business teams to align infrastructure strategy with M&A timelines and compliance requirements.

• Architect enterprise-grade server environments (Windows Server Linux Unix VMWare Nutanix).

• Plan and execute system migrations consolidations and upgrades with minimal downtime.

• Design and implement network integration strategies with networking SMEs including IP schema alignment firewall rule harmonization and secure interconnectivity.

• Ensure network performance redundancy and security during transitional phases.

• Integrate security controls across merged infrastructures ensuring unified policies and standards.

• Maintain detailed documentation of architecture integration plans and operational procedures.

• Partner with cross-functional teams including IT security legal and business units to ensure successful M&A execution.

• Lead infrastructure teams through integration projects and mentor junior engineers.

• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and provide regular updates on progress and risks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering.

• At least 12 years of relevant experience in IT infrastructure

• Proven experience in infrastructure integration during M&A activities.

• Strong expertise in systems engineering networking and cybersecurity.

• Hands-on experience with systems network virtualization storage (SAN/NAS) and backup solutions.

• Excellent analytical documentation and communication skills.

The annual salary range for California is $136500 to $253500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays 401(k) plan with employer match employee stock purchase plan a variety of medical dental and vision plan options and more.

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