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Auburn University

Director of IT Infrastructure

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Auburn, AL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $99K - $187K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ October 20th, 2025

VMWare

Edtech.com's Summary

Auburn University is hiring a Director of IT Infrastructure. The Director will lead, develop, and manage the university's core technology infrastructure, overseeing network, cloud, virtualization, backups, and high-performance computing to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient operation supporting instruction, research, outreach, and administrative functions.

Highlights
  • Lead and execute comprehensive IT infrastructure strategy aligned with university goals.
  • Manage network architecture, cloud services, virtualization platforms, storage, backup, and HPC environments.
  • Ensure availability, security, scalability, and disaster recovery of IT infrastructure.
  • Recruit, supervise, and mentor IT infrastructure staff, including project planning and budget management.
  • Support research mission with advanced HPC and virtualization solutions.
  • Collaborate with university leadership, CIO, and other IT directors on governance and strategic initiatives.
  • Required skills include advanced IT principles, network architecture, cloud integration, VMware or Microsoft virtualization, storage, backup, HPC, project management, and strategic planning.
  • Qualifications require a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least 7 years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, with 5 years in IT management.
  • Desired qualifications include a Master’s degree, experience in higher education or research environments, IT governance, compliance, and large-scale infrastructure modernization.
  • Salary range from $98,510 to $187,170 annually.