Senior Director of Infrastructure

University of Kansas, United States

Updated: 1 day ago
Location: Lawrence, KANSAS

27271BR

Information Technology


Position Overview

The Senior Director of Infrastructure at The University of Kansas is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and management of the university’s technology infrastructure. This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of the IT systems that support the university’s research, teaching, and administrative functions.

In addition to a competitive salary, KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 8 hours of sick leave earned every month, ten paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical & dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors.  KU also offers employees educational and professional development opportunities. KU is a great place to work! The University actively encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.


Job Description

20% - Infrastructure Strategy & Planning:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive infrastructure strategy aligned with the university’s academic and research missions.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to enhance and optimize the university’s infrastructure landscape.
20% Infrastructure Management:
  • Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of the university’s IT infrastructure, including data centers, networks, servers, and storage systems.
  • Ensure the performance, availability, and resilience of infrastructure components to support academic and research activities.
15% Cloud Services and Hybrid Solutions:
  • Drive the university’s cloud strategy, including the adoption and integration of cloud services to support teaching, research, and administrative functions.
  • Explore and implement hybrid solutions to leverage the benefits of both on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
15% Team Leadership:
  • Build and lead a high-performing infrastructure team within KU IT, providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and service excellence within the infrastructure teams and across KU IT.
10% Vendor Management:
  • Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with external vendors and service providers to support infrastructure initiatives and projects.
  • Aid in the negotiation of contracts and service-level agreements to ensure alignment with the university’s academic and research objectives.
10% Budgeting and Resource Allocation:
  • Develop and manage the infrastructure budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources to meet organizational needs.
  • Provide input into the overall IT budget and investment decisions.
5% Security and Compliance:
  • Collaborate with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to establish and enforce security policies and practices.
  • Ensure infrastructure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, including those specific to the education and research sectors.
5% Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant professional experience.
  • Five years of progressive supervisory or management experience of large teams.
  • Excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials. Strong time-management and organizational skills, with a record of being flexible, accurate, detail-oriented, reliable, and self-motivated as evidenced by work history.

    • Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in business, computer science, telecommunications, networking, engineering, or other computer-related field.
  • Experience with storage systems, virtualization, and data center operations, including compute and storage for complex enterprise systems.
  • Experience with: ITIL and service-oriented philosophies, with Shared Services (multiple institutions sharing IT resources), and with formal IT governance.
  • Experience with IT Business Continuity planning.
  • Demonstrated ability to be highly self-directed, detailed-oriented, and have a high attention to accuracy as evidenced by work history.

    • Contact Information to Applicants

    Vickye Kozlowski
    [email protected]


    Additional Candidate Instruction

    In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

  • A cover letter addressing how required and preferred qualifications are met.
  • Resume or curriculum vitae.
  • Contact information for three professional references.

    • Incomplete applications will not be considered.



    Application review begins Monday, March 11, 2024 and will continue until a qualified pool of candidates has been identified.

    The Duffy Group is assisting the University of Kansas in recruiting for this position.  You may be contact by someone affiliated with the Duffy Group for initial information concerning your application materials.
     


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    Advertised Salary Range

    Commensurate with Experience


    Application Review Begins

    11-Mar-2024


    Anticipated Start Date

    06-May-2024


    Primary Campus

    University of Kansas Lawrence Campus


    Employee Class

    U-Unclassified Professional Staff


    Job Family

    Information Technology-KUL


    Work Location Assignment

    Hybrid


    Disclaimer

    The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY.


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