Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Leads the design, operation and optimization of enterprise compute, storage and data center infrastructure to ensure secure, scalable and highly available technology platforms that support organization’s freight operations.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Recruit, mentor, develop, and evaluate a team of high performing IT leadership and professionals fostering reusability and continuous improvement.
- Define and govern the architecture and lifecycle management of compute, storage and data center infrastructure
- Oversee data center operations, including facility management, hardware lifecycle and vendor relationships
- Ensure availability, performance, security and compliance of server and storage systems across hybrid environments
- Lead the development and execution of backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies to protect critical freight systems
- Collaborate closely with network, security and cloud teams to ensure integrated and resilient infrastructure solutions
- Manage capacity planning and resource optimization to support growing freight business demands
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and data protection standards.
- Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Ten (10 years of progressive enterprise compute, storage and data center infrastructure, including 5+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams and enterprise systems.
- Strategic planning and execution in IT environments.
- Strong expertise in designing enterprise-grade systems for logistics, transportation, supply chain or asset-intensive industries
- Deep expertise with server hardware platforms, virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), and storage solutions such as Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- Proven experience managing data center operations, including capacity planning, backup, disaster recovery and vendor management
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing multi-million-dollar IT budgets.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
- Proven ability to lead digital transformation and change management initiatives.
- Deep understanding of IT governance, compliance, and risk management.
JOB CONDITIONS:
- Some travel required