VP, Infrastructure

Aderant is a global industry leading software company providing comprehensive business management solutions for law firms and other professional services organizations with a mission to help them run a better business. We are motivated by a collective desire to drive the legal industry to the forefront of innovation. With over 2,500 clients around the world, including 95 of the top AmLaw 100 firms, we are changing the outside perception of the legal sphere;

where there was once resistance to modernization, we are creating a culture that embraces new ideas and technology.

At Aderant, the “A” is more than just a letter. It is a representation of how we fulfill our foundational purpose, serving our clients. It embodies our core values and reminds us that to achieve success, every day must start with the “A”. We bring the “A” to life by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. We encourage our diverse teams to bring their whole selves to work – ideas, experience, and passion – to drive our mission forward.

Our people are our strength.

Aderant is seeking a Head of Infrastructure to serve as a key member of the technology leadership team, reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

This roleis responsible forthe end-to-end strategy, delivery, and operation of Aderant’s global infrastructure platforms across AWS and Microsoft Azure, supporting both product engineering and customer-facing SaaS environments.

The Head of Infrastructure will lead multiple global teams, including Cloud Operations (Sierra and platform operations) and Dev Ops, bringing together currently distributed capabilities into a unified, scalable operating model.

A primary focus of this role will be the evolution and reliability of Aderant’s Sierra cloud environments, which are predominantly single-tenantdeployments, alongside enabling consistent infrastructure, deployment, and operational practices across all products.

This leader willestablishclear ownership across infrastructure, platform services, Dev Ops, and cloud operations—driving standardization, reliability, and efficiency while enabling engineering teams to deliver at scale.

Infrastructure Strategy & Organizational Leadership

• Define and execute a multi-year infrastructure strategy aligned with Aderant’s product and platform goals.

• Lead and integrate global Cloud Operations and Dev Ops teams into a cohesive Infrastructure organization.

• Establish clear ownership boundaries and operating models across Infrastructure, Dev Ops, and Engineering.

• Build and scale high-performing global teams, including senior leaders across Cloud Operations and Dev Ops.

Cloud Operations & Service Reliability (Sierra Focus)

• Own end-to-end availability, resilience, and performance of all customer-facing SaaS environments.

• Drive operational excellence across Sierra single-tenant environments, ensuring consistent, high-quality hosting and uptime.

• Standardize monitoring, alerting, and incident management across all platforms.

• Lead global incident response, on-call structures, and post-incident review processes.

• Ensure disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity capabilities.

Dev Ops & Engineering Enablement

• Own and evolve Dev Ops capabilities across the organization, including CI/CD, deployment pipelines, and environment management.

• Drive consistency in build, release, and deployment practices across product teams.

• Enable engineering teams through self-service infrastructure, automation, and standardized tooling.

• Partner with Engineering leadership to improve developer experience, release velocity, and operational accountability.

Infrastructure & Platform Engineering

• Drive standardization of infrastructure provisioning and management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Establish reusable platform services and shared infrastructure capabilities across products.

• Ensure consistency across environments (development, staging, production).

• Support both single-tenant and multi-tenant SaaS models through scalable infrastructure design.

Multi-Cloud & Environment Management

• Define and enforce enterprise standards across AWS and Azure.

• Oversee capacity…