Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

Clayton State University

Regular

Full-Time

Located in Morrow, Georgia, Clayton State University is roughly 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. The university offers employees an adaptable, collaborative environment that fosters professional and personal development.

The university is committed to having a positive impact on the State of Georgia and beyond by serving students and the community through broadening access to high-quality education and advancing workforce development. Clayton State offers multiple certificates, Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degree programs, which currently enroll over 5,500 students in challenging campus and online courses.

Clayton State's main campus is situated on 214 beautiful acres in a lakeside setting just minutes from downtown Atlanta, making access to the vibrant metropolitan area swift. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has named the university a Top Workplace in Atlanta for six consecutive years. The Chronicle of Higher Education also named Clayton State one of 79 higher education institutions across the nation in its list of 2017 Great Colleges to Work For.

The Director of Enterprise Infrastructure provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and long-range planning for enterprise infrastructure services at Clayton State University. This position leads the Enterprise Infrastructure team and is responsible for the planning, implementation, operation, security, reliability, and continuous improvement of the University's core technology infrastructure.

This role oversees enterprise systems, network services, cloud platforms, data center operations, identity and access management, storage, backup and disaster recovery services, and related infrastructure technologies. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to IT leadership, ensuring that infrastructure investments and services align with University priorities, support academic innovation and operational effectiveness, and comply with applicable University System of Georgia policies and other regulatory requirements.

• Develop, implement, and continuously refine a comprehensive enterprise infrastructure strategy aligned with University goals and institutional priorities.
• Serve as a senior technology advisor to the VP-IT/CIO on infrastructure strategy, technology risk, emerging trends, and long-term planning.
• Lead the development and management of a multi-year capital technology roadmap, including infrastructure lifecycle planning and technology refresh strategies.
• Identify opportunities to modernize infrastructure services through automation, cloud adoption, simplification, standardization, and operational efficiencies.
• Establish infrastructure standards, architectural governance, and best practices that support scalability, interoperability, resilience, and sustainability.

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Enterprise Infrastructure team, including systems engineering and network services functions.
• Ensure the availability, performance, reliability, and security of core infrastructure services that support University operations.
• Oversee enterprise platforms, including servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, identity services, backup and recovery systems, and network technologies.
• Direct infrastructure monitoring, capacity planning, service performance management, maintenance planning, and operational documentation.
• Lead efforts to strengthen infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery readiness, and business continuity capabilities.

• Guide cloud strategy, migration planning, and adoption initiatives that improve agility, security, and service delivery.
• Ensure infrastructure architecture supports current and future academic, administrative, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve reliability, security, cost-effectiveness, and institutional value.
• Promote standardization, automation, and simplification across infrastructure platforms and services.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership to strengthen the University's security posture and protect critical technology assets.
• Ensure infrastructure operations align with applicable USG policies, University policies, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Support vulnerability management, incident response, disaster recovery testing, and business continuity planning activities.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to support compliance with requirements such as FERPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, Red Flags, and related frameworks, as applicable.

• Develop and manage infrastructure operating and capital budgets in alignment with institutional priorities.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, service agreements, renewals, procurement activities, and…