Infrastructure Team Lead

Job Overview

Daikin Applied is seeking an Infrastructure Team Lead to join our Digital team in Plymouth, MN (Hybrid). This role will lead and deliver infrastructure transformation initiatives across a hybrid enterprise environment.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of infrastructure engineers focused on project‑based delivery across hybrid cloud and edge environments.
• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS), identity platforms, compute, storage, and security integrations.
• Drive digital infrastructure transformation initiatives, including cloud migrations, data center modernization, platform standardization, and automation adoption.
• Design and implement hybrid architectures integrating on‑premises systems, Azure services, and edge compute environments.
• Partner with the Network Team Lead to deliver integrated infrastructure and network solutions, including Cisco SD‑WAN and hybrid connectivity models.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure standards, architectural patterns, and engineering best practices aligned to enterprise goals.
• Ensure all solutions are designed to meet high availability (99.999%), resiliency, disaster recovery, and performance requirements.
• Oversee end‑to‑end delivery of infrastructure components within cross‑functional projects, ensuring quality, scalability, and adherence to timelines.
• Promote automation‑first engineering practices, reducing reliance on manual intervention and traditional system administration models.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and application teams to align solutions with business, compliance, and cybersecurity standards.
• Drive observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and telemetry integration for proactive system management.
• Lead transition‑to‑operations activities, ensuring comprehensive documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness.
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy, roadmaps, capacity planning, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to inform future‑state architecture and continuous improvement.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships, including cloud providers and infrastructure technology vendors.

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.
• PTO.
• 401(k) match.
• Support for community involvement.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and shape enterprise digital transformation.
• Career growth within a company passionate about innovation and continuous improvement.
• Supportive organization valuing diverse perspectives, inclusive collaboration, and shared success.

• Multiple medical insurance plan options with dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions.
• Company‑provided life insurance plus optional employee‑paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage, and voluntary accident coverage.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees plus 11 company paid holidays.
• Vacation accrues monthly.
• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state, and local law.
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6–8 years in IT infrastructure support positions with high‑level problem solving and technical project management experience.
• 1+ years of successful project management experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity (Azure AD/Entra ), and security.
• Experience designing and implementing high‑availability, disaster recovery, and resilient systems in enterprise environments.
• Proven track record of leading project‑based teams and successfully transitioning solutions to operations/support teams.
• Strong experience with Windows and Linux operating environments.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery practices.
• Work‑visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of progressive experience with IT infrastructure.
• 3–5 years of experience in a leadership or team‑lead role.
• 5+ years of experience delivering complex infrastructure projects across hybrid environments (Azure and on‑premises).
• Experience working in environments leveraging Cisco networking technologies; exposure to Cisco SD‑WAN.
• Experience supporting digital transformation or modernization initiatives.

Plymouth, MN – Hybrid.