Manager, Infrastructure

Manager, Infrastructure

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-North Carolina-Raleigh

Compensation: $123,300 - $169,500 / year

This position is ideal for experienced infrastructure and cloud professionals to join the Global Infrastructure team as a Manager, Infrastructure, leading enterprise infrastructure operations, cloud transformation, and platform modernization initiatives with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure cloud services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and hybrid infrastructure environments. Partnering with cross‑functional technology and business teams, you’ll drive operational excellence, infrastructure automation, cloud governance, and modernization strategies to improve scalability, security, reliability, and operational efficiency.

This role is critical in shaping Align Technology’s cloud infrastructure strategy and long‑term enterprise technology transformation.

• Lead day‑to‑day operations of enterprise infrastructure platforms including Microsoft Azure cloud services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), hybrid cloud infrastructure, virtualization platforms, Windows and Linux server environments, storage, backup, and identity services.
• Manage and enhance Azure Landing Zone architecture, governance standards, Azure Policies, RBAC models, tagging strategies, and Fin Ops initiatives across multiple cloud environments.
• Drive infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation initiatives including datacenter migration, platform standardization, and automation adoption.
• Lead Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and automation initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Ensure infrastructure availability, scalability, resiliency, and operational stability aligned with enterprise SLA requirements.
• Oversee infrastructure lifecycle management activities including patching, upgrades, maintenance, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Support enterprise monitoring, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
• Establish operational standards, engineering best practices, and infrastructure governance processes.
• Lead and mentor infrastructure engineers and cloud operations personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with security, architecture, and application teams to ensure infrastructure compliance with enterprise security and operational standards.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree or relevant cloud certifications preferred.
• Experience:
  
  7+ years of infrastructure engineering and operations experience with at least 3+ years in leadership or management roles.
• Cloud Expertise:
  Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platforms, Azure governance, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and enterprise operations.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Experience managing virtualization platforms, Windows/Linux server infrastructure, identity and access management, storage, and enterprise backup solutions.
• Automation:
  Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD pipeline methodologies.
• Communication:
  Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Teamwork:
  Ability to work collaboratively across global teams while effectively leading infrastructure operations and transformation initiatives.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zone, Azure Arc, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Local / Hyper‑V, VMware, and hybrid cloud technologies.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell, Git Hub CI/CD, Azure Monitor, Grafana, Service Now, and ITSM platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud governance, Fin Ops, operational analytics, backup and disaster recovery solutions, and infrastructure modernization strategies.
• Strong presentation, organizational, and strategic planning skills.

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the…