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Job Summary

Essential Functions

• Develop and execute a comprehensive vision and strategy for IT infrastructure, aligning with Auburn’s mission and strategic goals.
• Advise senior leadership on technology trends, resource acquisition, performance tuning, and capacity planning, especially for research-driven and academic computing needs.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and exceptional service delivery within the IT infrastructure team.

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of Auburn’s network, cloud services, virtualization platforms (servers and desktops), storage, backup, and HPC environments.
• Ensure the availability, reliability, security, and scalability of all IT infrastructure, including disaster recovery, asset management, and network security.
• Lead and coordinate major IT infrastructure projects, including datacenter modernization, virtualization, and cloud integration.

• Maintain high levels of service quality for end users, monitor performance against standards or service level agreements, and initiate corrective action as needed.
• Develop and enforce standards, policies, procedures, and methodologies for infrastructure services, ensuring compliance with university IT policies and regulatory requirements.

• Recruit, mentor, supervise, and lead a diverse team of IT infrastructure professionals, including managers and technical staff.
• Provide personnel management, including supervision, work assignments, setting priorities, training, evaluation, and recommendations for promotion and salary increases.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, supporting professional development and succession planning.

• Support and advance Auburn’s research mission by providing robust, scalable, and innovative HPC and virtualization solutions.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance Auburn’s IT infrastructure, including cloud, virtualization, and backup strategies.

• Build and maintain relationships with IT and non-IT stakeholders across campus to understand needs and deliver effective infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with the CIO, Deputy CIO, and other IT directors to support IT governance and strategic initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with university leadership, faculty, staff, and external partners.

Why Work at Auburn?

• Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
• Culture of Excellence: We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
• We’re Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
• A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.