Infrastructure Team Lead - 100% On Site

Hayes Company / Knight-Swift Warehousing and Fulfillment

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of progressive infrastructure operations experience with leadership experience in team management or workstream oversight for at least 2 years.
  • Strong knowledge in Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization/hyperconverged infrastructure (e.g., VMware, Dell VxRail), and Azure/Microsoft 365 administration.
  • 3-5 years of hands-on experience with managing Microsoft Azure Cloud services focused on infrastructure and architecture, including Entra ID.
  • Experience with enterprise backup and disaster recovery platforms like Rubrik, as well as infrastructure monitoring tools.
  • Basic understanding of enterprise networking concepts (SD-WAN, firewalls) for effective planning and prioritization.
  • Experience in distribution, logistics, or multi-site environments is preferred; familiarity with ITIL processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor the infrastructure team responsible for system administration, network support, and database engineering, while managing daily priorities.
  • Plan the infrastructure architecture across networking, cloud (Azure), and security sectors.
  • Oversee lifecycle management for IT infrastructure, including servers (both physical and virtual), hyperconverged platforms, and Azure services.
  • Implement and maintain robust change management, troubleshooting processes, and root-cause analysis protocols.
  • Continuously review and update the infrastructure roadmap focusing on resiliency, performance, and capacity management.
  • Manage costs, licensing, and coordinate with managed-service partners for database and network operations.
  • Support infrastructure integration during facility onboarding/offboarding and acquisition processes.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Direct influence on infrastructure strategy and operations.
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
  • Engage in hands-on leadership and team mentoring opportunities.
  • Potential for involvement in impactful projects related to logistics and distribution systems.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

Hands-on leader responsible for day-to-day operation, resiliency, and evolution of the company's on-premises and cloud infrastructure supporting 3PL warehouse and corporate operations. Leads a small team of system administrators and database engineering, owns the infrastructure roadmap, and serves as the escalation and decision point for infrastructure architecture, change management, and root-cause analysis.This position is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area and requires to be 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and develop the infrastructure team (system administration, network support, database engineering) and manage day-to-day work priorities
• Provide infrastructure architecture planning across network, cloud (Azure), and security domains
• Own lifecycle management of all IT infrastructure - servers (physical and virtual), hyperconverged platform, storage, backup, and Microsoft 365 / Azure services
• Drive robust change management, troubleshooting, and root-cause identification
• Maintain the infrastructure roadmap with continuous review of resiliency, performance, and capacity
• Manage infrastructure cost, licensing inputs, and coordination of managed-service partners (database managed services, network operations center)
• Support facility onboarding / offboarding and acquisition integration from an infrastructure perspective

Qualifications
• 7+ years of progressive infrastructure operations experience, including 2+ years leading a team or workstream
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization / hyperconverged (e.g., VMware, Dell VxRail), and Azure / Microsoft 365 administration
• 3-5 Years experience managing Microsoft Azure Cloud services centered on infrastructure, architecture, Entra ID, and other essential services.
• Experience with enterprise backup and disaster recovery platforms (e.g., Rubrik) and infrastructure monitoring tools
• Working knowledge of enterprise networking (SD-WAN, firewalls) sufficient to plan and prioritize network work
• Distribution, logistics, or multi-site environment experience preferred; ITIL familiarity preferred

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