Salesforce

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Salesforce$172K — $260K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure engineering, architecture, or operations
  • Broad knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including cloud services and workplace collaboration tools
  • Familiarity with enterprise productivity tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft O365
  • Understanding of networking, DNS, and security principles
  • Strong communication and management skills for working with leadership
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in fast-paced settings
  • Analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Discretion in handling confidential information

Responsibilities

  • Lead infrastructure assessments and integration planning activities for acquisitions
  • Evaluate infrastructure environments, operational maturity, and associated risks
  • Develop integration strategies for technology migration and consolidation
  • Provide estimates for scope, cost, and complexity of integration efforts
  • Collaborate with technical and business teams to implement integration strategies
  • Communicate recommendations and updates to leadership and stakeholders
  • Contribute to development of M&A integration standards and best practices
  • Support infrastructure transformation initiatives within Corporate IT

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a leading global enterprise technology environment
  • Engagement in high-stakes mergers and acquisitions
  • Chance to shape integration strategies impacting future business directions
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across technical and business domains
  • Professional development opportunities in a fast-paced industry
Full Job Description

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Job Category

Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

Job Details

IT Infrastructure M&A Lead Engineer

Overview

Salesforce is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure M&A Lead Engineer to support technical due diligence and infrastructure integration activities for mergers and acquisitions. This role will assess acquired companies’ infrastructure environments, develop integration strategies, and help drive successful transitions across enterprise IT systems, collaboration platforms, identity management, networking, security, and workplace technologies.

The ideal candidate is a broadly skilled infrastructure engineer with experience working across enterprise environments and partnering with technical and business stakeholders. This role requires strong communication skills, technical versatility, and the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, highly confidential M&A environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead infrastructure assessments and integration planning activities for acquisitions

  • Evaluate infrastructure environments, operational maturity, risks, and dependencies

  • Develop recommendations for migration, integration, consolidation, or decommissioning of technologies and services

  • Provide high-level estimates for scope, cost, timelines, complexity, and risk

  • Partner with engineering, security, workplace technology, and business teams to align integration strategies

  • Present recommendations and status updates to technical leadership and executive stakeholders

  • Contribute to M&A integration standards, processes, and best practices

  • Support broader infrastructure transformation initiatives within Corporate IT

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure engineering, architecture, or operations

  • Experience working across a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including collaboration platforms, identity and access management, networking, endpoint technologies, and cloud services

  • Familiarity with enterprise productivity and collaboration tools such as Google Workspace, Microsoft O365, Zoom, Teams, Confluence, and enterprise file-sharing platforms

  • Understanding of networking, DNS, authentication, authorization, and infrastructure security principles

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with leadership teams

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure integrations, or large-scale migration projects

  • Experience with SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and virtualization technologies

  • Background in Information Security

  • Relevant industry certifications

  • Experience working in large global enterprise environments

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