Arista Networks

Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Multi-Cloud Systems

Arista Networks$145K — $175K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in Systems/Cloud Engineering, 3-5 years in a leadership role.
  • Proficient in VMware vSphere/vCenter, Windows Server, and Enterprise Linux.
  • Experience managing production workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.
  • Hands-on knowledge of IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Strong understanding of multi-cloud networking and security protocols.
  • Experience with disaster recovery strategies in hybrid/multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own and shape the infrastructure strategy aligning it with business goals.
  • Develop and lead a high-performance infrastructure team while ensuring succession planning.
  • Define SOPs and operational standards to drive resource allocation and tech transformation.
  • Manage the daily operations and long-term strategic planning for enterprise infrastructure.
  • Advocate for Infrastructure-as-Code to enhance deployment standardization.
  • Establish governance for multi-cloud management and develop AI-enabling infrastructure.
  • Oversee uptime, resilience, and business continuity across production environments.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities centered on continuous growth.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and emerging tools.
  • Supportive culture encouraging team performance and accountability.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly technical, strategic, and experienced Senior Infrastructure Cloud Systems Manager to lead an IT team overseeing a complex hybrid, multi-cloud enterprise ecosystem.

In this position, you will work alongside executive leadership to identify strategic technology solutions, direct a team of IT professionals, manage key projects, and assess emerging technologies to maximize operational efficiency and security. Key duties include building vendor partnerships, maintaining robust cybersecurity standards, overseeing the departmental budgets, reporting performance metrics, and cultivating an environment centered on continuous growth and professional development.

The individual must be dedicated to strengthening system resilience, modernizing infrastructure and accelerating Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption through rigorous governance and service delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Strategy and Leadership
  • Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap, partnering with senior management to align technology initiatives with business priorities, risk tolerances and AI-enabled innovation.
  • Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of infrastructure professionals, building strong technical capability, accountability and succession planning. .
  • Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), clear escalation paths, and operational SLAs/SLOs. Drive capacity planning, resource allocation and advance technological transformation.

Multi-Cloud & On-Premises Architecture
  • Oversee day-to-day operations and strategic evolution of enterprise infrastructure across VMware, Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.
  • Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to standardize deployments across distinct cloud environments.
  • Establish governance models for multi-cloud management, workload placement, cross-cloud networking, and platform interconnectivity.
  • Develop the systems infrastructure, governance, identity and data foundations required for enabling enterprise AI.

Reliability, Performance & Operations
  • Maintain target uptime, resilience, and business continuity across all production environments.
  • Implement centralized monitoring, alerting, and observability tools across hybrid environments.
  • Partner with Security teams to enforce identity access management (IAM), patch management, zero-trust architectures, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS).
  • Lead through critical events including major outages, cybersecurity incidents and recovery efforts. Work with cross-functional teams to restore services and minimize business impacts.
  • Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, testing, ransomware preparedness, recovery capabilities and infrastructure governance to support security, compliance and business continuity.

Vendor & Financial Management
  • Manage infrastructure budgets and spends, vendor relationships, and licensing agreements to ensure cost effective operations.
  • Evaluate and select vendors, negotiate SLAs, contracts and performance expectations.
  • Drive FinOps practices-monitoring multi-cloud consumption costs, eliminating waste, and optimizing usage across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: 12+ years in Systems/Cloud Engineering, with at least 3-5 years in a formal technical leadership or management role.
  • OS & Virtualization Mastery: Deep operational expertise with VMware vSphere/vCenter, Microsoft Windows Server administration (Active Directory, Group Policy), and Enterprise Linux environments.
  • Multi-Cloud Expertise: Proven track record running production workloads across major cloud hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and database/enterprise clouds (OCI).
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Hands-on background with automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, or cloud-native IaC frameworks).
  • Networking & Security: Solid understanding of multi-cloud networking (VPCs, VNets, DirectConnect, ExpressRoute, FastConnect), DNS, IAM, and hybrid connectivity.
  • Disaster Recovery: Experience designing and testing robust DR/BCP strategies across hybrid/multi-cloud setups.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Relevant enterprise certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, OCI Architect Professional, VCP-DCV).
  • Background in FinOps and cloud cost management tools.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AKS) and CI/CD pipelines.

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About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Arista Networks was founded in 2004 by former Cisco Systems engineers and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. The company went public in 2014 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANET.
Learn more about Arista Networks
Size
2,993 employees
Market Cap
$36.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$634.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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