infrastructure engineering lead

VaporVM

<div><div><div><b>Date Posted:</b></div>
09 March, 2026</div>
<div><div><b>Industry:</b></div>
IT Services and IT Consulting</div>
<div><div><b>Location:</b></div>
VAPORVM IT SERVICES DMCC</div></div>
<br><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job Description:</b></h2>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Role Overview</b></h2>
<p>
We are seeking a highly experienced <b>Technical Infrastructure Lead</b> to drive the design, delivery, and operational excellence of enterprise infrastructure within a <b>regulated banking environment</b>. The role requires strong leadership across <b>hybrid infrastructure platforms</b>, including virtualization, networking, databases, monitoring, storage, and backup systems.</p>
<p>
The successful candidate will lead the <b>end-to-end infrastructure architecture and delivery lifecycle</b>, with a strong focus on <b>High-Level Design (HLD), system resilience, compliance, and performance optimization</b>. This role collaborates closely with <b>enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, application teams, and business stakeholders</b> to ensure the delivery of <b>secure, scalable, and compliant banking systems</b>.</p>
<h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Experience &amp; Domain Requirements</b></h1>
<ul><li><b>Minimum 10 years of overall IT infrastructure experience</b>
</li><li><b>At least 4 years in a Technical Lead or Infrastructure Architecture role</b>
</li><li><b>Mandatory experience within the Banking or Financial Services sector</b>
</li><li>Proven experience working in <b>regulated environments with strict security and compliance requirements</b>
</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Key Responsibilities</b></h1>
<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Infrastructure Architecture &amp; Design</b></h2>
<ul><li>Own and review <b>High-Level Design (HLD)</b> documentation, translating business and regulatory requirements into scalable and secure infrastructure solutions.
</li><li>Define <b>enterprise reference architectures and infrastructure standards</b> for on-premises, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.
</li><li>Design and architect <b>IBM Cloud Pak&ndash;based platforms</b> including infrastructure sizing, scalability, and resilience.
</li><li>Lead <b>capacity planning, performance modeling, and infrastructure optimization</b> aligned with long-term business growth and cost efficiency.
</li><li>Ensure all infrastructure designs meet <b>banking regulatory, security, and availability standards</b>.
</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Infrastructure Engineering &amp; Delivery</b></h2>
<ul><li>Lead the <b>implementation, deployment, and lifecycle management</b> of virtualization, compute, storage, and networking platforms.
</li><li>Oversee enterprise <b>virtualization environments</b> such as VMware vSphere/ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V.
</li><li>Manage <b>core networking architecture</b>, including routing, switching, firewalling, segmentation, VPNs, and load balancing.
</li><li>Guide <b>IBM Cloud Pak platform engineering</b>, including installation, configuration, lifecycle upgrades, patch management, and HA/DR strategies.
</li><li>Establish and enforce <b>configuration management, automation frameworks, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)</b> practices.
</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Database Platform Leadership</b></h2>
<ul><li>Provide technical oversight for enterprise database environments including:<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b>PostgreSQL</b>
</li><li><b>Oracle</b>
</li><li><b>Microsoft SQL Server</b>
</li></ul></li><li>Design and manage <b>high availability and disaster recovery solutions</b> such as:<p></p>
<ul>
<li>Oracle RAC
</li><li>SQL Server Always On
</li><li>PostgreSQL Streaming Replication
</li></ul></li><li>Lead initiatives for <b>performance optimization, patch management, backup strategies, and database security controls</b>.
</li><li>Ensure database platforms meet <b>banking security, encryption, and auditing standards</b>.
</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Monitoring, Observability &amp; Resilience</b></h2>
<ul><li>Architect enterprise monitoring and observability frameworks using <b>Dynatrace and SolarWinds</b>.
</li><li>Establish <b>SLIs, SLOs, dashboards, alerting frameworks, and proactive monitoring practices</b>.
</li><li>Enable <b>AIOps-driven monitoring</b> to improve operational efficiency and reduce incidents.
</li><li>Design and validate <b>backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies</b> aligned with defined <b>RTO/RPO objectives</b>.
</li><li>Conduct <b>regular resilience and DR testing exercises</b>.
</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Governance, Risk &amp; Compliance</b></h2>
<ul><li>Ensure infrastructure compliance with <b>banking regulatory standards</b> and security frameworks such as <b>ISO 27001 and PCI DSS (where applicable)</b>.
</li><li>Prepare documentation and evidence required for <b>internal and external regulatory audits</b>.
</li><li>Maintain <b>risk registers, remediation plans, and security controls</b> across infrastructure environments.
</li><li>Enforce <b>ITIL processes</b> including:<p></p>
<ul>
<li>Change Management
</li><li>Incident Management
</li><li>Problem Management
</li><li>Release Management
</li><li>CMDB governance
</li></ul></li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Leadership &amp; Stakeholder Management</b></h2>
<ul><li>Lead and mentor a <b>multi-disciplinary infrastructure engineering team</b>.
</li><li>Foster a culture of <b>operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement</b>.
</li><li>Collaborate with <b>enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, application teams, and business stakeholders</b>.
</li><li>Manage relationships with <b>technology vendors, partners, and system integrators</b>.
</li><li>Deliver <b>executive-level reporting</b>, roadmaps, and risk/impact assessments to leadership.
</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Required Technical Skills</b></h1>
<p>
Strong expertise in the following areas:</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Infrastructure &amp; Virtualization</b></h3>
<ul><li>VMware vSphere / ESXi / vCenter
</li><li>Microsoft Hyper-V
</li><li>Hybrid infrastructure design
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Networking</b></h3>
<ul><li>Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking
</li><li>BGP / OSPF routing protocols
</li><li>Firewalls and network segmentation
</li><li>Load balancing
</li><li>DNS / DHCP
</li><li>VPN and secure connectivity
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Platform Engineering</b></h3>
<ul><li>IBM Cloud Pak platforms
</li><li>OpenShift (preferred)
</li><li>Platform lifecycle management and automation
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Database Technologies</b></h3>
<ul><li>PostgreSQL
</li><li>Oracle
</li><li>Microsoft SQL Server
</li><li>HA/DR configurations
</li><li>Performance tuning
</li><li>Backup &amp; restore strategies
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Storage &amp; Backup</b></h3>
<ul><li>SAN / NAS architectures
</li><li>Snapshot and replication technologies
</li><li>Enterprise backup solutions
</li><li>Long-term archival (tape/cloud)
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Monitoring &amp; Observability</b></h3>
<ul><li>Dynatrace
</li><li>SolarWinds
</li><li>Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
</li><li>Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)
</li><li>Observability dashboards and alerting frameworks
</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Automation &amp; DevOps</b></h3>
<ul><li>Infrastructure automation using <b>Ansible, Terraform, or PowerShell</b>
</li><li>Configuration management
</li><li>CI/CD integration for infrastructure
</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Soft Skills &amp; Competencies</b></h1>
<ul><li>Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
</li><li>Ability to translate complex technical concepts for <b>executives, auditors, and non-technical stakeholders</b>
</li><li>Proven ability to manage <b>high-pressure environments and critical banking systems</b>
</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></h1>
<ul><li>Experience with <b>containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms</b>
</li><li>Exposure to <b>hybrid cloud environments (Azure or AWS)</b>
</li><li>Experience implementing <b>AIOps and log analytics platforms</b> such as Splunk or ELK
</li><li>Knowledge of <b>Zero Trust architectures, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and secrets management solutions</b></li></ul></div></div><p></p>

Technical Lead Infrastructure

CVS Health

<div><p>We&rsquo;re building a world of health around every individual &mdash; shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health&reg;, you&rsquo;ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger &ndash; helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.</p><p></p><p><b>
POSITION SUMMARY</b><br>
CVS Health is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers&rsquo; lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, our team is seeking a Lead Director &ndash; Technical Infrastructure that will work with Technology Engineering organizations, ensuring eﬃcient coordination of software acquisition, utilization, and license management activities. This Lead Director will collaborate with sourcing, finance, asset management and contracts teams to successfully complete the acquisitions. The goal of this team is to strive to procure, replace, upgrade, evaluate and maintain software assets to meet capacity demand and technology requirements. We proactively support IT roadmap and long-term vision with a focus on eﬀectively managing Contracts, Products, Vendors, T&amp;Cs, compliance, assets utilization, optimize costs, and risks.</p><p></p><p><i>
Expectations for the Role:</i></p><ul><li>
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into licenses acquisition requirements and coordinate eﬀorts with procurement and contract team, while ensuring software quality, SLA, cost eﬀectiveness, privacy, and compliance</li><li>
Be innovative and devise negotiation strategy and license matrix that is beneficial to the company and in line with IT's long-term vision of product and technology roadmap</li><li>
Collaborate with product subject matter experts, procurement sourcing and contracts team, finance, asset management and renewal teams to achieve successful execution and eﬀective maintenance of software contracts, performance, and deliverables</li><li>
Assist engineering teams in navigating technology and contract-related matters, provide support and guidance to ensure eﬀective utilization of technology and adherence to contract terms</li><li>
Provide guidance and support to leadership, stakeholders, procurement, and contracts teams on software evaluation, acquisitions, and maintenance of contractual terms</li><li>
Identify opportunities for cost savings and eﬃciency improvements</li><li>
Proactively negotiate favorable business terms and cost of third-party software</li><li>
Optimize the utilization of products and assets through eﬀective management</li><li>
Oﬀer expertise and insights to assist in making informed decisions on contracts</li><li>
Cultivate and manage vendor relationships eﬀectively</li><li>
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the IT industry landscape and technological developments</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></p><ul><li>
10+ years working within Information Technology or Software Engineering, focused within infrastructure engineering, application development, data engineering or large-scale systems</li><li>
5+ years hands on experience working on Datacenter, Infrastructure, Network and Cloud servers</li><li>
3+ years of experience with third-party technologies and vendor support management</li><li>
3+ years solving complex business or technical problems and proposing solutions</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
PREFERRRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></p><ul><li><i>
IT Contracts Management Skills:</i> Excellent contracts management skills, with expertise in managing contractual terms, cost, compliance, and utilization of licenses</li><li><i>
Business Skills:</i> Ability to understand technical requirements and well experience in translating technical requirement into business discussions with non-technical teams</li><li><i>
Leadership Skills:</i> Demonstrated ability to influence leadership, vendors, technical teams, and drive successful outcomes in a collaborative environment, with a focus on managing contracts with excellence</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
EDUCATION</b><br>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)</p><p></p><p><b>
BUSINESS OVERVIEW</b><br>
Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand &mdash; with heart at its center &mdash; our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors&trade; support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.</p><p></p><p><b>
Pay Range</b></p><p>
The typical pay range for this role is:</p><p></p>
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00<p><br>
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company&rsquo;s equity award program.</p><p><br>
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.</p><p></p><p><b>
Great benefits for great people</b></p><p></p><p>
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits &ndash; investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:</p><ul><li><p><b>
Affordable medical plan options,</b> a <b>401(k) plan </b>(including matching company contributions), and an <b>employee stock purchase plan</b>.</p></li><li><p><b>
No-cost programs for all colleagues </b>including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.</p></li><li><p><b>
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues</b> including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.</p></li></ul><p></p><p>
For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits</p><p></p>
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/29/2026<p></p><p>
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.</p></div>

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