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- 45002784
- 907 Floyd Avenue, VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- Information Technology
- Staff
- Technology Services MBU
Advertising Summary: Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (VCU Technology Services) and maintaining a close collaborative relationship with the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Research Computing Infrastructure serves as the senior executive and chief architect responsible for VCU’s advanced research computing ecosystem. This executive provides strategic vision, leadership, and direction for design, deployment, expansion, and operational excellence of the university's research technology infrastructure. Supporting VCU’s mission as a leading urban R1 public research university, the AVP guides the development and stewardship of high performance computing, large scale and archival research data storage, high speed research networking visualization technologies, research software platforms, and specialized support services. Through these efforts, the AVP enables transformative, interdisciplinary research and discovery across the VCU research enterprise.
Unit: Technology Services
Department: Research Computing Infrastructure
Department Summary: At VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers in Virginia. VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.
About Virginia Commonwealth University
We are the university for Virginia. We know that the unique backgrounds and experiences of the VCU community are what drive the university forward. Together, we’re forging a future that is built by us. Here, artists and engineers, doctors and designers come together to reimagine the human experience and tackle the problems of tomorrow.
VCU dates to 1838 with the formation of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College, whose mission was to educate physicians in Central Virginia and which was later renamed Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, Richmond Professional Institute merged with the Medical College of Virginia to become what is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University.
Located in downtown Richmond, the state capital of Virginia, VCU enrolls more than 29,000 students in more than 200+ degree and certificate programs across its urban campuses: the downtown Monroe Park and MCV campuses in Richmond; the Rice Rivers Center in Charles City, Virginia; satellite locations in Fairfax, Virginia, and Abingdon, Virginia; and a campus in Doha, Qatar, for the School of the Arts.
About Technology Services
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technology Services is a comprehensive enterprise technology organization dedicated to advancing the University's missions of education, research, healthcare, and service. The division delivers secure, reliable, and forward-looking technology solutions and infrastructure that support institutional excellence and foster innovation across the VCU community.
Key Services and Support include:
Voice and Data Network Connectivity
Server, Database, and Storage Infrastructure
IT Support and Help Desk
Academic and Classroom Technology
Enterprise Software, Collaboration Platforms, and Research Resources
Information Security
Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (VCU Technology Services) and maintaining a close collaborative relationship with the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Research Computing Infrastructure serves as the senior executive and chief architect responsible for VCU’s advanced research computing ecosystem. This executive provides strategic vision, leadership, and direction for design, deployment, expansion, and operational excellence of the university's research technology infrastructure. Supporting VCU’s mission as a leading urban R1 public research university, the AVP guides the development and stewardship of high performance computing, large scale and archival research data storage, high speed research networking visualization technologies, research software platforms, and specialized support services. Through these efforts, the AVP enables transformative, interdisciplinary research and discovery across the VCU research enterprise.
The role oversees advanced high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including GPU-accelerated platforms supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), cloud-based research services, and enterprise research data storage solutions. The AVP collaborates closely with principal investigators, academic leadership, OVPRI, and VCU Technology Services to align technology investments and infrastructure roadmaps with institutional research priorities and competitive federal funding opportunities, including those sponsored by the NIH, NSF, and DoD.
The Assistant Vice President plays a critical role in development and execution of robust data governance frameworks that support evolving federal regulatory requirements and ensure VCU’s advanced research computing infrastructure remains secure, scalable, high-performing, accessible, and compliant. This role leads the High Performance Research Computing team within Technology Services. As a member of the Technology Services Senior Leadership Team, the AVP partners closely with the CIO and other senior leaders to help shape the strategic direction of the division and advance institutional priorities.
Position Scope and Organizational Impact
Core Scope: Formulates and executes strategies for multi-million dollar computational infrastructure investments that advance and strengthen the university’s research capabilities.
Decision-Making Authority: Exercise strategic oversight of high-performance infrastructure lifecycles, service-level agreements (SLAs), capital expenditures, and the organizational design and development of technical teams.
Leadership/Supervision: Directly manages a highly specialized team of HPC infrastructure architects, Linux systems engineering leads, storage administrators, cloud engineers, and research facilitators.
Core Leadership Responsibilities
Strategic Infrastructure Leadership & Vision (30%)
In partnership with the CIO, lead the consolidation and optimization of currently distributed high-performance computing resources, infrastructure, and personnel, establishing an integrated organizational structure that enhances operational efficiency, service delivery, and strategic alignment.
Long-Range Planning: Lead the planning, design, and execution of a sustainable, strategic roadmap for VCU’s institutional research computing environment.
Capital & Lifecycle Management: Collaborate in the development and management of a sustainable financial model for research computing infrastructure, leveraging institutional allocations, state appropriations, external grants, and cost-recovery mechanisms. Oversee multi-year capital planning, hardware lifecycle management, vendor partnerships and negotiations, and technology refresh strategies for centralized computing and storage platforms.
Governance & Steering: Facilitate and support faculty-led research computing advisory committees to ensure infrastructure investments align with and balance the needs of quantitative health sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and emerging digital humanities disciplines.
Technical Operations, Architecture & Service Delivery (40%)
HPC and AI/ML Environments: Oversee the operation, performance optimization, and scalability of VCU’s core on-premises High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment including compute clusters, workload schedules, GPU-accelerated resources, and multi-tiered storage systems.
Cloud Architecture & Integration: Design and implement a secure, multi-tenant hybrid cloud brokerage framework (AWS, Azure, GCP) to facilitate compliant cloud computing and storage capabilities, enabling elastic provisioning for research computational workloads.
Network & Fabrics: Partner with infrastructure teams to advance high performance research networking and data transfer capabilities, including Science DMZ architectures, 100G+ core capabilities, Globus, and Internet2 pathways) ensuring efficient movement of large research datasets.
Service-Level Excellence: Establish and oversee performance standards, service level objectives, automated monitoring systems, clear maintenance-window strategies, and emergency recovery/business-continuity procedures tailored specifically for a high-volume research core. Collaborate with other units in the Division of IT to provide network, identity access and management, cloud, procurement, cybersecurity, user support, policy, and other services necessary for research computing services.
Collaboration: Collaborate with Technology Services leadership, the Office of the CIO, and OVPRI to effectively manage budgets and finances for the HPRC and adhere to financial procedures and controls; effectively recruit, retain and develop workforce; adhere to human resources procedures and controls; and manage transactions for procurement, travel and similar areas.
Faculty Consultation, Enablement & Grant Partnership (20%)
Pre-Award Partnership: Collaborate proactively with Principal Investigators (PIs) on major institutional and federal research cyberinfrastructure proposals (such as NSF MRI, NIH S10, and cyberinfrastructure programs). Act as a Co-PI or technical director, providing infrastructure architecture diagrams, certified budget estimations, technical text, and letters of institutional support.
Research Facilitation: Promote a dynamic and collaborative research support environment and synergistically engage with the university research community including researchers, deans, department heads, institute directors, and center directors. Identify, promote, and facilitate cooperative opportunities between Technology Services, OVPRI, VCU Health, research institutes, research centers, colleges and departments, and the University Libraries for research and education.
Outreach & Training: Lead the development of ongoing onboarding seminars, user workshops, and computational bootcamps to broaden institutional awareness, lower barriers to entry, and elevate computational literacy across the VCU student and faculty collective.
Research Data Security, Compliance & Governance (10%)
Regulatory Alignment: In partnership with the VCU Information Security Office (ISO), OVPRI and VCU Health Systems, engineer and mandate technical infrastructure controls that satisfy complex security frameworks, including NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 2+, FISMA, HIPAA, and strict sponsor-mandated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) regulations.
Secure Research Environments: Oversee the deployment, support, and continuous auditing of research environments that enable clinical researchers to compute safely with Protected Health Information (PHI) and restricted government data datasets in collaboration with VCU Health Systems.
Policy Development: Develop, implement, and maintain university-wide operational policies and procedures to include data retention, asset provisioning lifecycles, and identity and access management (IAM) within the research computing environment.
Required Background and Expertise
Ph.D. in a highly computational scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent academic experience.
A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience and managing complex enterprise or research technology infrastructures and architectures.
Minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and developing technical teams responsible for research computing, cyberinfrastructure,networking, systems administration, or enterprise functions, preferably within a university setting, national laboratory, or advanced supercomputing center.
Demonstrated deep expertise in modern high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including CPU and GPU architectures, parallel file systems, InfiniBand and high-speed interconnect technology, and Linux cluster provisioning and configuration management platforms like Ansible, xCAT, and Warewulf).
Advanced knowledge in the design and stewardship of secure research computing and cyberinfrastructure environments that meet federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, and HIPAA.
Established track record of cultivating trusted partnerships across executive leadership, academic and research units, external organizations, vendors, and community stakeholders.
Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to assess complex issues, drive informed decision-making, and lead multiple initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Exceptional written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, technical and non-technical audiences, and a wide array of internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Experience and Expertise
Experience in a research‑intensive (R1) university environment.
Proven experience contributing to the successful development and execution of federal research infrastructure grants (e.g., NSF, NIH, DoD), including technical leadership roles and service as a Co-Principal Investigator on cyberinfrastructure projects.
Advanced Solutions Architect certifications in cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
Highly recognized cybersecurity credentials such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
Active participation in regional and national cyberinfrastructure and research computing organizations, such as Internet2, PEARC, ACCESS, The Quilt, and related professional associations and consortia.
Physical Requirements, Work Environment, and Position Demands
Position Type: Hybrid Office-Based (Split between Monroe Park and MCV campus technical nodes)
Travel Requirements:: O% – 15% (Occasional local campus transit and national technical conferences)
Teaches/Trains Others: Periodically (Overseeing campus computational literacy outreach programs)
Physical Demands: Primarily sedentary administrative work; occasional entry into raised-floor data center facilities with exposure to elevated acoustics and cold-aisle air systems. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs occasionally (server components or rack equipment) is preferred but not mandatory.
Mental Demands: High cognitive workloads including deep statistical analysis, navigation of conflicting cross-departmental deadlines, architectural system modeling, and immediate high-stakes crisis mitigation.
Salary Range: The salary range for this position is up to $285,000 and is competitive and commensurate with the selected candidate’s education, experience and qualifications.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: Yes
Work Arrangement: The University supports flexible work arrangements. This position may be structured with a flexible schedule and is open to hybrid work, subject to business needs.
University Job Title: 2451B - IT Officer Base
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Tanya-Lee Giscombe, MPA, SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Strategy
Contact Email: tlsgiscombe@vcu.edu
Requests for information and all written nominations and applications should be directed to:
Tanya-Lee Giscombe, MPA, SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Strategy (tlsgiscombe@vcu.edu)
How to Apply
Candidates should complete the personal and demographic application on the VCU job website with a preferred application deadline of December 31, 2026. Additionally, candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references. References will only be contacted with the candidates' prior knowledge and approval. All nominations and applications will remain confidential until finalists are selected. Please submit your application materials through the VCU Jobs portal at the link below:
VCU Jobs portal: https://vcujobs.com/jobs/assistant-vice-president-avp-of-research-computing-infrastructure-vcu-main-campus-virginia-united-states
- 45002784
- 907 Floyd Avenue, VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- Information Technology
- Staff
- Technology Services MBU
Advertising Summary: Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (VCU Technology Services) and maintaining a close collaborative relationship with the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Research Computing Infrastructure serves as the senior executive and chief architect responsible for VCU’s advanced research computing ecosystem. This executive provides strategic vision, leadership, and direction for design, deployment, expansion, and operational excellence of the university's research technology infrastructure. Supporting VCU’s mission as a leading urban R1 public research university, the AVP guides the development and stewardship of high performance computing, large scale and archival research data storage, high speed research networking visualization technologies, research software platforms, and specialized support services. Through these efforts, the AVP enables transformative, interdisciplinary research and discovery across the VCU research enterprise.
Unit: Technology Services
Department: Research Computing Infrastructure
Department Summary: At VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers in Virginia. VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.
About Virginia Commonwealth University
We are the university for Virginia. We know that the unique backgrounds and experiences of the VCU community are what drive the university forward. Together, we’re forging a future that is built by us. Here, artists and engineers, doctors and designers come together to reimagine the human experience and tackle the problems of tomorrow.
VCU dates to 1838 with the formation of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College, whose mission was to educate physicians in Central Virginia and which was later renamed Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, Richmond Professional Institute merged with the Medical College of Virginia to become what is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University.
Located in downtown Richmond, the state capital of Virginia, VCU enrolls more than 29,000 students in more than 200+ degree and certificate programs across its urban campuses: the downtown Monroe Park and MCV campuses in Richmond; the Rice Rivers Center in Charles City, Virginia; satellite locations in Fairfax, Virginia, and Abingdon, Virginia; and a campus in Doha, Qatar, for the School of the Arts.
About Technology Services
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technology Services is a comprehensive enterprise technology organization dedicated to advancing the University's missions of education, research, healthcare, and service. The division delivers secure, reliable, and forward-looking technology solutions and infrastructure that support institutional excellence and foster innovation across the VCU community.
Key Services and Support include:
Voice and Data Network Connectivity
Server, Database, and Storage Infrastructure
IT Support and Help Desk
Academic and Classroom Technology
Enterprise Software, Collaboration Platforms, and Research Resources
Information Security
Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (VCU Technology Services) and maintaining a close collaborative relationship with the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Research Computing Infrastructure serves as the senior executive and chief architect responsible for VCU’s advanced research computing ecosystem. This executive provides strategic vision, leadership, and direction for design, deployment, expansion, and operational excellence of the university's research technology infrastructure. Supporting VCU’s mission as a leading urban R1 public research university, the AVP guides the development and stewardship of high performance computing, large scale and archival research data storage, high speed research networking visualization technologies, research software platforms, and specialized support services. Through these efforts, the AVP enables transformative, interdisciplinary research and discovery across the VCU research enterprise.
The role oversees advanced high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including GPU-accelerated platforms supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), cloud-based research services, and enterprise research data storage solutions. The AVP collaborates closely with principal investigators, academic leadership, OVPRI, and VCU Technology Services to align technology investments and infrastructure roadmaps with institutional research priorities and competitive federal funding opportunities, including those sponsored by the NIH, NSF, and DoD.
The Assistant Vice President plays a critical role in development and execution of robust data governance frameworks that support evolving federal regulatory requirements and ensure VCU’s advanced research computing infrastructure remains secure, scalable, high-performing, accessible, and compliant. This role leads the High Performance Research Computing team within Technology Services. As a member of the Technology Services Senior Leadership Team, the AVP partners closely with the CIO and other senior leaders to help shape the strategic direction of the division and advance institutional priorities.
Position Scope and Organizational Impact
Core Scope: Formulates and executes strategies for multi-million dollar computational infrastructure investments that advance and strengthen the university’s research capabilities.
Decision-Making Authority: Exercise strategic oversight of high-performance infrastructure lifecycles, service-level agreements (SLAs), capital expenditures, and the organizational design and development of technical teams.
Leadership/Supervision: Directly manages a highly specialized team of HPC infrastructure architects, Linux systems engineering leads, storage administrators, cloud engineers, and research facilitators.
Core Leadership Responsibilities
Strategic Infrastructure Leadership & Vision (30%)
In partnership with the CIO, lead the consolidation and optimization of currently distributed high-performance computing resources, infrastructure, and personnel, establishing an integrated organizational structure that enhances operational efficiency, service delivery, and strategic alignment.
Long-Range Planning: Lead the planning, design, and execution of a sustainable, strategic roadmap for VCU’s institutional research computing environment.
Capital & Lifecycle Management: Collaborate in the development and management of a sustainable financial model for research computing infrastructure, leveraging institutional allocations, state appropriations, external grants, and cost-recovery mechanisms. Oversee multi-year capital planning, hardware lifecycle management, vendor partnerships and negotiations, and technology refresh strategies for centralized computing and storage platforms.
Governance & Steering: Facilitate and support faculty-led research computing advisory committees to ensure infrastructure investments align with and balance the needs of quantitative health sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and emerging digital humanities disciplines.
Technical Operations, Architecture & Service Delivery (40%)
HPC and AI/ML Environments: Oversee the operation, performance optimization, and scalability of VCU’s core on-premises High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment including compute clusters, workload schedules, GPU-accelerated resources, and multi-tiered storage systems.
Cloud Architecture & Integration: Design and implement a secure, multi-tenant hybrid cloud brokerage framework (AWS, Azure, GCP) to facilitate compliant cloud computing and storage capabilities, enabling elastic provisioning for research computational workloads.
Network & Fabrics: Partner with infrastructure teams to advance high performance research networking and data transfer capabilities, including Science DMZ architectures, 100G+ core capabilities, Globus, and Internet2 pathways) ensuring efficient movement of large research datasets.
Service-Level Excellence: Establish and oversee performance standards, service level objectives, automated monitoring systems, clear maintenance-window strategies, and emergency recovery/business-continuity procedures tailored specifically for a high-volume research core. Collaborate with other units in the Division of IT to provide network, identity access and management, cloud, procurement, cybersecurity, user support, policy, and other services necessary for research computing services.
Collaboration: Collaborate with Technology Services leadership, the Office of the CIO, and OVPRI to effectively manage budgets and finances for the HPRC and adhere to financial procedures and controls; effectively recruit, retain and develop workforce; adhere to human resources procedures and controls; and manage transactions for procurement, travel and similar areas.
Faculty Consultation, Enablement & Grant Partnership (20%)
Pre-Award Partnership: Collaborate proactively with Principal Investigators (PIs) on major institutional and federal research cyberinfrastructure proposals (such as NSF MRI, NIH S10, and cyberinfrastructure programs). Act as a Co-PI or technical director, providing infrastructure architecture diagrams, certified budget estimations, technical text, and letters of institutional support.
Research Facilitation: Promote a dynamic and collaborative research support environment and synergistically engage with the university research community including researchers, deans, department heads, institute directors, and center directors. Identify, promote, and facilitate cooperative opportunities between Technology Services, OVPRI, VCU Health, research institutes, research centers, colleges and departments, and the University Libraries for research and education.
Outreach & Training: Lead the development of ongoing onboarding seminars, user workshops, and computational bootcamps to broaden institutional awareness, lower barriers to entry, and elevate computational literacy across the VCU student and faculty collective.
Research Data Security, Compliance & Governance (10%)
Regulatory Alignment: In partnership with the VCU Information Security Office (ISO), OVPRI and VCU Health Systems, engineer and mandate technical infrastructure controls that satisfy complex security frameworks, including NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 2+, FISMA, HIPAA, and strict sponsor-mandated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) regulations.
Secure Research Environments: Oversee the deployment, support, and continuous auditing of research environments that enable clinical researchers to compute safely with Protected Health Information (PHI) and restricted government data datasets in collaboration with VCU Health Systems.
Policy Development: Develop, implement, and maintain university-wide operational policies and procedures to include data retention, asset provisioning lifecycles, and identity and access management (IAM) within the research computing environment.
Required Background and Expertise
Ph.D. in a highly computational scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent academic experience.
A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience and managing complex enterprise or research technology infrastructures and architectures.
Minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and developing technical teams responsible for research computing, cyberinfrastructure,networking, systems administration, or enterprise functions, preferably within a university setting, national laboratory, or advanced supercomputing center.
Demonstrated deep expertise in modern high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including CPU and GPU architectures, parallel file systems, InfiniBand and high-speed interconnect technology, and Linux cluster provisioning and configuration management platforms like Ansible, xCAT, and Warewulf).
Advanced knowledge in the design and stewardship of secure research computing and cyberinfrastructure environments that meet federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, and HIPAA.
Established track record of cultivating trusted partnerships across executive leadership, academic and research units, external organizations, vendors, and community stakeholders.
Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to assess complex issues, drive informed decision-making, and lead multiple initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Exceptional written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, technical and non-technical audiences, and a wide array of internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Experience and Expertise
Experience in a research‑intensive (R1) university environment.
Proven experience contributing to the successful development and execution of federal research infrastructure grants (e.g., NSF, NIH, DoD), including technical leadership roles and service as a Co-Principal Investigator on cyberinfrastructure projects.
Advanced Solutions Architect certifications in cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
Highly recognized cybersecurity credentials such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
Active participation in regional and national cyberinfrastructure and research computing organizations, such as Internet2, PEARC, ACCESS, The Quilt, and related professional associations and consortia.
Physical Requirements, Work Environment, and Position Demands
Position Type: Hybrid Office-Based (Split between Monroe Park and MCV campus technical nodes)
Travel Requirements:: O% – 15% (Occasional local campus transit and national technical conferences)
Teaches/Trains Others: Periodically (Overseeing campus computational literacy outreach programs)
Physical Demands: Primarily sedentary administrative work; occasional entry into raised-floor data center facilities with exposure to elevated acoustics and cold-aisle air systems. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs occasionally (server components or rack equipment) is preferred but not mandatory.
Mental Demands: High cognitive workloads including deep statistical analysis, navigation of conflicting cross-departmental deadlines, architectural system modeling, and immediate high-stakes crisis mitigation.
Salary Range: The salary range for this position is up to $285,000 and is competitive and commensurate with the selected candidate’s education, experience and qualifications.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: Yes
Work Arrangement: The University supports flexible work arrangements. This position may be structured with a flexible schedule and is open to hybrid work, subject to business needs.
University Job Title: 2451B - IT Officer Base
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Tanya-Lee Giscombe, MPA, SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Strategy
Contact Email: tlsgiscombe@vcu.edu
Requests for information and all written nominations and applications should be directed to:
Tanya-Lee Giscombe, MPA, SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Strategy (tlsgiscombe@vcu.edu)
How to Apply
Candidates should complete the personal and demographic application on the VCU job website with a preferred application deadline of December 31, 2026. Additionally, candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references. References will only be contacted with the candidates' prior knowledge and approval. All nominations and applications will remain confidential until finalists are selected. Please submit your application materials through the VCU Jobs portal at the link below:
VCU Jobs portal: https://vcujobs.com/jobs/assistant-vice-president-avp-of-research-computing-infrastructure-vcu-main-campus-virginia-united-states
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The qualifications that appear most often in director of infrastructure jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive IT infrastructure experience including leadership roles
- Proven experience managing cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
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- Experience owning infrastructure budgets and vendor contract negotiations
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, CISSP, or ITIL
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
Tips for Your Director of Infrastructure Job Search
Quantify infrastructure scale on your resume
Hiring managers for director of infrastructure roles want numbers: servers managed, uptime percentages, team headcount, and budget owned. Replace vague phrases like 'managed infrastructure' with the actual scope you oversaw to stand out from generic candidates.
Align certifications to the target employer's stack
A cloud-first company scanning for a director of infrastructure will weight AWS or Azure certifications differently than a hybrid data center shop. Tailor the certifications section of your resume to match the technology environment each employer actually runs.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Target postings by infrastructure maturity stage
A startup hiring its first director of infrastructure wants a builder who can create policy from scratch. A large enterprise wants a steady operator. Read the job description carefully for signals like 'establish' versus 'optimize' and frame your application language to match.
Prepare a business case narrative for interviews
Director of infrastructure interviews consistently include questions about past investment decisions. Have a ready story about a capital expenditure, vendor selection, or migration you championed, including the problem, your decision process, the cost, and the outcome.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the director level, budget authority, team size, and reporting structure shape your ability to do the job and your marketability for the next one. During offer conversations, ask explicitly about these dimensions, not just salary, before accepting.
Director of Infrastructure Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of infrastructures?
JPMorganChase, Jobot, and Runware are hiring the most director of infrastructures right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong at large enterprises undergoing cloud migrations and at healthcare systems expanding their digital infrastructure.
How many director of infrastructure jobs are remote?
About 76% of director of infrastructure openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully on-site roles remain common for positions tied to physical data centers or government facilities. Cloud-focused and cybersecurity-adjacent infrastructure roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility.
How do you become a director of infrastructure?
Most directors of infrastructure move up through hands-on roles in systems administration, network engineering, or cloud architecture before stepping into team lead or manager positions. Building expertise across multiple infrastructure domains, earning certifications relevant to your target employer's stack, and taking ownership of cross-functional projects are the clearest steps toward a director-level role.
Can you get a director of infrastructure job with limited leadership experience?
Moving directly into a director of infrastructure role with no prior leadership experience is uncommon, but candidates who have led major infrastructure projects, managed vendors, or served as informal technical leads can make a credible case. Smaller companies and startups are more open to promoting strong individual contributors into first-time director roles than large enterprises.
What does the director of infrastructure interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a technical interview covering architecture decisions, cloud strategy, and security posture. Later rounds usually include a panel with engineering leadership and finance or operations stakeholders, and many employers ask candidates to present a infrastructure vision or past case study before an offer is extended.
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