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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 vice president of infrastructure jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive infrastructure engineering and leadership experience
- Proven experience managing hybrid cloud and on-premises environments at enterprise scale
- Strong knowledge of network architecture, security frameworks, and disaster recovery planning
- Experience owning capital budgets and negotiating contracts with major technology vendors
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or ITIL
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related engineering field
Tips for Your Vice President of Infrastructure Job Search
Quantify infrastructure scale on your resume
Hiring managers for VP-level roles want to see the size of what you've run. Call out server counts, cloud spend managed, uptime percentages, and team headcount so reviewers can quickly gauge whether your scope matches their environment.
Align your resume to the stack
VP of infrastructure roles vary widely by platform. Tailor your resume to highlight AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications and specific tooling if the posting lists them. A generic infrastructure resume loses to one that mirrors the employer's actual environment.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Target companies mid-modernization
Organizations actively migrating from on-premises to hybrid or full cloud are the most likely to hire a VP of infrastructure quickly. Look for companies that recently announced digital transformation initiatives or new data center investments in their press releases.
Prepare a capital and vendor negotiation story
Interviewers at the VP level expect you to discuss budget ownership and vendor contract outcomes. Have a specific example ready that covers dollar-value decisions, tradeoffs you made, and how the outcome affected reliability or cost.
Follow up with a written infrastructure vision
After a final-round interview, send a one-page infrastructure roadmap that addresses what you heard in the interview. It demonstrates strategic thinking and gives hiring committees something concrete to discuss, which is rare at this level.
Vice President of Infrastructure Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most vice president of infrastructures?
The most active employers for vice president of infrastructures right now are Virginia Commonwealth University, Citi, and Uline, and the most openings are in New York, California, and Kansas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services and healthcare organizations are consistently among the heaviest hirers as they scale cloud and compliance infrastructure.
How many vice president of infrastructure jobs are remote?
About 75% of vice president of infrastructure openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-off-keyboard nature of the role. Cloud infrastructure and architecture oversight sub-disciplines tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles tied to physical data center operations typically require on-site presence at least part of the time.
How do you become a vice president of infrastructure?
Start as a systems administrator or network engineer, then move into team lead and senior engineering roles where you own delivery outcomes, not just individual tasks. Build toward a director of infrastructure position where you manage budget and vendor relationships. From there, demonstrate cross-functional executive collaboration and a record of large-scale reliability or cost improvements to move into a VP role.
Can you get hired as a vice president of infrastructure with limited leadership experience?
VP-level infrastructure roles almost always require prior director or senior manager experience, so a direct jump without it is uncommon. The most practical path is to take on a director of infrastructure or head of IT operations role first, build a clear ownership record, and position yourself as a VP candidate once you can speak to multi-team leadership, budget authority, and enterprise-level outcomes.
What does the vice president of infrastructure interview process look like?
Most processes run three to five rounds. An initial screen with HR or a technical recruiter is followed by a deep technical discussion with the CTO or CIO, then a panel interview with engineering directors and finance stakeholders. Final rounds often include a presentation where you outline an infrastructure roadmap or respond to a scenario about a major outage, migration, or cost-reduction initiative.
Where can I find and apply to vice president of infrastructure jobs?
You can find and apply to vice president of infrastructure jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and apply directly to each one that fits.
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