Director of Infrastructure
About the job
- The role requires 8+ years of progressive information technology leadership experience overseeing enterprise infrastructure, operations, and 24/7 production environments.
- The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- The role requires strong expertise in hybrid cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, enterprise networking, DevOps practices, and large-scale infrastructure architecture.
- The role requires experience managing capital and operating expenditure infrastructure budgets, optimizing costs, and leading vendor negotiations.
- The role requires experience serving as an escalation point for major enterprise outages, incident response, and critical operational events.
- The role requires strong understanding of enterprise compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and PCI-DSS.
- The role requires experience with crisis management and leading organizations through high-impact technical incidents and operational disruptions.
- The role requires the ability to manage competing priorities across strategic infrastructure initiatives and day-to-day operational demands.
- Direct the availability, lifecycle, and modernization of all global cloud environments, systems, and network platforms.
- Establish corporate information technology infrastructure library frameworks, disaster recovery strategies, and business continuity plans to minimize enterprise risk.
- Act as the ultimate authority for major critical incident response, ensuring rapid recovery and thorough post-mortem root-cause reviews.
- Forecast enterprise compute, storage, and licensing needs to ensure scalable infrastructure ahead of corporate growth.
- Manage enterprise agreements and high-value partnerships with major cloud providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and telecommunications carriers.
- Review top-tier managed service provider and vendor performance against global Operational Level Agreements and service metrics.
- Partner directly with the C-suite and business executives to align infrastructure investments with organizational key performance indicators.
- Lead, mentor, and build accountability within internal engineering, DevOps, and technical support leadership teams.
- Translate technical infrastructure roadmaps into clear, value-driven business strategies for non-technical board members.
- Chair regular cross-functional leadership meetings to coordinate enterprise maintenance schedules and technology deployments.
- Collaborate closely with Cybersecurity and Software Engineering divisions to champion a unified, secure-by-design technological footprint.
- An MBA or equivalent executive experience is preferred.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform is preferred.
- Exposure to SAP RISE and/or SAP BASIS infrastructure is highly desirable.
- Network design and network management experience is preferred.
- Security experience is a plus but not required.
- Experience working across cloud, SAP, and enterprise network environments is a strong plus.
About the company
Altar’d State is a women’s fashion and lifestyle brand that blends retail with social impact. It operates both in stores and online, offering thoughtfully curated apparel and lifestyle products designed to create welcoming shopping experiences. The company differentiates itself by its core mission to give back; it has partnered with over 4,000 nonprofits to provide food, clothing, resources, education, and support to people in need, locally and globally. Its goal is to help customers feel good about what they buy by supporting meaningful causes and building community through acts of giving.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Maryville, Illinois
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 2026 confirmed the $7 million Francesca's IP deal for Stand Out For Good.
- Sioux Falls got Tullabee Kids expansion, showing the company still finds adjacent formats.
- September 2026 brandmarch data shows 113 stores across 37 states, preserving national reach.
What critics are saying
- Brandmarch logged four closures and only three openings in the last twelve months.
- Malls like Leesburg keep shrinking traffic, pressuring a chain built on mall stores.
- Francesca's integration can distract management and create an existential write-down if revival fails.
What makes Altar'd State unique
- Stand Out For Good runs Altar'd State, Arula, Vow'd, Tullabee, and Tullabee Kids.
- Altar'd State controls design, sourcing, pricing, and stores, with no wholesale channel.
- Mission Monday and 4,000 nonprofit partnerships give the brand a sticky purpose-led identity.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
Sabbatical Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Employee Discount
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