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Director - IT Infrastructure

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Office
Real Estate Field
Location
Houston
 TX
Postal Code
77056
Country
United States

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Description





Overview

When you join Hines, you will work alongside innovative leaders who set the standards responsible for our reputation as an industry leader today, and you’ll be a part of shaping our future in the years to come.



Responsibilities

As a Director of IT Infrastructure with Hines, you will have the responsibility for the stability, integrity, and governance of information technology infrastructure resources that support Hines’ core organizational functions. This individual will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve issues and maximize the benefit of IT investments. The Director will manage a team of experienced technology professionals and will engage 3rd party support as required. All actions shall be executed with a cybersecurity-first mindset. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Manage the daily activities that contribute to our infrastructure operating in an efficient, performant, and secure state.

  • Lead the team responsible for the overall maintenance, monitoring, and performance tuning of the corporate network and real estate network infrastructure, servers, cloud storage, and cybersecurity platforms.

  • Work closely with the Information Security and Compliance team to evaluate and implement systems to enhance data security and governance, and to facilitate risk management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.

  • Build successful stakeholder relationships with other IT and business leaders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring fast, reliable, cost-effective delivery of infrastructure-related IT services to meet those needs.

  • Manage the infrastructure components of the department budget; collaborate with IT leadership as appropriate to introduce opportunities for improvement.

  • Operate a formal governance mechanism to establish and monitor effective controls for the processes and functions performed by the team.

  • Serve as the program manager for our endpoint management platform (Intune).

  • Aid in forensic investigations as requested by the Information Security and Compliance team.

  • Manage overall resources and develop and attract best-in-class IT talent to support the organization's rapid growth and increasing investment in infrastructure-related technology.

  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.



Qualifications

Minimum Requirements include:

  • Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science, or another related field preferred.
  • Ten or more years of IT infrastructure and operations experience (preferably in the Commercial Real Estate industry).
  • Five or more years leading infrastructure/operations teams at a mid-market enterprise or larger.
  • Five or more years of technology project management (full life cycle) experience.
  • Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Active Directory and Azure AD.
  • Experience with the following technologies: Multi-factor Authentication, M365, Email/Web Filtering Solutions, MDM/MAM solutions, Enterprise Cloud Storage Solutions, MPLS or DMVPN Network, enterprise telephony.
  • Working knowledge of the Azure catalog of services.
  • Experience with Azure storage accounts, networking, logging, monitoring, and automation.
  • Strong knowledge and technical expertise in enterprise-grade networking, preferably Cisco technologies.
  • Strong understanding of information technology and IT services including cybersecurity practices and techniques to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of systems, data, and resources.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and upgrading a complex, technologically blended environment that is a mix of legacy and newer cloud-based technologies.
  • Ability and willingness to provide hands-on support (can do the work when called upon, not just manage the work) when needed but value and demonstrate leadership in mentoring and empowering others.
  • Customer-first mindset.
  • Passion around building teams and individuals, simplifying complex problems, and enabling individuals.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams through a transformational period; providing a strong change management voice in leadership forums where critical decisions that impact IT infrastructure requirements need to be considered.
  • Demonstrates proven intimate knowledge and success with leading and directing private, public or hybrid cloud environment-related solutions.
  • Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels as required.
  • Speak to an audience with confidence, using appropriate communication skills/style.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both in oral and written form, to various audiences

Closing


Willowick Residential, a Hines company, seeks to elevate the multifamily industry to levels that surpass the expectations of our partners and residents. Since 2011, Hines has expanded its multifamily division to include over 50 developments and more than 17,000 units in 29 cities across the United States.


Hines is a global real estate investment, development and property manager. The firm was founded by Gerald D. Hines in 1957 and now operates in 28 countries. We manage a $92.3B¹ portfolio of high-performing assets across residential, logistics, retail, office and mixed-use strategies. Our local teams serve 634 properties totaling over 225 million square feet globally. We are committed to a net zero carbon target by 2040 without buying offsets. To learn more about Hines, visit and follow @Hines on social media. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization as well as RIA AUM as of June 30, 2022.


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Experience


10+ to 15 years


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