Director of Cloud & AI Infrastructure

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* Job Description:

****** Overview
* *** Rogue Fitness is hiring a leader to oversee our Manufacturing, Distribution and Corporate Headquarters infrastructure technology. The ideal candidate comes from a high-growth, engineer-forward culture where they have been responsible for building and sustaining infrastructure through rapid development cycles and implementing world-class reliability practices. This includes a hybrid environment—data centers, Azure/GCP, networks, security, and factory connectivity. You’ll own uptime, performance, and cost across servers, storage, backup/DR, collaboration tools, and OT networks, while partnering with SRE and application teams to keep releases smooth and stable.

The mandate is reliable services, disciplined change, and measurable improvements in throughput, cost, and user experience.
**** Responsibilities
* **** Core infrastructure operations:
Windows/Linux, virtualization, storage, backups, and disaster recovery—standardized via infrastructure-as-code and live dashboards.
* Cloud platforms:
Plan, provision, and optimize Azure/GCP (compute, networking, IAM, cost control); enforce guardrails and landing zones.
* Industry 4.0 Networks & OT connectivity:
Design, and secure, LAN/WAN/SD-WAN/Wi-Fi, firewalls, DMZ, and segmentation; maintain reliable PLC/machine connectivity on the factory floor. Maintain connectivity for live time production analytics, metrics, and Dashboards.
* AI

Infrastructure: Build and lead the cross‑functional team that designs, scales, and operates Rogue’s production MLOps platform—covering data pipelines, model versioning, automated deployments, and real‑time monitoring across on‑prem and cloud GPU clusters.
* People leadership:
Lead a team of eight FTEs, hire, coach, set OKRs, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
* Strategic

Roadmap:

Collaborate with CTO to drive future state roadmap for Rogue Fitness Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Connectivity and Reliability for Manufacturing, Distribution, and HQ facilities.
* Reliability & Release support:
Partner with SRE to define SLIs/SLOs, harden CI/CD paths, and reduce MTTR through unified observability and incident practices.
* Cybersecurity & Compliance:
Implement zero-trust controls, patching, identity, logging/SIEM, and audit readiness (NIST/ISO).
* Service management:
Own the service catalog, SLAs, capacity planning, vendor contracts, and budget.
* Change & Project Delivery:
Run upgrades/migrations with clear change control, risk plans, and stakeholder comms.
* Facilities interface:
Coordinate with facilities on power, cooling, UPS/generators, and physical security for server rooms.
* Vendor Management:
Oversee vendor relationships with ISPs, MSPs, and other specialized providers.
**** Qualifications
* **** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required.
* Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
* 8+ yrs experience in hybrid infrastructure with 3+ yrs as a manager
* Experience in an engineering-forward or highly technical company
* Strong, hands-on experience with Azure or GCP;
Windows Server/AD, Google Workspace, virtualization (e.g., VMware/Hyper-V), Terraform/Bicep, and modern observability.
* Solid project/change management, vendor management, and budget ownership.
* Managed multi-site data centers and cloud landing zones with audited DR tests.
* Prior leadership in manufacturing, or warehousing environments is preferred.
* Certifications such as ITIL, PMP, CISSP, CCNP/CCIE, Azure Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect are a plus.
* Educational background from a leading research or engineering university is a significant plus.

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