Director IT Engineering

Penumbra • Alameda, CA

13h • $200,000 - $300,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of IT Infrastructure & Engineering is responsible for defining and executing Penumbra's global infrastructure strategy, delivering secure, scalable, resilient, and AI-ready technology platforms supporting worldwide operations. The role leads enterprise infrastructure, cloud, networking, workplace technologies, identity management, infrastructure security, and engineering operations while driving modernization through cloud transformation, automation, AI-enabled operations, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field with 15+ years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 15+ years of proven experience in IT Infrastructure Management, with a strong technical background in Datacenter design, Business Continuity Planning, Incident Management, and Configuration management.
• Expertise in Network Operations Center (NOC), Project Management, Security Operations, Information Security, and Compliance Management.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and providing innovative solutions to complex IT challenges.
• Partners well with cross-functional teams to solve hard problems and to complete complex deliverables with quality and business outcomes.
• Strong communication and consulting skills to engage with clients across various industries and levels of expertise.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize assignments while handling various projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field is preferred
• Any one or two certifications in relevant IT domains are highly desirable (ITIL, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCNP, CCSP, CDCP, Azure, AWS, GCP).
• 8+ years of experience in a supervisory role desired

Responsibilities

• Select, manage, train, and develop staff. Establish objectives and assignments and provide ongoing feedback through performance reviews and development plans.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead high-performing Infrastructure & Engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business and IT leaders to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute Penumbra's enterprise infrastructure strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the architecture, engineering, implementation, and operation of enterprise infrastructure, cloud, networking, collaboration, identity, and endpoint platforms.
• Drive modernization through cloud-first, automation-first, and AI-first initiatives.
• Establish architecture standards, governance, operational excellence, and engineering best practices.
• Lead enterprise cloud, collaboration, identity, endpoint, and infrastructure services across hybrid environments.
• Develop cloud governance, resilience, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and cost optimization strategies.
• Ensure infrastructure platforms meet business continuity, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership for global network infrastructure supporting corporate, manufacturing, and remote operations.
• Partner with Information Security to strengthen Zero Trust architecture, infrastructure security, identity management, and compliance.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, observability, and AI-powered operations.
• Partner with Data & AI teams to build scalable infrastructure supporting enterprise AI initiatives.
• Lead disaster recovery, business continuity, service management, operational metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Manage strategic vendors, technology roadmaps, and infrastructure investments.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy, and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department to follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• AD&D
• short and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• paid parental leave
• eleven paid company holidays per year
• a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure
• paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director