The Staff Infrastructure Engineer will serve as a leader focused on infrastructure. You will be responsible to bridge to gap between business requirements and technological solutions for infrastructure. Major Activities Partner with IT leaders and peers to influence and define strategic technology direction, target state solutions, and develop technology roadmaps in partnership with IT leadership and other business unit leads. Assist in defining the on-premises and cloud infrastructure aligned with Michaels IT strategy and growth into the global marketplace. Lead systems design, development, and deployment, primarily focusing on business needs. Facilitate organization change and promote best practices. Support the infrastructure maintenance and operations, establish and enforce technology operations standards and processes, and advocate best practices. Collaborate to develop and implement strategic plans for data-center operations, infrastructure architecture and engineering, monitoring capabilities for devices and applications. Participate in the architectural and operational aspects of both transformational and keep-the-lights-on projects, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, and progress tracking. Ensure projects are delivered on time and work with leaders to determine budget. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, project managers, and engineering professionals to ensure architectural alignment with project objectives and ongoing system management. Assist in developing plans, procedures, and activities to support business recovery when problems occur, including backup and restoration procedures, vendor agreements, spare parts, data retention and restoration planning. Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends, evaluating their potential for improving system efficiency, functionality, and long-term sustainability. Ensure that execution of architectural decisions align seamlessly with organizational objectives. Other duties as assigned