The Director of Infrastructure Engineering leads a team to integrate Micron's hybrid infrastructure, focusing on cloud, data center services, and operational resiliency while driving modernization initiatives.
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The Director of Infrastructure Engineering leads the integration and modernization of Micron's hybrid infrastructure by unifying Data Center Engineering, Cloud Engineering/Ops, and Observability into a single, accountable organization of approximately 60 team members supporting a 24x7, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
This role serves as the senior authority for hybrid infrastructure engineering, responsible for reliability, scale, cost discipline, and service maturity across on-prem and cloud platforms through standardized architectures, automation, and operational rigor. The Director leads cross-functional engineering teams spanning data center platforms, cloud services, and observability, with accountability for closing ownership gaps, rebuilding leadership bench depth, and delivering infrastructure capabilities that combine cloud agility with on-prem reliability, latency, and scale requirements.
Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron's People Organization at [email protected] or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
The Director of Infrastructure Engineering leads the integration and modernization of Micron's hybrid infrastructure by unifying Data Center Engineering, Cloud Engineering/Ops, and Observability into a single, accountable organization of approximately 60 team members supporting a 24x7, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
This role serves as the senior authority for hybrid infrastructure engineering, responsible for reliability, scale, cost discipline, and service maturity across on-prem and cloud platforms through standardized architectures, automation, and operational rigor. The Director leads cross-functional engineering teams spanning data center platforms, cloud services, and observability, with accountability for closing ownership gaps, rebuilding leadership bench depth, and delivering infrastructure capabilities that combine cloud agility with on-prem reliability, latency, and scale requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Drive data center consolidation and modernization while scaling cloud platforms in support of Micron's strategic intiatives
- Lead service engineering and platformization efforts, including private cloud, shared infrastructure services, and standardized operating models
- Own infrastructure reliability, resilience, and capacity engineering across hybrid environments supporting always-on manufacturing operations
- Establish infrastructure cost management and transparency through FinOps practices, resource management, and consumption accountability
- Build and operate a unified observability strategy providing end-to-end awareness of service health, performance, and risk
- Accelerate automation and self-service enablement to reduce manual operations and improve speed, quality, and consistency of delivery
- Develop leadership bench strength and a sustainable succession pipeline within infrastructure engineering domains
- Scope and Impact - Unified ownership of data center engineering, cloud engineering/operations, and observability. Accountability for hybrid infrastructure platforms supporting global manufacturing, enterprise, and AI workloads. Leadership of a geographically distributed organization. Direct impact on infrastructure reliability, manufacturing uptime, cost optimization, and engineering velocity
- Key Outcomes - Clear end-to-end ownership of hybrid infrastructure with reduced decision latency and execution gaps. Modernized data center and cloud platforms aligned to future AI and manufacturing scale requirements. Improved service reliability, faster incident resolution, and stronger operational predictability. Stronger leadership bench with clear growth paths for managers and senior engineers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, data center operations, or cloud platforms
- 5+ years leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering or operations organizations
- Strong background in on-prem infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, platforms) and public cloud environments
- Demonstrated ownership of high-availability, mission-critical services in 24x7 environments
- Experience driving infrastructure modernization, consolidation, or large-scale transformation initiatives
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting AI, HPC, or high-density compute environments
- Familiarity with FinOps, cost governance, and infrastructure financial transparency
- Strong understanding of observability, reliability engineering, and automation practices
- Proven ability to rebuild teams, develop leaders, and establish succession plans
- Executive-level communication skills and comfort operating with senior business and IT leadership
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To learn about your right to work click here.
To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers
For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron's People Organization at [email protected] or 1-800-336-8918 (select option #3)
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.
AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
Fraud alert: Micron advises job seekers to be cautious of unsolicited job offers and to verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Micron by checking the official Micron careers website in the About Micron Technology, Inc.
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