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About the Role
As the Senior Director, Infrastructure & Network, you will lead a critical function within Qualys’ CIO organization, driving infrastructure strategy, platforms, and operational excellence. Reporting to the VP, Infrastructure and Network, you will modernize infrastructure, balancing reliability, scalability, and innovation to support Qualys’ growth and digital evolution. You will shape the future-state operating model, mentor teams, and enable enterprise-wide business outcomes. Join a mission-driven, fast-growing company that values innovation, integrity, and collaboration to make a lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Partner with the VP, Infrastructure and Network, and CIO to translate enterprise technology vision into actionable infrastructure strategies aligned with business goals.
- Define and drive long-term Infrastructure & Network vision, championing cloud adoption and automation.
- Advise business and technology leaders, crafting impactful solutions and roadmaps.
- Execute enterprise-wide technology strategy to deliver business value.
Core Infrastructure & Operations
- Lead execution of complex infrastructure and network programs, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
- Oversee enterprise infrastructure (data centers, cloud platforms, servers, storage, networking).
- Ensure network reliability and security (LAN, WAN, VPN, wireless) with 99.99% uptime.
- Enhance ITSM and ITIL-aligned processes and tools.
- Drive disaster recovery and risk mitigation.
- Drive metrics dashboard development and reporting.
- Manage local budgets and contracts as needed.
Innovation & Digital Transformation
- Adopt emerging technologies to optimize performance and scalability.
- Integrate innovative solutions for competitive advantage and enhanced employee experience.
- Evolve Infrastructure & Network toward an agile, service-oriented model.
- Collaborate with Information Security to embed security in strategies.
- Use data and metrics to improve services.
People & Vendor Leadership
- Lead high-performing teams, focusing on coaching and talent retention.
- Develop workforce strategies for cloud, automation, and platform engineering.
- Manage budgets and resources for cost-effective solutions.
- Build strategic vendor partnerships for value delivery.
- Support leadership development and diversity initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s in computer science, IT, or related field; Master’s or MBA preferred.
- Experience:
- 16+ years in IT infrastructure and network management.
- 10+ years in a director-level role.
- Proven success in leading complex programs.
- Experience aligning strategies with executive vision.
- Technical Expertise:
- Deep knowledge of enterprise infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, virtualization).
- Expertise in network architecture (SD-WAN, MPLS, firewalls, load balancers).
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity and compliance (NIST, ISO 27001).
- Skills:
- Exceptional leadership and project management (Agile, Waterfall, ITIL).
- Excellent communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Certifications: PMP, CISSP, CCNP, or ITIL preferred.
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The salary range for this position is $215,000 - $255,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, relevant experience, and work location. Please note this range reflects base salary and does not include incentive compensation or potential equity grants. We also offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.
Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
- 16+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and network management
- 10+ years of experience in a director-level role
- Proven success leading complex programs
- Experience aligning technology strategies with executive vision
- Deep knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and virtualization
- Expertise in network architecture, including SD-WAN, MPLS, firewalls, and load balancers
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity and compliance, including NIST and ISO 27001
- Exceptional leadership and project management skills, including Agile, Waterfall, and ITIL
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Master's degree or MBA
- PMP, CISSP, CCNP, or ITIL certification
Qualys Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Qualys and has not been reviewed or approved by Qualys.
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits costs are widely viewed as low for employees and dependents, with healthcare often described as almost fully paid for. Feedback suggests this affordability helps offset perceptions of lower base pay in some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are broad, including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, mental health support, and disability insurance. Benefits are described as “pretty amazing” or “great,” reinforcing perceived quality and coverage depth.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is accessible through company stock plans and an employee stock purchase plan. Compensation packages commonly include equity alongside salary and bonus, which some consider a meaningful part of total rewards.
Qualys Insights
What We Do
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com
