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First Financial Bank Texas · 22 hours ago

VP Infrastructure and Operations Director

Abilene, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

First Financial Bank Texas is a growing organization that values innovation and collaboration. The VP Infrastructure and Operations Director will provide strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of infrastructure and cloud systems, driving modernization initiatives and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

BankingCreditFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of infrastructure, cloud, and support systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across all platforms

Drive modernization initiatives, automation, and alignment with business objectives to support digital transformation and operational excellence

Lead the design, implementation, and management of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure solutions

Drive automation and orchestration initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to streamline operations and improve reliability

Oversee integration and implementation of advanced cybersecurity controls and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, Zero Trust) in collaboration with the CISO and Security Operations Center

Implement modern monitoring, observability, and incident response practices leveraging DevOps/SRE principles

Align infrastructure strategy with business objectives and bank modernization goals

Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies such as AI/ML infrastructure, edge computing, IoT, and 5G

Develop and mentor a high-performing, future-ready infrastructure team; lead organizational change to adopt new technologies and processes

Collaborate with business units to ensure infrastructure supports data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, FFIEC)

Responsible for IT Day-to-Day operations of support, network, server, storage, operating systems, databases and communication systems; collectively 'Infrastructure Systems'

Work with Senior IT Management to evaluate, develop and implement plans for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity including periodic validation and testing of DR/BCP plans for Infrastructure Systems recoverability

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Cloud platforms AWSCloud platforms AzureCloud platforms GCPInfrastructure as Code toolsCybersecurity controlsInfrastructure automationServer virtualizationMonitoringObservability toolsCisco networkingChange management skillsProcess designLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Minimum Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience managing infrastructure operations, including cloud and hybrid environments, networking, infrastructure automation, telecommunications, and cybersecurity

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure design

Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC)

Cisco networking and advanced network security technologies

Server virtualization (VMware) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Windows Server, Active Directory, and modern identity management solutions

Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)

Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills

Windows Desktop Operating Systems

Process design and implementation for greater efficiency

Demonstrated orientation towards providing support service to a staff of professionals

Demonstrated ability to work well with others

Ability to use time effectively

Demonstrated ability to communicate well both orally and in writing

Must have the ability to influence change by presenting clear and convincing reasoning through decisive and analytical problem resolution

Preferred

Advanced degree preferred

Industry certifications such as ITIL, CISSP, CISM, AWS/Azure Cloud Architect, or equivalent are highly desirable

Company

First Financial Bank Texas

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. is recognized as one of the nation's most financially secure banking institutions, with assets totaling $14.3 billion.

Founded in 1890

Abilene, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://ffin.com

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