Senior Manager, Global IT Infrastructure - Eng & Architecture

Photronics is hiring! For more than 50 years, Photronics has been a global leader in photomask technology — powering the innovation behind smartphones, computers, TVs, and other devices people use every day. Our success is built on quality, collaboration, and the dedication of our people. Join us and be part of a company recognized worldwide for cutting-edge technology, exceptional service, and strong customer partnerships.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Global IT Infrastructure Engineering & Architecture leads the strategic design, standardization, and delivery of Photronics’ global IT infrastructure. This role ensures that all infrastructure solutions are architecturally sound, secure by design, and operationally ready before entering production. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Infrastructure, this leader will define global technical roadmaps, establish architectural standards, and formalize the Operational Acceptance process for all enterprise infrastructure technologies.

Location: Photronics’ Corporate Headquarters – Brookfield, CT (US). This is an on-site position, and we are not open to remote candidates at this time.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce global infrastructure architecture standards across network, cloud, data center, compute, and storage platforms.

• Lead enterprise identity architecture, including Microsoft Active Directory design, trust configuration, and domain consolidation to support a unified enterprise identity plane.

• Build and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy, security requirements, and cost optimization goals.

• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and vendors that meet scalability, stability, and security standards.

• Integrate security-by-design principles into all architectural patterns in partnership with Information Security and aligned with NIST, CMMC, and ISO 27001.

• Lead the global Infrastructure Engineering team in the design, build, and deployment of enterprise-wide infrastructure solutions.

• Direct engineering efforts for Microsoft Intune and related MDM/MAM platforms to support modern endpoint management.

• Oversee the architectural design and deployment of Microsoft Azure services, ensuring proper governance, resiliency, and cost control.

• Define and enforce the Project Management Framework (PMF) and Operational Acceptance Criteria (OAC) for engineering hand-off to Operations.

• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation tools, and CI/CD execution for scalable, repeatable deployments.

• Ensure delivery of complete technical documentation, runbooks, and training materials for project readiness.

• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Information Security, and Audit teams to align architecture with compliance requirements, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate modernization strategies, system lifecycle planning, and global decommissioning activities.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Expert-level understanding of Microsoft Active Directory architecture (trusts, GPOs, identity consolidation).

• Deep experience with Azure AD / Entra ID, MFA, SSO, and modern enterprise identity platforms.

• Strong expertise with Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaS architecture, governance, and cloud security.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune (MDM/MAM) and modern endpoint management strategies.

• Working knowledge of LAN/WAN, routing, SD-WAN, firewalls, SAN/NAS storage, and VMware/Hyper-V virtualization.

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong analytical and architectural design abilities with the capacity to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Proven leadership managing global engineering or architecture teams.

• Strong communication skills, capable of delivering technical content and executive-level presentations.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure.

• Minimum 5 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing global engineering and/or architecture teams.

• Proven success delivering large-scale, multi-region infrastructure projects.

• Experience designing Azure Cloud and enterprise identity environments.

• Hands-on experience managing Microsoft Intune–based endpoint environments.

• Experience applying IaC and CI/CD concepts to infrastructure deployments.

• Experience managing multi-year modernization roadmaps and budgets of $1M+, preferred.

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and analytics platforms, preferred.

• Experience architecting infrastructure aligned with NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001, and SOX frameworks, preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

• Equivalent technical leadership experience may be considered.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (strongly preferred).

• CISSP or equivalent certification (highly preferred).

• ITIL Foundation or Practitioner.

Travel: About 10–15% — both internationally to Asia and domestically.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary + bonus potential

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Generous PTO and paid holidays

• Career development and training opportunities

• Collaborative, inclusive workplace culture

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for team members’ disabilities and religious beliefs or practices.

Agency Notice

Photronics does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach from search firms or employment agencies. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee regarding this opening. Resumes submitted outside of our approved agency engagement process will be considered the sole property of Photronics, and no fees will be paid if such candidates are hired. Only agencies with a valid agreement in place with Photronics and assigned to this role may submit candidates.