Head of IT, Freeform

• 12+ years of enterprise IT and infrastructure experience, including 2+ years leading IT or infrastructure teams, with current hands-on technical skills
• Data center infrastructure experience across compute, storage, and networking
• Strong knowledge of both on-premises and cloud infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, on-prem and in the cloud
• Deep expertise in Linux-based infrastructure
• A track record of owning an IT budget, setting strategy, and managing vendors, with experience reporting to senior executives

Desirable

• In this role, you will report directly to the CEO and own the technology infrastructure behind Freeform: the data centers and cloud platforms that run our factories, the networks and security that protect them, and the corporate IT that keeps our people productive
• You will set the IT strategy and be accountable to the executive team for uptime, security, and compliance
• Your most immediate priority is the infrastructure and dedicated data center for our new manufacturing facility, which becomes the blueprint as we deploy factories around the world
• The many petabytes of data our factories generate are a core advantage, and the systems that capture, store, and protect it are part of the product
• All leadership roles at Freeform are technical in nature
• You will spend a significant portion of your time hands-on, making architecture calls, reviewing designs, and building alongside the team while you run
• Set the IT and infrastructure strategy and roadmap, tied to Freeform’s factory expansion, and present it to the executive team
• Architect, build, and commission the infrastructure and dedicated data center for our new facility, including power, cooling, compute, storage, network, and edge-compute on the factory floor, as a repeatable blueprint for future factories
• Own storage and compute for petabyte-scale physics and process data, including high-bandwidth interconnects
• Own the Kubernetes and virtualization platforms, on-prem and in the cloud
• Own network architecture across all sites, including segmentation between corporate, server, OT, and guest zones
• Build and run the security program: controls, monitoring, incident response, audits, and vulnerability management
• Own compliance with NIST 800-171, CMMC, and ITAR, and serve as the point of accountability for IT-related audits and customer security reviews
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity for systems that drive production
• Run corporate IT alongside engineering infrastructure, including identity and access, endpoints, and collaboration tools
• Own the IT budget and make the build-vs-buy and on-prem-vs-cloud calls that keep infrastructure cost-efficient as we scale
• Select and manage vendors, hardware suppliers, and cloud providers, and set IT policies, standards, and change management
• Report on availability, risk, and security posture to executive leadership
• Stay hands-on: review designs, make architecture calls, and build and troubleshoot alongside the team
• Lead and mentor the IT team, and plan, hire, and build the organization as Freeform scales, setting its priorities and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement