✦ Luna Orbit — Cloud & Infrastructure

Technical Hands-On IT Manager

at Robert Half

📍 Houston, TX Remote 💰 $140K – $165K USD / year Posted February 26, 2026
Salary $140K – $165K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

Lead and contribute to design, deployment, and operation of enterprise IT infrastructure with hands-on leadership across data center tech, networking, virtualization, and cloud platforms. Focus on Azure, VMware, IaC/DevOps, and secure, compliant operations in hybrid environments.

  • Act as a technical lead configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing infrastructure systems
  • Manage the administration of data center technologies, including servers, storage, and VMware virtualization
  • Design and maintain enterprise networking solutions, including SD-WAN, network segmentation, and security practices
  • Lead cloud architecture and migration projects, with hands-on experience in Azure and hybrid cloud environments
  • Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices for automation and scalability

Scope includes data center technologies, VMware virtualization, SD-WAN, Azure/Microsoft Azure, hybrid cloud, and Infrastructure as Code. Emphasis on cloud architecture, cloud migration projects, and IaC/DevOps automation for scalable, secure infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is a senior IT leader with hands-on experience managing enterprise infrastructure, data center operations, and hybrid cloud migrations, with strong VMware and Azure expertise. They should have strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record delivering cloud migrations and IaC-enabled automation. They must balance technical execution with strategic planning and security/compliance requirements.

AzureMicrosoft AzureVMwareInfrastructure as CodeIaCDevOpsCloud architectureCloud migrationHybrid cloudSD-WAN
Azure DevOpscybersecuritysecurity/complianceautomation
VMwareAzureMicrosoft AzureAzure DevOpsSD-WAN
data center technologiesserversstorageVMware virtualizationSD-WANenterprise networkingAzureMicrosoft Azurehybrid cloudcloud migrationInfrastructure as CodeIaCDevOpsautomationcybersecurity resiliencecompliancecross-functional collaborationleadershipmentoring
AzureMicrosoft AzureVMwareVMware virtualizationInfrastructure as CodeIaCInfrastructure as Code (IaC)DevOpsCloud architectureCloud platformsHybrid cloudSD-WANdata center technologiesserversstorage
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingadaptability
Industry Consulting
Job Function Oversee and hands-on manage enterprise IT infrastructure and cloud integrations to deliver secure, scalable tech solutions
Role Subtype Technical IT Manager
Tech Domains Azure, VMware, Networking / TCP-IP, Cybersecurity, Windows Server
IT ManagerTechnical Leaddata center technologiesserversstorageVMware virtualizationVMwareSD-WANenterprise networkingAzureMicrosoft Azurehybrid cloudcloud migrationInfrastructure as CodeIaCInfrastructure as Code (IaC)DevOpsAutomationcybersecurity resiliencecompliancecloud architecturecloud platformsdata center

Lack of VMware virtualization experience, Lack of Microsoft Azure experience, No data center / virtualization experience, Inability to work remotely

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