Sr Manager, Infrastructure Services

Why Valvoline Global Operations?

Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil. As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, unified, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.

When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, showing passion about delivering on our commitments, and being unified in all our enterprise endeavors.

Careers for the Driven

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Senior Manager, Infrastructure Services. We whole-heartedly adopt a ‘never idle' mindset. We also know that outstanding service begins and ends with our employees. So, we’re looking for good people to join our team. You bring your skills, talents, and drive. We will give you a great place to work, a competitive salary and benefits, and the resources and support to develop and advance within our global company.

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Cloud and Server Infrastructure to lead the strategic planning, deployment, and optimization of our cloud and on-premises server in an agile environment. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and performance of enterprise IT infrastructure while driving modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP), virtualization, and data center management, with experience in leading cross-functional teams.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Oversight of MSP activities relating to Infrastructure Services activities to ensure services are provided according to contractual obligations. Participate in meetings to discuss issues and provide input to work toward resolution and service improvement.
• Develop and execute the company’s cloud and server infrastructure strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and application teams to support digital transformation initiatives.
• Drive automation, standardization, and best practices to improve infrastructure reliability and efficiency.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and management of cloud-based (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem server infrastructure.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and disaster recovery capabilities for all server and cloud environments.
• Optimize cloud spend and resource utilization through cost-effective scaling and governance policies.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance infrastructure agility and security.
• Implement and maintain security best practices for cloud and on-premises servers, including access controls, monitoring, and encryption. Ensure compliance with industry regulations such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST.
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.
• Communication
• Internal contact – will have regular contact with various levels of Valvoline management
• External contact – individual have regular contact with various vendors regarding support issues and technology updates
  

What You’ll Need

• The ability to travel up to 5%
  
  

Education Required

• BS or equivalent experience
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Professional Architect.
  
  

Experience Required

• 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure, including 7 years in a leadership role.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises server management.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience managing Agile projects.
• Strong project management and leadership skills with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience establishing and monitor KPIs for system uptime, performance, and incident response.
• Experience in configuration management, patching, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
  
  

What Will Set You Apart

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Knowledge of networking, storage, and security principles.
• Knowledge of ITIL frameworks and service management.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  
  

Valvoline Global provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.

The Company has put a process in place to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

Requisition ID: 1228