Infrastructure Architect

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Your Impact as an Infrastructure Architect

As an Infrastructure Architect, you will be responsible for the technical direction, architectural integrity, and operational maturity of Axon’s core infrastructure platforms. This includes ownership of our virtualization environments, storage platforms, cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS), database services, and foundational platform services that support both corporate IT and product-facing teams.

You will act as the senior technical authority for infrastructure architecture—making design decisions, setting standards, and guiding execution—while remaining hands-on where it matters most. Your work will directly influence how Axon scales its environments, improves reliability, controls cost, and supports business-critical workloads across on-prem and cloud ecosystems.

In this role, you will lead and manage a team of Server and Infrastructure Engineers, providing technical direction, mentoring, and prioritization, while partnering closely with Network Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, and Product (R&D) teams. You will serve as a key interface between corporate infrastructure and product engineering, ensuring infrastructure solutions are well-architected, secure, and aligned with Axon’s long-term strategy.

This role is ideal for a senior technologist who combines deep infrastructure expertise, architectural thinking, and leadership, and who is motivated by building scalable, durable platforms rather than just keeping the lights on.

What You’ll Do

• Location: Scottsdale, AZ or Boston, MA - Onsite 4x a week
• Reporting to: Sr. Manager, Network/Infrastructure
• Own the architecture and technical direction for Axon’s infrastructure platforms, including VMware, storage, cloud (Azure/AWS), databases, and core platform services.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of infrastructure engineers, providing guidance, prioritization, and mentorship while ensuring high operational standards.
• Design, review, and approve infrastructure solutions supporting corporate IT and Axon product/R&D teams, balancing scalability, security, reliability, and cost.
• Remain hands-on in critical areas such as virtualization, cloud engineering, storage, and database platforms, serving as a senior escalation point.
• Partner closely with Network, Platform, Security, and Product teams to deliver well-architected, cross-functional solutions.
• Drive infrastructure modernization efforts, including migrations, lifecycle management, technical debt reduction, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation.
• Establish standards, documentation, and best practices to improve resilience, observability, and operational maturity.
• Define, implement, and report on key infrastructure metrics and KPIs to provide visibility into platform health, capacity, cost, reliability, and team performance.
• Support planning and execution of infrastructure initiatives aligned with business growth and long-term strategy.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with demonstrated ownership of complex on-prem and cloud environments.
• Deep hands-on expertise with VMware virtualization, enterprise storage, and cloud infrastructure (Azure required; AWS preferred).
• Strong experience with database and platform services, including SQL-based environments.
• Proven experience leading and managing technical infrastructure teams, with a track record of driving results through others.
• Proven experience defining, tracking, and reporting on infrastructure metrics, KPIs, and dashboards for leadership visibility and data-driven decisions.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions) to deliver repeatable, scalable, and version-controlled infrastructure across hybrid environments.
• Strong communicator and collaborator who aligns with Axon’s values of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and mission focus.

Benefits

Axon offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• Snacks in our offices

Note: Benefits listed may vary depending on employment nature and location. Axon is a total compensation company, comprising base pay, bonus, and stock awards. Actual base pay depends on factors like level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and geographic market.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Axon is an equal opportunity employer committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to hire the best talent regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals who are excited about our mission to apply, even if their experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification.

Key skills/competency

• Infrastructure Architecture
• Cloud Infrastructure (Azure, AWS)
• VMware Virtualization
• Enterprise Storage
• Database Services (SQL)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Team Leadership
• Technical Direction
• Scalability and Reliability
• Operational Maturity