Manager, Infrastructure

The LA Clippers are seeking an experienced hands-on Manager of Infrastructure to lead the day-to-day operation, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise and venue technology across the organization. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of core infrastructure systems that support business operations, basketball operations, and live events. This is a working manager role, requiring someone whose hands-on technical skills are current.

We are looking for someone who can advance network, cloud, server, and platform capabilities while maintaining operational excellence in a 24/7, high-availability environment. This is a full-time role based in Inglewood, CA and is eligible for our competitive benefit offering including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan with company contribution, Well-Being Allowance, and more. Due to the nature of this industry, the candidate must be available to work a flexible schedule including weeknights, weekends, and holidays to cover high profile concerts and NBA games.

What You Will Do

Network Infrastructure Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot the Cisco enterprise network environment (routing, switching, wireless, and security). Support high-density wireless environments during live events, ensuring performance and reliability. Lead the design and maintenance of high-density Cisco wireless networks capable of supporting tens of thousands of concurrent users during major events.

Manage firewalls and network segmentation policies to ensure security and performance. Monitor network health and respond to incidents using tools like Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, or similar. Cloud & Microsoft Platforms Manage and operate the organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform services (PaaS), and hybrid cloud architecture; provide technical input and recommendations to Technology leadership on cloud direction and investments.

Manage Microsoft 365 tenant administration, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Intune, and Entra ID. Maintain cloud governance practices, support cost optimization efforts, and ensure security compliance within the Azure environment. Oversee identity and access management (IAM) strategies using Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID including MFA, conditional access, and SSO.

Vendor & Partner Coordination Work closely with infrastructure vendors (DAS, Wi-Fi, ISPs) to support day-to-day operations and resolve issues. Escalate and track vendor-related incidents to ensure timely resolution. Coordinate with partners during events to ensure connectivity and performance expectations are met.

Participate in vendor roadmap reviews and hardware refresh planning; provide technical input on upgrade cycles and ensure third-party solutions continue to meet operational needs. Monitoring, Backup & Reliability Implement and manage comprehensive network and platform monitoring solutions to ensure real-time visibility into infrastructure health, performance, and availability across on-premises and cloud environments. Define alerting thresholds, dashboards, and escalation workflows for proactive incident detection and resolution.

Own and maintain enterprise backup and data protection strategies, including tools, schedules, retention policies, and regular recovery testing for all critical systems. Ensure monitoring and backup coverage spans the full environment — network infrastructure, Azure cloud workloads, Microsoft 365 services, and on-premises systems. DevOps & Platform Support Work closely with the DevOps team to support infrastructure needs for applications and services.

Monitor and right-size Azure cloud resources in partnership with DevOps to optimize performance and control costs, including compute, storage, and networking spend. Serve as a hands-on technical resource in cross-functional planning sessions and architecture discussions, contributing practical infrastructure expertise.