IT Infrastructure Director

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world’s best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We’re producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We’re not just seeking to change how our cars work – we’re seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we’re creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

The IT Infrastructure Director will oversee the organization's IT infrastructure and lead the IT Support team, ensuring seamless technical support and system operations. This role involves building and maintaining the hardware and software systems, troubleshooting issues, storage, virtualization and managing a team to provide timely IT assistance to all employees. The team ensures that the underlying technology foundation is secure, reliable, and scalable to meet the needs of company IT operations. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the technical vision for scalable, high-impact infrastructure that enables AI-first platforms.

AI & Engineering Operations:

• →Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry best practices, ensuring compliance and driving innovation within AI initiatives for the organization.
• →Act as a thought leader and trusted advisor for AI infrastructure.
• →Identify and pilot emerging AI technologies
• →Work with company executives to recommend an effective AI infrastructure that drive AI & Engineering Operations transformation and adoption
• →Define and implement AI & Engineering Operations best practices.
• →Create scalable AI & Engineering Operations playbooks tailored to different departments
• →Be an inspiring leader for defining the workload performance and AI infra services strategy and program for cloud compute.
• →This role will require leadership partnering across multiple organizations within the Compute , Networking and Hardware Product Groups.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• 15+ years in IT administration, system and user support, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Passion and curiosity for technology, as well as what makes successful technology company
•  At least 2 years focused on AI tool usage, adoption and implementation
• Strong technical background with ability to understand and discuss architectural implications of AI tool adoption including usage of rules and instructions files
• Knowledge of compliance and security considerations for AI tool usage in enterprise environments
• Proven experience to manage and leading small support.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (routing, switching, firewalls).
• Strong knowledge of: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, JAMF, Intune, Active Directory, scripting (Python, Java, PowerShell), Mac, Windows, and Linux environments
• Experience managing ticketing systems and issue tracking
• Solid understanding of hardware, networking, operating systems, and common business applications
• Strong troubleshooting and interpersonal skill
• Proficiency in Windows Server administration, deployment, troubleshooting and environment
• Ability to provide support for both Windows and Mac OS environments
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills in dynamic, cross-functional fast-paced environments

• Knowledge of Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS) and Unix-like operating systems (e.g., Solaris, FreeBSD, AIX)
• Mastery of shell scripting (e.g., Bash, Zsh) for automation, task scheduling, and system management.
• Working knowledge of server hardware components, including CPUs, RAM, storage (RAID), and physical server racks. Able to diagnose and troubleshoot hardware issues and perform routine maintenance.
• Application Management: Experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining various business-critical applications on servers, such as databases (SQL Server), web servers (Apache, Nginx), and email servers.
• Relevant IT certifications (CompTIA, ITIL, etc.) are a plus.

($200K-$250K DOE) plus benefits and incentive plans