Alexander Cheek

Head of Infrastructure

Petaluma, CA

Experience

Long-Term Stock Exchange

Head of Infrastructure

Mar 2026 — Present · 3 mos

–Leads IT strategy, operations, and governance for a fully remote, SEC-regulated securities exchange. Serves as the functional head of IT, directing enterprise infrastructure, security frameworks, and vendor relationships across all departments.
–Owns the enterprise IT roadmap and program portfolio supporting business-critical systems (Google Workspace, Okta, Jamf Cloud, AWS, GCP, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, KnowBe4, and 1Password).
–Maintains cross-platform integration pipelines to synchronize identity, access, and configuration data across SaaS and internal systems, improving visibility and reducing operational errors.
–Owns and maintains zero-touch macOS deployment strategy using Jamf Cloud and Apple Business Manager, reducing onboarding time by 80%.
–Integrates apps and internal systems with Okta to enforce MFA, improve auditability, and streamline authentication across the enterprise.
–Oversees vendor selection, contracts, and budget forecasting, achieving measurable cost savings through license optimization.
–Partners with internal developers to troubleshoot system integrations, define requirements, and improve reliability of shared services in AWS.
–Leads internal risk assessments and vendor SOC 2 reviews for financial, HR, and operational systems.
–Maintains comprehensive IT documentation and self-service knowledge base supporting company-wide productivity.
–Manages end-to-end change control for IT infrastructure and SaaS changes, ensuring risk assessment and stakeholder alignment at each stage.

LOCKED · 20 May 2026, 18:37

Long-Term Stock Exchange

Senior IT Support Engineer

Nov 2022 — Mar 2026 · 3 yr 4 mos

LOCKED · 20 May 2026, 18:38

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External links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandercheek

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Record ID: UT-2026-856254