IT Infrastructure Manager

Multiple U.S. Locations Available: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

Travel: Up to 20% domestic travel

Comp: $110,000-140,000

About The Opportunity

Our client is a leading national beverage manufacturing organization with multiple production facilities across the United States. The company operates complex, uptime-critical environments and is investing in technology, infrastructure, and operational excellence to support continued growth.

They are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to lead enterprise infrastructure operations while managing a team of technical professionals. This role combines strategic leadership, technical ownership, and hands-on problem-solving across network, server, cloud, and end-user technologies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a leader who enjoys building scalable infrastructure, mentoring technical teams, and driving modernization initiatives in a multi-site enterprise environment.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Leadership role with both strategic and technical impact
• Large-scale multi-site enterprise environment
• Modern hybrid cloud and Microsoft technology stack
• Opportunity to influence infrastructure roadmap and modernization efforts
• Strong visibility to executive leadership
• Stable organization with continued investment in technology and operations

What You'll Do

• Lead the strategy, administration, and continuous improvement of enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Manage and mentor a team of systems and network engineers/administrators.
• Oversee networking technologies including switching, wireless, and network access control solutions.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and security of on-premises and cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Maintain and enhance Microsoft 365, Azure, virtualization, and Windows Server environments.
• Develop and test disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup strategies.
• Partner with cybersecurity, applications, and business teams to deliver secure and reliable services.
• Manage infrastructure lifecycle planning, standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Own infrastructure vendor relationships, licensing, and service contracts.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and network diagrams.
• Lead infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Provide hands-on support and technical leadership during critical incidents and major projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience.
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing or leading technical teams.
• Strong experience supporting enterprise networking environments.
• Experience with:
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft 365
• VMware and/or Hyper-V
• Windows Server
• Active Directory
• DNS and DHCP
• Enterprise backup and recovery solutions
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting multi-site organizations or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Familiarity with ITIL or similar operational frameworks.
  

Preferred Experience

• HP Aruba networking technologies
• ClearPass or other network access control platforms
• Infrastructure monitoring and automation tools
• Manufacturing, distribution, or production-driven environments

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