Manager IT - Infrastructure Operations

Alliant Energy • Cedar Rapids, IA

68d • $104,000 - $143,000

About The Position

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say 'I am energy', it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off. As Alliant Energy continues to grow and invest in innovation, we're looking for a forward-thinking Manager IT - Infrastructure Operations with expertise in Server Administration to lead and inspire a high-performing team while advancing infrastructure excellence across the enterprise. This role calls for a strategic leader and mentor with deep knowledge of DevOps practices, automation, and infrastructure as code. You'll oversee end-to-end system operations, including patch management, disaster recovery planning, server provisioning, and performance optimization while driving reliability, resilience, and agility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 8 years of professional experience.
• 3 years of supervisory experience or equivalent.
• Experience in managing and executing solutions to diverse and complex business problems that enable business strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Agile methodology experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs all leadership duties including hiring and rewarding talent, fostering an inclusive and safe workplace, partnering with employees to set clear goals and expectations, providing timely and specific feedback on performance, developing improvement plans to address performance gaps, addressing conflict with care and respect, identifying opportunities for growth and development, embracing and modeling a mindset of lifelong learning, ensuring employees report to work fit for duty, adhering to our Code of Conduct and modeling Alliant Energy's Core Values.
• Manages the lifecycle of product or service including maintenance, patching, and new version introductions.
• Leads and participates in technology planning processes to align on priorities across IT services.
• Focuses on outcomes and objectives and key results (OKRs) to deliver cost-effective, customer-driven technology solutions by developing long-term strategic relationships with customer and industry leaders.
• Responsible to business leaders for development of solutions, scope development, prioritization, and delivery of systems and functions.
• Jointly develops plans and solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner and is responsible for ensuring the most effective utilization of product group resources.
• Provides leadership and direction for the communication and implementation of new practices to increase organizational performance and success within IT.
• Provides direction to teams and ensures solutions and development options meet customer needs, are appropriately prioritized, and are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Leverages Sourcing department and manages vendor relationships and agreements to ensure quality services are provided in a cost-effective manner and agreed-upon service levels and contract terms are met.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees