Manager, IT Infrastructure

Celestica • Richardson, TX

23h

About The Position

Manages a team of resources focused on the design, delivery, support and optimization of Celestica's IT infrastructure, including network, computing, storage, telecommunication, and mobile devices. The Manager, IT Infrastructure collaborates with business and IT partners to plan and deliver strategic projects, enhancement work and baseline requests according to established service levels, budgets, and compliance standards. The Manager, IT Infrastructure has a solid understanding of the IT operations framework and solution lifecycle, and extensive hands-on experience with infrastructure technologies. The Manager, IT Infrastructure also fosters a service management culture rooted in continuous improvement, and focuses on building organizational strength by leading change and leveraging Celestica's HR processes.

Requirements

• Knowledge of programming languages (C++, Java, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of IT infrastructure components, as well as understanding of virtualization, Database Management, and operating systems .
• Strong knowledge of network and server systems design
• Strong understanding of system architecture.
• Ability to perform software and hardware evaluation and selection.
• Strong business writing skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong leadership, people-management, and culture-enablement capabilities that ultimately strengthens the organization.
• Strong knowledge & experience in IT process (e.g. operating model, governance, IT delivery lifecycle)
• Strong communication, collaboration, and change management skills.
• Strong knowledge & experience in business sites and processes.
• Strong knowledge & experience in relevant technologies and concepts.
• Strong relationship management, negotiations, and conflict resolution skills.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant IT experience that shows consistent progression, and at least 5 years hands-on technology and team leadership experience.
• Bachelor Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Work to ensure that business continuity is the primary focus of all plans, operations, and decisions.
• System maintenance and monitoring: Ensure that all IT infrastructure components, including networks, servers, and storage systems, are operating efficiently. This includes regular monitoring, performance tuning, and implementing necessary updates or patches.
• Provide good leadership, people management, and effective communication in order to promote collaboration amongst the team.
• Communicate and build relationships with business, functional, solution & service partners to enable effective cross-team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and problem solving.
• Lead a small team to design, build, and run IT solutions in accordance with established service levels.
• Engage with business partners to create, communicate and deliver IT roadmaps that enable strategic business objectives.
• Drive IT operations to leverage standard IT processes to deliver solutions and services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager