Senior IT Infrastructure Manager

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About The Position

The Senior IT Infrastructure Manager will be responsible for developing and executing a long-term IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and aerospace program objectives. This role involves leading and mentoring a team of infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and network specialists, and collaborating with executive leadership to align IT capabilities with operational and strategic goals. The manager will drive continuous improvement initiatives for performance, reliability, and cost optimization. Key areas of focus include overseeing the design, deployment, and maintenance of data centers, enterprise networks, server infrastructure, and storage/backup solutions, ensuring high system availability and disaster recovery readiness. The role also requires partnering with cybersecurity teams to enforce security best practices and compliance with aerospace and regulatory standards, leading cloud adoption strategies, supporting modernization initiatives, and managing vendor relationships and budgets.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated track record to building, leading and empowering high performance teams.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise networking and security architectures
• Deep knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Deep knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation tools, and scripting

Nice To Haves

• CISSP, CISM (or equivalent)
• AWS/Azure solutions Architect or similar cloud certification
• ITIL certification

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a long-term IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and aerospace program objectives
• Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and network specialists
• Collaborate with executive leadership to align IT capabilities with operational and strategic goals
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for performance, reliability, and cost optimization
• Oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of Data centers (on-prem and cloud/hybrid environments); Enterprise networks (LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPN); Server infrastructure (Windows/Linux, virtualization platforms) and storage and backup solutions
• Ensure high system availability and disaster recovery readiness
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to enforce security best practices and policies
• Ensure compliance with aerospace and regulatory standards (ITAR, NIST / CMMC frameworks, ISO 27001 / AS9100)
• Manage risk assessments, audits, and remediation activities
• Lead cloud adoption strategies (AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments)
• Support modernization initiatives including automation, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve operational efficiency and resilience
• Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, and infrastructure performance metrics
• Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes (ITIL-based)
• Ensure effective capacity planning and system scalability
• Manage relationships with infrastructure vendors, service providers, and contractors
• Negotiate contracts and oversee service delivery performance
• Develop and manage infrastructure budgets, ensuring cost efficiency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed