Greenville, SC)

1st Franklin Financial Corporation•Toccoa, GA

52d•Hybrid

About The Position

The VP of Infrastructure leads and directs the management of the 1FFC enterprise infrastructure. The VP builds and runs the technology foundation that 1st Franklin utilizes for everyday business needs. This role ensures infrastructure is reliable, secure, recoverable, the scalability and accessibility of applications or services. The VP provides strategic insight, development of the team, and maintenance of infrastructure service catalogue. He/she will ensure strong flow of communication with stakeholders and technology investments align with business desired outcomes.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree related to technology
Minimum five 5 to years' experience leading technology professionals
Designing networks and phones systems across several hundred locations
Azure cloud maintenance and optimization
SQL Server administration
Audit, DR, security, and uptime accountability
General understanding of financial and business
Advanced interpersonal relationship skills at a variety of levels and greatly differing social and business settings
Demonstrate the ability to analyze relevant information and apply individual judgment
Action focused
Strong communication skills (verbal / written)
Proficient with MS Office Suite products
Must possess a valid driver's license and the ability to operate an automobile

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
Advanced IT knowledge and experience
Experience driving automation, standardization, and modernization (on‑prem, cloud, or hybrid)
FortiNet
NLS Software
Building and applying artificial intelligence
JitBit and Azure DevOps
Snowflake

Responsibilities

Ensure infrastructure systems are reliable and aligned with business across networks, database servers, and end user technology.
Monitor, alert, and resolve incidents--reducing MTTR
Regular patching and resolution of identified vulnerabilities
Manage Infrastructure's service catalogue against SLAs
Design and invest in systems with high uptime to meet business needs
Continue proper logging and management of issues and changes according to policy
Create, maintain, and follow runbooks to execute consistently and accurately
Oversee planning for business continuity and maintaining plans
Includes documented and updated BCP and DR plans
Execute regular DR scenarios and document outcomes
Plan for proper backups and recovery, focusing on company established RTO and RPO
Build infrastructure business model
Maintain clear hardware and software standards
Utilize automation to perform low-value or high frequency tasks
Automate network tooling, monitoring, and segmentation
Develop processes and design systems to prevent issues and recover quickly and gracefully