Director of Infrastructure

Company: Security Finance
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Director of IT Infrastructure is responsible for the overall management of IT Infrastructure; including Systems Engineering, Administration, Operations and Security. This senior manager plans, optimizes, upgrades, organizes, and maintains all technology infrastructures to ensure reliable, effective, efficient, and secure operations that meet both short and long-term strategic needs of the organization.Job Duties and Responsibilities:Selects, develops, trains, directs, and manages a team of professionals who areaccountable for the daily operations of Company infrastructure; ensures critical business systems meet or exceed expectationsOversees all aspects of the IT infrastructure, telecommunications, networks, technical support including a helpdesk, release management, security and business continuityDevelops and administers the infrastructure budget; maintains infrastructure in a cost-effective manner, conducts cost/benefits analysis of technology expendituresDevelops and deploys infrastructure technologies and maintains their operational use including but not limited to: LAN and WAN, e-mail, software, and backup systems, disaster recovery, firewalls, virtual private networks and remote access technologies, storage area networks, all server platforms and environments, OS patches, DevOpsIdentifies opportunities to continuously improve IT Infrastructure, ensuring that it is optimized for availability, resiliency, scalability, efficiency, and securityDevelops and maintains IT policies and proceduresDevelops, executes, tests, and maintains an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity planCoordinates and manages relationships with internal users, management, and third party vendors; ensuring the delivery on commitments and obligationsPrompt and regular attendance is requiredJob Requirements:10+ overall years of Director level experience managing data center and Networkoperations or heterogeneous technology environments and running technical teamsExpert understanding of compute and storage technologies, as well as LAN/WANDemonstrates a solid understanding of the current and forthcoming compute architectures, platforms and solutions that support the business, and a broad understanding of their appropriate application, including Public and Private Cloud, Virtualization, DevOps, Software Defined Infrastructure, various computing platforms, Active Directory and Office 365Knowledge of technology security requirements in the financial industry with experience setting up, testing and enforcing technology security programs, policies and proceduresDemonstrated skill in project management and managing rapid change/growth in an organizationExperience managing office moves, setups, and expansions including international, specifically Mexico, office setup and supportPassion for providing excellent customer serviceAbility to work under aggressive deadlines and meet project commitmentsAbility to clearly and effectively present written information and findings and make executive-level presentationsAbility to communicate in both a technical and non-technical mannerPhysical Requirements:This is an office position that consistently operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. Requires the ability to communicate verbally and in writing.Educational Requirements:Bachelor s Degree in a technical field required Current CISM certification requiredThis position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be evaluated and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.ResponsibilitiesSelects, develops, trains, directs, and manages a team of professionals who are accountable for the daily operations of Company infrastructure; ensures critical business systems meet or exceed expectations Oversees all aspects of the IT infrastructure, telecommunications, networks, technical support including a helpdesk, release management, security and business continuity Develops and administers the infrastructure budget; maintains infrastructure in a cost-effective manner, conducts cost/benefits analysis of technology expenditures Develops and deploys infrastructure technologies and maintains their operational use including but not limited to: LAN and WAN, e-mail, software, and backup systems, disaster recovery, firewalls, virtual private networks and remote access technologies, storage area networks, all server platforms and environments, OS patches, DevOps Identifies opportunities to continuously improve IT Infrastructure, ensuring that it is optimized for availability, resiliency, scalability, efficiency, and security Develops and maintains IT policies and procedures Develops, executes, tests, and maintains an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan Coordinates and manages relationships with internal users, management, and third party vendors; ensuring the delivery on commitments and obligations Prompt and regular attendance is required Qualifications10+ overall years of Director level experience managing data center and Network operations or heterogeneous technology environments and running technical teams Expert understanding of compute and storage technologies, as well as LAN/WAN Demonstrates a solid understanding of the current and forthcoming compute architectures, platforms and solutions that support the business, and a broad understanding of their appropriate application, including Public and Private Cloud, Virtualization, DevOps, Software Defined Infrastructure, various computing platforms, Active Directory and Office 365 Knowledge of technology security requirements in the financial industry with experience setting up, testing and enforcing technology security programs, policies and procedures Demonstrated skill in project management and managing rapid change/growth in an organization Experience managing office moves, setups, and expansions including international, specifically Mexico, office setup and support Passion for providing excellent customer service Ability to work under aggressive deadlines and meet project commitments Ability to clearly and effectively present written information and findings and make Ability to communicate in both a technical and non-technical manner This is an office position that consistently operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. Requires the ability to communicate verbally and in writing.Bachelor s Degree in a technical field or equivalent work experienceCurrent CISM certification required - provided by Dice

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