Manage infrastructure health, performance, patching, capacity, and availability
Ensure Datacenter Redundancy
Managing a team of employees to align their efforts with company goals by focusing on the team's performance, well-being, and development. This includes tasks like assigning work, providing feedback, coaching, and mentoring, as well as conflict resolution, and creating a positive work environment. Ultimately, their goal is to motivate the team, foster growth, and ensure overall productivity and success.
Guide and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical direction and development opportunities
Ensure efficiency in the Datacenter
Collaborate with IT security to enforce hardening standards and ensure compliance
Serve as an escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and guide resolution hands-on
Manage incidents in relating to Datacenter
Manage Troubleshooting Procedures
Drive continuous improvement in reliability, scalability, and efficiency of systems
Lead and directly contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of core infrastructure systems (Windows & Linux Server, VMware, backup, storage, etc.)
Manage Inventory
Oversee backup and disaster recovery processes, performing regular validation tests
Ensure Datacenter uptime
Manage DR Implementation
Document infrastructure architecture designs, SOPs, and configurations thoroughly
Build and maintain infrastructure automation scripts and templates (e.g., PowerShell, Infrastructure-as-Code)
Manage vendor relationships and support contracts for infrastructure components
Responsible for Datacenter Day to Day Operations
Maintain and support the on-premises and remote datacenter environments
Requirements
vmware
active directory
entra ad
azure
powershell
vcp
Comfortable balancing strategic planning with daily operational needs
VMWare optimization and reliability
Experience upgrading Active Directory / Forest On-Premises
Technically confident and hands-on; leads by doing
Experience supporting manufacturing or distributed business applications
Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO)
Experienced with Migrations to Entra
Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory, Group Policy
Demonstrated ability to lead and execute infrastructure projects from start to finish
Experience moving Active Directory to Entra AD
Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent hands-on experience
Monitoring and alerting tools (SCOM, PRTG, SolarWinds, etc.)
Deep experience with Windows-based infrastructure, virtualization, and storage/backup
Linux Server – multiple “flavors”
Experience in hybrid cloud environments (Azure preferred)
10+ years of technical infrastructure experience with at least 2–3 years in a leadership or team lead capacity
Experience with Entra AD / Entra
Experience in mid-sized or multi-site enterprise environments
VMware vSphere / ESXi, Hyper-V
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
Experience with On Premises Active Directory
Strong scripting and automation experience (e.g., PowerShell)
Calm under pressure, with a pragmatic approach to high-stakes issues
Patch management and configuration tools (SCCM, WSUS, Intune)
Certifications such as VMware VCP, Microsoft Azure Administrator, ITIL, or equivalent
Experience moving Microsoft services to Entra (ex, Cloud PKI)