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Generous Brands
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Platform for premium refrigerated beverages

Sr. Manager- Infrastructure & Network

Posted: 1 month ago
Hires remotely in
Remote Work Policy

Remote only

Company Location
Bakersfield
Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

RelocationAllowed
Skills
Team Building
Reporting
Market Research
Risk Management
Presentation Skills
Virtualization
Project Management
Communication Skills
Business Acumen
High Availability
Competitive Analysis
Budget Management
VMware
Cisco
SharePoint
Technical Analysis
Capacity Planning
Performance Monitoring
Time Management
Performance Optimization
Organizational Skills
Disaster Recovery Planning
Switching
Hyper-V
Root Cause Analysis
Analytical skills
Escalation Management
Microsoft Azure
Directory Services
Business Continuity Planning
SIEM
Capacity monitoring
PIM
routing
Database Systems
Team Motivation
Project Scoping
Firewalls
Exchange
Enterprise Networking
Data driven decision making
Cost Estimation
Command and Control
Load Balancers
PCI-DSS
Firewall Management
Contract document preparation
Alerting
Reliability Improvement
Purview
SOC 2
M365
Project Implementation
Intune
Security Assurance
Microsoft Defender
KPI Development
Endpoint Protection
Stakeholder Influence
Automation Implementation
Observability Tools
Entra ID
Staff Mentoring
Security Controls
Staff Hiring
External Audit Support
Project Budgeting
Network Segmentation
SOC Management
Regulatory Standards
VPN Management
Cloud-Based Infrastructure
Infrastructure Technologies
Infrastructure Monitoring Tools
Enterprise Operating Systems
Staff Performance Management
On-Premise Infrastructure
Cloud Initiatives
Server Consolidation
Vendor Contract Negotiation
Database Consolidation
Network Security Tooling
Network Strategy Development
Major Incident Response
Network Incident Response
Network Security Initiatives
Internal Audit Support
Network Leadership
Organizational Capability Development
Hybrid Infrastructure Design
Storage Consolidation
Enterprise Infrastructure Leadership
Product Specifications Creation
IT Infrastructure Modernization Roadmap
Reference Architecture Documentation
Implementation Standards Documentation
Technology Standards Establishment
Operational Procedures Establishment
Enterprise Solution Evaluation
Infrastructure Strategy Development
Hybrid Infrastructure Support
Security Policy Alignment
Regulatory Framework Alignment
Project Governance Definition
Project Governance Maintenance
Infrastructure Efficiency Enhancement
Infrastructure Sustainability Enhancement
Infrastructure Cost-Effectiveness Enhancement
Innovative Technology Research
Innovative Process Research
Innovative Practice Research
Application Stakeholder Partnership
Development Stakeholder Partnership
Security Stakeholder Partnership
Business Stakeholder Partnership
Manual Operations Reduction
Automation Maturity Expansion
24x7 Support Oversight
On-Call Rotation Management
Strategic Technology Vendor Management
Operational Metrics Development
Executive Dashboard Production
Infrastructure Health Report Production

About the job

The Role

  • This position will report to the: Director of IT Infrastructure
  • Travel Requirement: Minimal
  • Location: Remote
  • FLSA Status: Exempt
  • Employment Category: Full time regular
  • Pay Range: $160,000 - $190,000 + Annual Bonus Opportunity

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Sr. Manager-Infrastructure & Network will help oversee and directly support the organization’s core technology systems, including servers, networks, cloud services, and data centers. This role will lead efforts to design, maintain, and upgrade the technology backbone, bridging high-level IT strategy with hands-on operational execution. The ideal candidate brings strong proficiency across both on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure and network environments along with key skill sets in security and operations.

Job Duties

  • Help define and execute the roadmap for IT infrastructure and network modernization, capacity planning, and cloud-based initiatives
  • Manage, update, and document reference architecture and implementation standards
  • Establish technology standards and operational procedures.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security across all environments
  • Establish and/or maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans, and oversee major incident response and root cause analysis
  • Manage budgets, evaluate enterprise solutions, and drive contract negotiations with vendors
  • Develop and execute infrastructure and network strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Design and support hybrid infrastructure environments.
  • Ensure systems align with security policies and regulatory frameworks
  • Lead projects through scoping, budgeting, implementation, command and control, escalations, risk management, and time management
  • Ensure project governance is defined and maintained
  • Prepare technical analysis, reports, cost estimates, and contract documents
  • Identify and implement strategies to enhance infrastructure efficiency, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness
  • Research and recommend innovative technologies, processes, and practices to improve infrastructure operations
  • Lead network security initiatives, including firewall management, segmentation, VPN, and incident response for network-related threats
  • Partner with application, development, security, and business stakeholders to align infrastructure decisions with organizational needs
  • Drive automation to reduce manual operations and improve reliability
  • Drive automation to reduce manual operations and improve reliability, taking an iterative approach that automates existing and new processes while continually expanding automation maturity over time
  • Oversee 24x7 support and on-call rotations to ensure timely response to infrastructure and network incidents
  • Support internal and external audits.
  • Manage strategic technology vendors.
  • Hire, mentor, and manage performance of the infrastructure and network team to build organizational capability
  • Develop operational metrics and KPIs and produce executive dashboards and infrastructure health reports.

Required Skills And Abilities

  • Ability to plan and manage projects effectively
  • Experience with capacity planning and identifying opportunities to consolidate/decommission servers, databases and storage
  • Deep understanding of enterprise operating systems, directory services, networking, virtualization, and database systems, with demonstrated proficiency in both on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure
  • Proven track record leading enterprise infrastructure and network teams, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive multiple teams toward a common goal
  • Strong analytical skills and data driven decision making
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong organizational skills and business acumen
  • Demonstrated ability to create product specifications, performing competitive analysis and market research
  • Experience hiring, mentoring, and managing performance for infrastructure and network staff
  • Hands-on familiarity with enterprise networking and infrastructure technologies (e.g., Cisco, VMware, firewalls, and network security tooling)
  • Hands on experience with VMWare and Hyper V (Oracle OCI a plus)
  • Experience in Microsoft Azure cloud in areas such as Entra, PIM, Defender, InTune, Exchange, M365, Purview and Sharepoint.
  • Network experience in Routing, Switching, Load Balancers and Firewalls.
  • Cybersecurity awareness in endpoint protection, SIEM and SOC management, and security controls. Plus would be experience in across multiple security tools.
  • Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools for performance, capacity, and alerting
  • Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and other relevant regulatory standards

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role directing enterprise infrastructure and network operations

Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, ITIL, PMI, V3, CQIA, CISM, CISSP, CCNA, MCSA, SCRUM
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and OCI

Physical Demands & Environmental Hazards

HOURS & WORKDAYS:

WHAT WE OFFER plus more !

Our rich benefits packages are designed to support the health and well-being of both our eligible team members and families.

  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Group Life and AD&D
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D
  • Group Short & Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Time Off
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Gym Membership Discounts

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse organization. We strive for inclusiveness and a workplace where mutual respect is paramount. We encourage applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or veteran status. We will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, as needed, to assist them in performing essential job functions.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you are interested in applying for employment with Generous Brands and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, or if you believe you do not meet any of the required qualifications of a posted position due to a protected disability and would like to explore the possibility of an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] .

Recruitment Agencies

Confidential does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Generous Brands is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

About the company

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Generous Brands

Actively Hiring
Platform for premium refrigerated beverages501-1000 Employees
Company Location
Bakersfield
Company Size
501-1000
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