IT Infrastructure Manager

IT Infrastructure Manager - US

Power Integrations strategic growth plans focus on expanding business units while maintaining the very best in information technology. The IT Infrastructure Manager - Must be passionate about service, the employee experience, technology, and world class performance. This position takes on many facets with a core focus on Virtual Machine technologies, the unified communication environment, data storage, and disaster recovery.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Provides analysis, design, standardization, implementation, and maintenance of server and storage systems in support

Manages and monitors virtual environments including Host systems, Server VM’s, Virtual Desktops for upgrades repairs and proactive software maintenance

Administer and monitor the collaboration environment to include installation and support of e-mail and Unified Communication systems

Manage the data storage systems so that proper allocations in the production and development environments are maintained in accordance with business levels

Configures, tests and monitors all servers both physical and virtual on a daily basis through manual and programmatic methods to identify, diagnose and resolve anomalies

Manages and monitors global network infrastructure and VPN services

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented servers and systems for ease of operation, maintenance and identification

Support Windows and Linux systems, business applications, voice and data communication systems

Monitor and enforce software compliance as applicable

Daily management of IT Systems engineering staff, to supervise problem resolution activities, operating system patches, software upgrades and hardware configuration

Maintains physical computer operating buildings or rooms including Data Center, MDFs, and IDFs for proper HVAC functionality and UPS health

Provide support on VoIP and Video conferencing services.

Liaise with Information Security Team to maintain and enhance the security of corporate network and systems.

Obtain and maintain required certifications for partnership with key vendors

Assist in preparation of proposals and solution presentations

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Hands-on experience administrating production and development server systems with a focus on high availability.

VMWare VSphere 6.X and 7.X, Microsoft Hyper-V and related management tools

Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, RDS, AD Domain services CLI tools, PowerShell

Experience with Storage Area Network design, installation, and management.

Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019, Microsoft Exchange, IIS, SQL server.

Experience with Azure AD, Exchange online/Office 365, SharePoint

Management of automated patching and proactive monitoring technologies.

User and device support systems for tracking problem resolution and change management.

Backup & Disaster Recovery tools.

Having the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to technical and non-technical staff

Can work independently maintaining, monitoring and enforcing server/system policies.

A practical level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SMTP, etc.

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange, VMware and Windows Server systems

Strong scripting skills in Visual Basic, PowerShell, PowerCLI, etc.

Troubleshooting focused on root cause analysis. Event and trace log auditing

An understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking

Ability to lift, carry, and move all components of PC workstations, servers, network equipment, peripherals, and other ancillary equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferably engineering related)

Experience

Min 8 years of server & system administration mandatory

8+ years of system virtualization administration mandatory

8+ years of technical management experience mandatory

Ability to prioritize and multitask

Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge

Excellent customer presentation skills

VMware certification VCP required

Microsoft certification MCSE strongly preferred

Experience in the semi-conductor industry strongly preferred

Pay: Up to $190K annual base salary commensurate with experience.