IT Manager - Network (Hybrid)

Job Description

City Brewing Company – Who We Are

With our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America’s largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.

Job Summary

City's Network Manager works with all City locations to provide strong leadership for current Network and System Administrators while defining the future of the infrastructure and application environment. This individual is responsible for design, implementation, maintenance, and support of all network and server equipment in multiple locations. The Network Manager owns the team, tools, and infrastructure enterprise wide and is responsible for ensuring proper change management as City continues to grow and evolve.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leads, coaches, and mentors the IT Network Administrators, System Administrators, and System Engineers

Supervises and mentors team members with existing and modern technology across multiple physical locations

Responsible for design, implementation, maintenance, and support of all on-premise network and server equipment in multiple locations

Collaborates with IT Security Officer to maintain and enforce IT/Cyber Security Standards and Processes

Oversees the technical and architectural direction of new projects, including network, security, and software deployments

Performs network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations

Initiates, coordinates, and enforces systems, IT policies, and procedures

Administration of network including routing, switching, firewalls, and VPN services

Monitors network, servers, and SAN performances to ensure system availability and reliability

Recommends IT strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluation of organizational outcomes and benefits

Assists Cyber Security Administrators and Engineers with network security including penetration and vulnerability scanning

Manages IT vendors, relationships, and engagement

Responds rapidly to critical issues as well as anticipate and prevent potential problems, which may require working the hours necessary to complete an IT initiative

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a business or computer science related field or equivalent work experience of 7+ years in a similar role

Experience in Manufacturing environment preferably Food and Beverage, a plus

Experience in leadership role, including developing employees and motivating large teams

Experience with Aruba and MicroSoft 365 required

Must have experience with on-site servers

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to speak to all levels of stakeholders across the organization

Willingness to travel to other sites domestically ~20% annually

Willingness to work a hybrid work schedule weekly (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

In-depth knowledge of escalation procedures, incident management, and other disciplines related to Help Desk, a plus

City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Full-time

Hybrid remote