Infrastructure Manager

About the role

Our client is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Manager to lead and evolve our global infrastructure environment supporting manufacturing operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are looking for an experienced infrastructure leader who can manage a complex global technology landscape while driving standardization, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have experience leading distributed infrastructure teams, supporting manufacturing environments, managing Microsoft and cloud technologies, and establishing global infrastructure standards that improve reliability, security, and scalability. The Infrastructure Manager will oversee the availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of our clients infrastructure platforms, including cloud services, servers, storage, endpoints, collaboration platforms, and supporting technologies. This leader will work closely with Infrastructure, Network, Security, Applications, and regional IT teams to ensure stable operations and minimize business and manufacturing disruptions. This is a permanent, fully onsite position based out of Chandler, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global management and support of infrastructure platforms, including servers, storage, cloud services, endpoints, collaboration platforms, and related technologies.
• Ensure the secure, stable, and reliable operation of infrastructure services supporting global business and manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain global infrastructure standards, processes, and operating procedures.
• Drive infrastructure modernization, simplification, and standardization initiatives across a diverse technology environment.
• Establish infrastructure performance metrics and ensure service delivery meets business expectations.
• Maintain disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and infrastructure resiliency capabilities.
• Lead and develop a geographically distributed infrastructure and support organization.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, customer service, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and develop technical talent while promoting collaboration across global IT teams.
• Manage staffing, resource allocation, performance management, and succession planning activities.
• Support critical manufacturing operations by ensuring high availability of IT systems across global plant locations.
• Coordinate with