IT Infrastructure Manager II

About the role

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We are in search of a proactive and knowledgeable IT Infrastructure Manager to lead the development, implementation, and operational excellence of our core infrastructure systems. Become a part of our exceptionally ambitious team dedicated to inventing world-class solutions.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Lead and mentor the infrastructure team, providing technical mentorship, workload prioritization, and professional development. Collaborate with managers and cross-functional teams to ensure clear paths for handling blocking issues and smooth service delivery. Coordinate vendor relationships, contracts, and budgets related to infrastructure services.
• Strategic Delivery & Roadmap: Lead key infrastructure initiatives, including system upgrades, migrations, acquisition integrations, and technology modernization projects. Define and contribute to the infrastructure roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and new technologies.
• Infrastructure Management: Manage the composition, implementation, and continuous operations of core infrastructure, covering servers, networks, storage, and cloud services. Monitor and optimize performance, availability, and capacity across environments. Maintain standardized processes across nVent sites to ensure consistent infrastructure operations.
• Security Operations & Compliance: Run vulnerability remediation processes, including planning and patching across infrastructure systems. Coordinate responses to infrastructure-related security alerts and incidents, working with the Cyber Security team and other collaborators as necessary. Address and remediate audit findings, ensuring infrastructure controls align with corporate and regulatory standards.
• Resilience & Documentation: Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities remain tested and operational. Maintain detailed infrastructure documentation including architecture diagrams, SOPs, and asset inventories.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, with at least 6 years in a managerial position.
• Shown success in leading cross-site infrastructure projects and distributed teams.
• Deep technical expertise in:
  • Server Environments: Windows (Active Directory, domain services); familiarity with Unix/Linux a plus
  • End User Devices: Windows PC, Virtual PC (W365), iPhone, End User Management platforms such as SCCM and InTune
  • Collaboration Suites: M365 (Entra ID, SharePoint, Teams, Office)
  • Networking: LAN, WAN
  • Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V
  • Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS
  • Storage & DR: Backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Demonstrated understanding of IT security principles and compliance standards.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence and lead in a collaborative environment.
• Experience working in a large global enterprise a plus.

About the company

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. Our robust portfolio includes industry-leading brands such as nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. We offer a dynamic global reach with diverse operations that provide plentiful career opportunities and the chance to make an impact every day.

Our core values shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and customers. We’re known for being innovative and adaptable, dedicated to absolute integrity, focused on the customer first, respectful and team oriented, optimistic and energizing, and accountable for performance.

Pay

nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Compensation Range: $105,000.00 - $195,000.00. Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.