Senior Manager, IT Operations

About the role

Sabert is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Operations & Azure Cloud to lead our IT Systems team and help shape the next phase of our global cloud and digital transformation. This is a technical leadership role for someone who enjoys building, troubleshooting, and improving systems alongside their team. You will own Sabert’s Microsoft Azure environment, strengthen hybrid infrastructure, and develop the cloud capabilities of systems engineers and administrators supporting operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. You will partner closely with Security, Network, Applications, and Data & Analytics colleagues to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable technology platforms.

We are a leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions. The company was founded in 1983 grounded in the purpose of reinventing food packaging to nourish and protect our world. Today we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide spectrum of packaging solutions for food distributors, restaurants & caterers, grocery stores, national food chains and consumer entertaining.

Responsibilities

• Azure architecture and operations: Design, build, and operate Azure Landing Zones, management groups, subscriptions, policies, role-based access controls, and hybrid networking.
• Cloud modernization and automation: Lead appropriate VMware-to-Azure migrations and create repeatable deployments using Terraform and/or Bicep, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Microsoft identity and compliance: Manage Entra ID, hybrid Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Purview capabilities in partnership with the Security team.
• AI and data platform enablement: Own platform administration and governance for Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Fabric, working within Security and Data & Analytics standards.
• Infrastructure resilience: Oversee Windows Server, VMware, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and restore testing across a hybrid environment.
• Cost and operational performance: Manage Azure consumption, budgets, vendors, documentation, and incident, problem, and change management.
• People development: Lead a team of at least two to three systems professionals, providing practical coaching, technical mentoring, and structured Azure development paths.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, and operations experience, including at least five years of enterprise-level, hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Demonstrated experience building or operating Azure Landing Zones and managing multiple subscriptions in a hybrid environment.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge, including virtual networks, private endpoints, DNS, VPN connectivity, and network segmentation.
• Experience with Entra ID, Conditional Access, multifactor authentication, privileged access management, and hybrid identity.
• Practical Infrastructure as Code and automation skills using Terraform and/or Bicep, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and deployment pipelines.
• Experience supporting VMware, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure AI services.
• At least three years leading a technical team, with demonstrated success developing others’ capabilities.
• The ability to explain technical decisions, business risks, and costs clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Global, manufacturing, or multisite infrastructure environments.
• SAP or SAP S/4HANA infrastructure support.
• Veeam, Zerto, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, and Defender for Cloud.
• Relevant Microsoft Azure, identity, security, or Fabric certifications; ITIL knowledge is also helpful.

Benefits

Sabert offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

Schedule

Occasional travel and availability for after-hours maintenance or incident escalations may be required.