Manager of IT Infrastructure Manager and Cloud Services

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Summary

Waller is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure and Cloud Services Manager in the Nashville, TN area. Reporting directly to the CIO this position will oversee all aspects of the infrastructure technology and cloud services portfolio (datacenters, HQ, branch offices, Azure and AWS) to ensure a reliable 24x7 operation. In addition to daily operations, the role will have oversight for infrastructure personnel, infrastructure vendor management, cloud services vendor project management for projects.

Responsibilities

Design and execute strategic plans to assure infrastructure capacity attains current and future needs.

Develop, execute and oversee procedures, policies and related training plans for infrastructure project management and infrastructure administration.

Manage and establish priorities for maintenance, design, development and analysis of entire infrastructure systems inclusive of LANs, WANs, internet, security, audio/video/telephony communication, wireless and cloud implementations.

Manage Servers (physical, virtual, cloud) and associated compute fabrics

Manage Data Storage solutions and services

Manage enterprise and local network design and optimization including network diversity

Manage Infrastructure related Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS) and 3

rd

party datacenter provider services

Conduct research and recommend changes in services, products, protocols and standards to support improvement efforts and procurement.

Design, implement, manage, and test IT Infrastructure Disaster Recovery solution for organization.

Monitor infrastructure performance, proactively alert on emerging conditions, and provide presentation statistics.

Prepare and maintain all records, documentation, and files in relation to infrastructure assets, network performance and problems.

Ensure proper security levels, patching, and updates on network, infrastructure equipment, and servers

Negotiate with service providers, vendors and contractors for infrastructure-specific products and services

Perform feasibility studies and impact analysis for different infrastructure upgrade projects, conversions and improvements.

Analyze, resolve problems and provide backup to firm telephony systems.

Implement, manage, test, and maintain backup solutions and redundant systems.

Prepare, implement, and manage future migration to SD-WAN architecture and technology

Assist in management and maintenance of Active Directory services

Qualifications

Solid knowledge and experience with Cisco networking (Cisco Certification such as CCNA or higher preferred)

Solid knowledge and experience with Fortinet systems (Fortinet NSE Certification preferred)

Solid knowledge and experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and higher operating systems (Microsoft Certification such as MCP, MCSA, or higher preferred)

Solid knowledge and experience with VMware vSphere 6.0 and above in an enterprise environment (VMware Certification such as VCTA or VCP preferred)

Solid knowledge and experience with the following: Enterprise LAN/WAN networking, Enterprise firewalls, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Active Directory services

Knowledge and experience with enterprise telephony systems such as Cisco, Microsoft Teams, and related telephony technologies

Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure services

Knowledge and experience with AWS

Knowledge and experience with enterprise wireless networking technologies such as Cisco, Meraki, etc.

Knowledge and experience with enterprise SD-WAN solutions and technologies

Experience managing a multi-office enterprise infrastructure environment with datacenters, managing an engineering team, and working with 3

rd

party partners, consultants, vendors, and providers.

Contact:

nina.smith@wallerlaw.com

Company info

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Website : http://www.wallerlaw.com