Associate Director Infrastructure & Operations

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• Tätigkeit: Leitung des Infrastrukturteams und technische Beratung im Bereich Server, Speicher und Netzwerke.
• Arbeitgeber: Northern Kentucky University fördert Vielfalt und Inklusion in der Bildungsgemeinschaft.
• Benefits: Flexible Arbeitszeiten, Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten und ein unterstützendes Arbeitsumfeld.
• Wieso dieser Job: Technische Herausforderungen, Teamführung und die Möglichkeit, innovative Lösungen zu entwickeln.
• Qualifikationen: Mindestens 5 Jahre IT-Erfahrung, Führungskompetenz und Kenntnisse in Cloud-Technologien.
• Was du noch wissen solltest: Die Position erfordert starke Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und Erfahrung in der Präsentation technischer Inhalte.

Das voraussichtliche Gehalt liegt zwischen 52287 - 87146 € pro Jahr.

Associate Director Infrastructure & Operations

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Position Information

Working Title Associate Director Infrastructure & Operations
Department IT – Infrastructure and Operations
Compensation Title
Position Number 30012853
Position Status Regular
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday 8:15 am – 4:30 pm
Hours per Week 37.5
Months per Year 12
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks excellence by enriching its educational environment and culture through the diversity of its administration, faculty and staff and by embracing inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of its work. NKU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We encourage applications by members of diverse groups and by persons with a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity and experience in achieving goals relative to inclusive excellence.
Purpose of Position
This position would serve as a highly technical adviser to the Director of Infrastructure and provide technical expertise to the Infrastructure team in the areas of servers, storage, networking and telecommunications. The position will also serve as the manager of the data center and disaster recovery site by planning and maintaining an overall Cloud and disaster recovery strategy.

The overall strategy and planning would entail the coordination and logistics of infrastructure resources and equipment needed in the data center, in the cloud, and in the disaster recovery location. The position will directly manage the Telecommunications team and phone system(s) (Cisco and Teams). The Associate Director will also lead the Infrastructure team in the absence of the Director or act as their proxy as needed.
Primary Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership supporting and implementing infrastructure technology.
• Ensure the availability of the physical data center and its services, including disaster recovery.
• Manage the utilization of Cloud resources and plan multi-cloud strategy.
• Manage Telecommunications team members and system.
• Plan and budget for on-premise equipment refresh cycles, and work with vendors to procure hardware
• Ensure system backups are current and tested

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in IT in a medium to large and/or Enterprise organization
• Strong IT technical background (a proven track record of technical experience with servers, storage, network equipment and telecom).
• At least 3 years of experience managing people and/or projects.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and documentation skills.
• Direct management of the Telecommunications team and systems (Cisco and Teams).
• Lead the Infrastructure team in the absence of the Director or act as their proxy as needed.
• Ability to prepare and present technical presentations to non-technical audiences.
• Critical decision-making skills related to budgets, vendors, and the use of resources.
• Experience working with Cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Solid understanding of Data Center Virtualization using Converged and Hyperconverged technologies (Dell FX2, Cisco UCS, VMware vSphere and VSAN). VMWare certifications encouraged, but not required.
• Experience using automation tools to increase efficiency.
• Working knowledge of datacenter electrical and HVAC systems, sufficient to communicate with technicians in these areas.

Minimum Education Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Education Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum Experience 5 years
Salary Up to $87,146
Pay Grade S77
Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number 2023S1923
Job Open Date 09/20/2023
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled No
Quick Link https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/13353
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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. • What is your highest level of education?
   • Bachelor’s degree
   • Master’s degree or higher

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
3. References

Optional Documents

1. Letter of Recommendation 1
2. Letter of Recommendation 2

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