IT Infrastructure Manager
Summary
Manages and standardizes IT infrastructure — networking, servers, Azure/Microsoft 365 hybrid cloud, and telecom — across a multi-site dental organization, leading internal infrastructure teams and governing third-party vendors while ensuring security and healthcare regulatory compliance.
- Establish and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards across all supported locations.
- Define approved configurations for server deployments, network implementations, and site-level infrastructure builds.
- Ensure infrastructure installations align with documented technical blueprints and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical oversight and approval authority for infrastructure design changes.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure architecture guidelines and configuration standards.
- Directly manage and develop infrastructure personnel, including network engineers, systems/server administrators, field infrastructure specialists, and telecom functions.
- Provide clear technical direction, workload prioritization, and performance oversight for infrastructure team members.
- Lead technical direction for field server deployments and network installations across supported locations.
- Oversee telecom infrastructure standards across corporate and field environments.
- Serve as the primary technical escalation authority for network, server, and infrastructure platform issues in coordination with IT Operations.
- Ensure consistent infrastructure configurations across a distributed, multi-site healthcare organization.
- Guide infrastructure modernization initiatives and lifecycle planning.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations aligned with business strategy.
- Drive reductions in configuration variability and improve infrastructure consistency across locations.
- Promote automation and engineering-driven improvements within the infrastructure stack.
- Maintain infrastructure documentation, configuration baselines, and technical standards.
- Ensure infrastructure platforms align with organizational security policies and healthcare regulatory requirements.
- Partner with IT Security to maintain resilient and compliant infrastructure controls.
- Support disaster recovery readiness and infrastructure resilience initiatives.
- Oversee third-party infrastructure providers to ensure alignment with defined standards and configurations.
- Provide technical review and guidance for infrastructure implementations performed by external partners.
- Collaborate with IT leadership to ensure consistent infrastructure execution across all supported locations.
- Infrastructure deployments are standardized and consistent across locations.
- Field server and network installations align with defined technical blueprints.
- Network and server teams operate under clear technical direction and configuration standards.
- Infrastructure platforms scale reliably to support organizational growth.
- Internal teams and third-party providers execute within clearly defined technical guidelines.
- Microsoft 365 and Azure hybrid cloud platforms.
- Hybrid Active Directory and identity environments.
- Enterprise networking across distributed, multi-site locations.
- Server and virtualization platforms.
- Multi-site WAN and telecom infrastructure.
- Regulated healthcare or compliance-driven IT environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of progressive infrastructure experience in enterprise environments.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure or technical teams.
- Strong background in hybrid cloud environments and enterprise networking.
- Experience supporting multi-site or distributed organizations strongly preferred.
- Healthcare or regulated industry experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to establish, document, and enforce infrastructure standards.
- Strong leadership, communication, and technical governance skills
- Relevant professional certifications preferred.