Information Technology Core Infrastructure Manager

Spirit AeroSystems; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 105,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, seeks an experienced Core Infrastructure Manager to lead IT infrastructure services across network, data center, hosting, storage, servers, backup and monitoring. The role operates with a strong service-delivery focus and oversight of vendor relations to ensure SLA adherence and ongoing improvements.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in IT infrastructure, proven leadership, and excellent communication skills, with on-site work at the Wichita facility and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in related IT discipline
• Broad Infrastructure knowledge
• 12+ years of related experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Must be onsite at the Wichita facility
• Ability to travel periodically or occasionally to other sites

Responsibilities

• Ensure available and reliable IT infrastructure services
• Collaborate with outsourced service providers and internal stakeholders
• Partner with outsourced services providers to ensure IT infrastructure services meet standards, meets or exceeds SLA’s, implement process improvements, resolve escalations, and set priorities as needed
• Oversee successful upgrades and improvements in the infrastructure environments
• Collaborate across other IT functional areas, service providers, and Boeing Enterprise to ensure cohesive solutioning for new stand-ups, migrations and transitions, as well as resolutions to issues
• Ensure representation regarding IT infrastructure related outages or issues
• Manage, lead, mentor, inspire and hold team members accountable
• Remove roadblocks or escal, as appropriate
• Monitor backlog and address for mitigation
• Develop team members through engaging in regular one on ones, review plans, staff communication meetings
• Work within the established vendor management governance framework

Skills

Broad Infrastructure knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in related IT discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

Cisco UCS

IBM Power

Dell Isilon

Pure Storage

VMware

OpenVMS

AIX

Unix

Windows

Cisco ISE/TACACS

Job description

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units(“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Description

This is a management position within the IT End User Services and Infrastructure organization. This management position has service ownership and operational management responsibilities for the Core Infrastructure covering Network, Data Center, Hosting (both cloud and on-premise), Storage, Servers, and Backup, System and Infrastructure Monitoring and alerting. As an IT Core Infrastructure manager, you will have responsibility to ensure available and reliable IT infrastructure services to The Boeing Company locations spanning across multiple sites, oversee successful improvements in the infrastructure environments, and collaborate across other IT functional areas including service providers to ensure cohesive solutioning for new stand-ups, migrations and transitions, as well as resolutions to issues. The Core Infrastructure Manager will manage direct team members in support of these services as well as oversight and partnership with the infrastructure services provider(s).

The preferred candidate for this role will have a prior experience and a broad knowledge of Infrastructure in the areas of network, hosting and cloud, storage, servers, backup, monitoring, vendor partnership management, team communication and management or leadership roles, the ability to communicate both written and verbally across the organization in a professional manner, analysis skills, and experience developing and communicating technical project proposals, and leading or supporting teams to successful execution completion.

Responsibilities

• Ensure available and reliable IT infrastructure services
• Collaborate with outsourced service providers and internal stakeholders
• Partner with outsourced services providers to ensure IT infrastructure services meet standards, meets or exceeds SLA’s, implement process improvements, resolve escalations, and set priorities as needed
• Oversee successful upgrades and improvements in the infrastructure environments
• Collaborate across other IT functional areas, service providers, and Boeing Enterprise to ensure cohesive solutioning for new stand-ups, migrations and transitions, as well as resolutions to issues
• Ensure representation regarding IT infrastructure related outages or issues
• Manage, lead, mentor, inspire and hold team members accountable
• Remove roadblocks or escal, as appropriate
• Monitor backlog and address for mitigation
• Develop team members through engaging in regular one on ones, review plans, staff communication meetings
• Work within the established vendor management governance framework

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor of Science in related IT discipline
• Broad Infrastructure knowledge
• 12+ years of related experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Must be onsite at the Wichita facility
• Ability to travel periodically or occasionally to other sites

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Cloud: AWS, Azure
• Hardware:
  • Cisco UCS and Networking
  • IBM Power, XIV, ESS, FS
  • Dell Isilon
  • Pure Storage – Flash Arrays
• Software:
  • Virtualization, VMware
  • IBM AIX
  • OpenVMS
  • Solaris
• OS: Windows, Unix
• Network: Cisco ISE / TACAC’s
• Or similar

Drug Free Workplace

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $105,100 - $161,100

Kansas Tax Credit

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.Click herefor more information on the tax credit.