Information Technology Manager

Pura Vida Miami; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness – Medical, Dental &

PTO

Discounted Meals

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Job summary

Pura Vida Miami is seeking an IT/NOC Manager to lead the NOC service desk and infrastructure across multiple sites in the restaurant environment. This role reports to the Director of IT and focuses on building out and leading the support and infrastructure teams with a hybrid model of internal staff and vendors.

The ideal candidate has proven experience managing service and infrastructure operations, end-to-end incident management, and strong collaboration with stakeholders in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in NOC, service desk, or infrastructure with direct team management.
• Experience managing service and support functions with end-to-end incident ownership.
• Experience building and leading teams in a hybrid internal staff and vendor model.
• Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the service and support desk, owning incidents, monitoring, and end-to-end incident management.
• Lead the infrastructure function within NOC, including system administration for corporate and restaurant systems, cloud, and devices.
• Build out the support and infrastructure teams through a hybrid model of staff and vendors.
• Establish monitoring, alerting, escalation, and incident review processes.
• Manage vendor relationships and performance against SLAs.
• Own operational documentation, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate on-call rotations to ensure coverage across environments.

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

Vendor management

Team building

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Toast POS

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365 / M365

Job description

We are on a mission to provide the world with simple, wholesome food and beverage items that fit today's lifestyle, offering an intimate - yet fast and consistent - experience to our customers.

We love and take pride in what we do, and we currently offer an exciting opportunity to join a thriving and ever-growing brand in this industry.

ROLE SUMMARY:

Pura Vida is seeking a IT/NOC Manager to join the NOC team, reporting to the Director of IT. This role manages both the service and support function and the infrastructure function within NOC. This is a management role focused on building out and leading the support and infrastructure teams as part of NOC in the restaurant industry. The ideal candidate has proven experience managing service desk and infrastructure operations and building teams in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the service and support desk, owning all incidents, monitoring, and end-to-end incident management from detection through resolution.
• Lead the infrastructure function within NOC, including the system administration team responsible for corporate and restaurant systems, cloud, and the device environment.
• Build out the support team through a hybrid model of internal IT staff and vendors, including hiring, onboarding, and coordinating vendor resources.
• Build out and lead the infrastructure team, developing staff and defining ownership across systems, cloud, and endpoints.
• Establish and maintain monitoring, alerting, and escalation practices that support uptime targets across the infrastructure and device environment.
• Define and improve operational procedures, escalation paths, and response protocols across both service and infrastructure functions.
• Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analysis, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Manage vendor relationships and performance against service level agreements.
• Own operational documentation, reporting, and performance metrics for the support and infrastructure teams.
• Manage on-call and pager duty rotations to support coverage across the environment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive experience in NOC, service desk, or infrastructure, including direct team management
• Demonstrated experience managing direct reports and vendors, including hiring, developing, and coordinating both internal staff and vendor resources
• Demonstrated experience managing service and support functions with end-to-end ownership of incident management and monitoring
• Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure and system administration functions
• Demonstrated experience building and leading teams through a hybrid model of internal staff and vendors
• Experience managing NOC in a multi-site environment
• Experience managing vendor relationships and performance against service level agreements
• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in QSR, restaurant, or hospitality environments
• Experience with Toast POS or other POS systems
• Experience with multi-site network stacks
• Experience with Google Workspace and M365

BENEFITS:

• Health & Wellness – Medical, Dental & Vision
• PTO
• Discounted Meals
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match

The general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job classification are contained in this job description. This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, essential job functions, duties, skills required and other job requirements of personnel in this role. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the job at any time

Pura Vida Miami is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a workplace where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We believe that building a team with diverse perspectives and experiences makes us stronger, more creative, and more connected to the communities we serve.