Infrastructure Manager - Hybrid, Multi-Site IT Leader

City Brewing Company; La Crosse (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

City Brewing Company is seeking an Infrastructure Manager to lead planning, implementation, and ongoing support of the organization’s IT infrastructure across multiple locations. The role includes hands-on troubleshooting and strategic leadership to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available systems.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in IT infrastructure with leadership experience, plus hands-on expertise in HP Aruba networking, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), Azure and M365, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in IT infrastructure roles with at least 2 years in a management or technical lead position.
• Hands-on experience with HP Aruba enterprise networking solutions including wireless, switching, and ClearPass.
• Strong understanding of virtualization (VMware or Hyper-V), Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and backup/recovery.
• Experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure and services (Microsoft Azure, M365).
• Familiarity with change management, patching, monitoring, and asset lifecycle practices.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with proactive mindset.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• ITIL Foundation or similar process framework knowledge.
• Experience supporting multi-site or manufacturing operations with uptime-critical systems.
• Willingness to travel domestically (20% annually) and work a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, 2 days remote).

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations and strategic direction of infrastructure systems (network, storage, compute, cloud).
• Manage a team of network/system engineers and administrators.
• Oversee enterprise networking with HP Aruba hardware and software (switching, wireless, NAC).
• Define and maintain hardware standards for infrastructure and end-user devices.
• Maintain health and availability of on-prem and cloud infrastructure (Microsoft 365, Azure, virtualization).
• Ensure disaster recovery, data backup, and business continuity strategies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and application teams to maintain a secure environment.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve performance, security, and efficiency.
• Own vendor relationships and infrastructure-related contracts and licensing.
• Create and maintain infrastructure documentation, SOPs, and diagrams.
• Develop and manage infrastructure budgets and lifecycle planning.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Analytical thinking

ITIL knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems/CS

Tools

HP Aruba networking

VMware

Hyper-V

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

ClearPass

Job description

City Brewing Company is seeking an Infrastructure Manager to lead planning, implementation, and ongoing support of the organization’s IT infrastructure across multiple locations. The role includes hands-on troubleshooting and strategic leadership to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available systems.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in IT infrastructure with leadership experience, plus hands-on expertise in HP Aruba networking, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), Azure and M365, and a