IT Infrastructure Leader: Enterprise & Security

Vermont, Inc; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

Open office environment

Job summary

VELCO in Rutland, Vermont seeks a Manager, IT Infrastructure to lead the enterprise infrastructure strategy, ensuring secure, resilient, and highly available platforms that support business operations and grid functions.

You will direct a team of professionals and external partners, align technology roadmaps with regulatory requirements, and collaborate with Cybersecurity, SCADA, and Engineering to deliver modernization initiatives and maintain critical reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.
• Relevant technical certifications (Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, AWS, Azure, Palo Alto, ITIL, CISSP, or equivalent) are desirable.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive experience leading enterprise IT infrastructure organizations or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise infrastructure, including enterprise networking, server platforms, virtualization, storage, cloud infrastructure, identity and access management, backup and disaster recovery, and enterprise monitoring solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, architecture, implementation, operation, and lifecycle management of VELCO's enterprise infrastructure and networking environments.
• Supervise employees, contractors, and managed service providers to ensure successful delivery of infrastructure projects and operational objectives.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with Enterprise Systems, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Engineering, and business leaders to align infrastructure investments with business priorities.
• Ensure the availability, resiliency, security, and performance of enterprise infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, data center, on-premises and cloud platforms, virtualization, storage, server infrastructure, IAM, backup and DR.
• Develop infrastructure architecture, technical standards, procedures, and system documentation.
• Establish roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives and emerging technology trends.
• Evaluate and implement infrastructure technologies that improve reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, and business value.
• Manage budgets, procurement, and vendor relationships for infrastructure needs.
• Lead incident response and root-cause analyses for major outages and drive corrective actions.
• Foster innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and proposing improvements.
• Partner with Human Resources to recruit, hire, and onboard infrastructure staff.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Strategic infrastructure planning

Regulatory compliance knowledge (NERC 

Education

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

Certifications such as ITIL, CISSP, or equivalent desirable

Tools

Azure

AWS

VMware

Cisco Networking

Windows Server

Linux Server

Job description

VELCO in Rutland, Vermont seeks a Manager, IT Infrastructure to lead the enterprise infrastructure strategy, ensuring secure, resilient, and highly available platforms that support business operations and grid functions.

You will direct a team of professionals and external partners, align technology roadmaps with regulatory requirements, and collaborate with Cybersecurity, SCADA, and Engineering to deliver modernization initiatives and maintain critical reliability.