Manager, IT Infrastructure

Full Circle Electronics LLC; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Full Circle Electronics LLC is seeking a hands-on Manager, Infrastructure and Help Desk to lead our hybrid on-premises and cloud IT environment across multiple sites. You will oversee Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 collaboration stack, manage legacy ERP hardware, and drive security, backup, and disaster recovery initiatives.

You will lead and mentor help desk teams across 7 locations, collaborate with vendors, and enforce governance, policies, and onboarding/offboarding processes to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field (or equivalent).
• 5+ years managing hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
• Hands-on Microsoft Entra ID in hybrid mode (device, user, login policies).
• Experience with Microsoft 365 suite: Exchange, SharePoint, Teams (governance, security).
• Experience with on-premises hardware/networking: HP servers, SAN storage, VMware, Citrix.
• Experience leading multi-site help desk operations and vendor coordination.
• Security, backup, and disaster recovery best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory, identity management, and policy governance across sites.
• Lead Microsoft 365 environment management, governance, and licensing.
• Maintain legacy on-prem ERP infrastructure hardware and storage.
• Manage Check Point firewalls, VMware ESX/ESXi, and Citrix servers.
• Direct help desk operations across 7 locations, establishing onboarding/offboarding processes.
• Liaise with MSPs/vendors to ensure service quality and compliance.
• Oversee backup/recovery processes and disaster recovery planning.

Skills

Identity management

Hybrid IT leadership

Microsoft 365 governance

Team leadership

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/CS

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft 365 Suite

Exchange Online

SharePoint

Teams

HP enterprise servers

SAN storage

Check Point firewalls

VMware ESXi

Citrix

Job description

Description

Are you a hands-on IT professional with strong experience in hybrid Microsoft environments and a passion for team leadership? Join our dynamic team as the Manager, Infrastructure and Help Desk and take charge of our company's hybrid on-premises and cloud IT environment supporting a multi-site, multi-department organization. Reporting to the CIO, you'll oversee our Microsoft Entra ID identity platform and Microsoft 365 collaboration stack (Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams), maintain our legacy on-premises ERP infrastructure, and lead help desk operations across 7 locations. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our IT systems' performance, security, and scalability.

What You'll Do

1. Microsoft Entra ID & Collaboration Suite Management

• Own the day-to-day administration and strategic roadmap for our Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory environment, including identity management, conditional access, group policies, security and governance across multiple sites and departments.
• Manage and optimize the Microsoft 365 collaboration suite — Exchange Online/OnPrem, SharePoint, and Teams — ensuring reliability, governance, and a seamless user experience for all business units.
• Administer mailbox provisioning, distribution groups, shared resources, SharePoint site architecture, Teams governance, and Microsoft 365 licensing across the organization.
• Implement and enforce identity, access, and collaboration governance policies aligned with security and compliance requirements.

2. Legacy On-Premises ERP Infrastructure

• Maintain and support our legacy ERP environment running on HP enterprise blade servers and SAN storage, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity for this business-critical system.
• Note: This role is not responsible for ERP application development or configuration. Responsibilities are focused on the underlying hardware, storage, and networking infrastructure — ensuring the ERP environment remains functional, accessible, and performant for the application and business teams.

3. Additional On-Premises Infrastructure

• Oversee and maintain Check Point firewalls, VMware environments, and Citrix servers.
• Ensure seamless operations, applying updates and upgrades as needed.

4. Help Desk Oversight

• Develop and enforce workstation setup and onboarding/offboarding guidelines for help desk teams.
• Serve as the escalation point for help desk teams supporting users across 7 locations and multiple departments.
• Provide leadership, training, and support to enhance help desk efficiency and end-user satisfaction.

5. License and Vendor Management

• Manage software and infrastructure-related licenses, including Microsoft 365 licensing across the organization.
• Act as the primary liaison for vendors and MSPs, ensuring service quality and compliance.

6. Backup and Recovery

• Oversee MSP-managed backup and recovery processes, ensuring robust disaster recovery protocols across on-premises ERP systems and Microsoft 365 workloads.

7. Security and Compliance

• Ensure adherence to company security policies and best practices, with particular attention to identity security and collaboration data protection.
• Collaborate with the MSP to continually enhance our security posture.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience managing hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
• Strong, hands-on experience independently administering Microsoft Entra ID in hybrid mode, including device, user, and login policies.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise managing the Microsoft 365 collaboration suite— Exchange Online and on-prem, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams — including configuration, governance, security, and policy enforcement.
• Hands-on experience supporting on-premises hardware and networking infrastructure, preferably HP enterprise servers and storages.
• Proficiency with Check Point firewalls, site to site VPN configuration, security policies, Citrix servers, and VMware ESX/ESXI solutions.
• Experience leading help desk operations across multiple locations.
• Strong understanding of IT security practices, backup, and disaster recovery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, or equivalent. Legacy Microsoft certifications are acceptable.
• This role requires a true hands-on skill set — candidates must bring proven experience with both cloud and on-premises technologies.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience building and configuring on-premises servers, storages, and networking infrastructure.