- Priority IT Infrastructure Manager Johnston, IA | Remote | Spokane, WA - Full Time - Up to $1[...]

Two Barrels LLC; Johnston (IA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an IT Infrastructure Manager to lead and enhance its data center operations. In this role, you will design and manage the infrastructure, ensuring high uptime and reliability while collaborating with development teams. You will have the opportunity to build and lead a skilled team, tackle complex problems, and make a significant impact on the company's IT landscape. If you're passionate about infrastructure and enjoy solving interesting challenges, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Convenient downtown location

Easy public transportation options

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Linux systems.
• Extensive data center operations experience with networking hardware.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data center infrastructure runs smoothly.
• Lead a team of systems engineers and manage infrastructure issues.

Skills

Linux Systems

Troubleshooting Skills

Data Center Operations

Networking Hardware

Open-source Software Solutions

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Two Barrels is looking to hire an IT Infrastructure Manager. What does that mean here? It means you’re the one keeping our networks flowing, our packets behaving, and our infrastructure team from rage-quitting over a misconfigured VLAN.

You know how to coax a stubborn router back to life without yelling at it (too much), and when you hear the phrase “broadcast storm,” you don’t panic—you just sigh, roll up your sleeves, and fix it. You might even have a favorite network topology diagram, and that’s okay. We don’t judge here. We’ve all named our switches something we wouldn’t want in the audit logs.

You won’t be in the server room wiring things up (we’ve got boots-on-the-ground folks for that), but you’ll be the person designing, leading, and managing how it all talks to each other across our infrastructure—so nothing catches fire (metaphorically). If you’ve got a soft spot for clean configs, high uptime, and turning chaos into something that actually scales, keep reading.

Location:

Johnston, IA | Remote | Spokane, WA

Duration:

Full Time

Wage:

Up to $185,000/year

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring our data center infrastructure—including power, cooling, servers, networks, and security—runs smoothly
• Leading a small but skilled team of systems engineers who know their craft and value effective management
• Serving as the primary contact for infrastructure issues, scaling, and improvements
• Planning for capacity growth and future needs
• Collaborating with development teams to ensure their deployments are reliable and safe
• Managing vendor relationships, procurement, and warranties

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience with Linux systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Extensive data center operations experience, with a good understanding of networking hardware and troubleshooting
• Professional management experience in a similar infrastructure environment
• Ability to explain complex concepts like RAID in simple terms
• A strong focus on high uptime and reliability
• Proven troubleshooting skills without external assistance
• Experience with open-source software solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in WordPress hosting environments
• Hands-on experience managing large-scale data center infrastructure
• Participation in building or scaling data center IT infrastructure
• Experience with hardware scaling and upgrades

Why you might like this job:

You want to build and lead a team, solve interesting problems, and develop your expertise in IT infrastructure. Ultimately, you want to accomplish something impactful and cool.

• Enjoy a convenient downtown location with easy public transportation options, avoiding crappy parking