Location: Chicago Area
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Overview
The Manager of IT Architecture & Delivery is responsible for global infrastructure project management, infrastructure processes and architecture delivery. Requires passion for IT solutions, understanding business needs and business value creation. This is a key position on the Infrastructure Leadership team that will influence strategic technology planning and improve project management and infrastructure processes. May manage the work efforts of supervisors/individual contributors with responsibility for all personnel decisions.
Responsibilities
- Leads large, complex and global infrastructure projects that may require cross-department resources and coordination.
- Provides deep subject matter expertise across multiple infrastructure areas.
- Conducts technology reviews and audits to ensure all existing solutions are built to enterprise standards and meet business needs.
- Keeps current with industry technology trends to identify solutions that may benefit the business.
- Identifies and evaluates future technology options, with a focus on cloud-based solutions, to support technology growth and organization maturity.
- Assists with selection of appropriate third-party vendors based on established qualifications and manages partner resources and their deliverables.
- Negotiates and writes proposals and statements of work for initiatives requiring vendor assistance.
- Promotes security and data loss prevention strategies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in IT roles and at least 2 years of management responsibility
- Essential project management skills – leadership, team management, communication, negotiation, personal organization and risk management
- Extensive project management experience, involving multiple projects as a project leader or a subject matter expert
- Able to understand business needs and lead change while achieving business objectives
- Experience in an environment with multiple operating systems and Windows domains
- Experience in an environment that includes an Enterprise Management System (ERP), such as SAP
- Demonstrated experience with the design, implementation and support of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Windows Azure and/or Amazon Web Services, cloud technologies and hybrid solutions across multiple global locations
- Hands on experience with SaaS Identify and Security Technologies – Single Sign-On, Federation Services and Identity Management
- Demonstrated experience in assisting with the establishment of company policies, operational objectives, and work plans that affect immediate operations
- Able to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and business activities
- Able to interact with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning functional areas, divisions, and/or customers
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Excellent customer service skills and focus
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