Temporary Worker, Information Technology; IT Infrastructure Manager

Position: Temporary Worker, Information Technology (IT Infrastructure Manager)
About Us:Equi Trust Life Insurance Company is a national carrier of competitive, client-friendly annuity products sold through a variety of distribution channels, including more than 20,000 independent agents and independent marketing organizations (IMOs). Since 2003, we have provided exceptional customer service to our clients by operating with integrity and passion. Our efforts are supported by a dedicated workforce who execute their responsibilities through teamwork and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Equi Trust sells products nationwide and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with operations in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Position Summary:The IT Infrastructure Manager is responsible for managing, developing, controlling, and overseeing a team of
Infrastructure professionals. This position works closely with members of the Information Technology team and
performs both a leadership and management function. The IT Infrastructure Manager is expected to carry out their
duties and responsibilities consistent with Equi Trust's Company Values of Integrity, Leadership, Accountability,
Teamwork, and Passion.

What You'll Do:

• Manages employees, including but not limited to the following activities: makes recommendations for hiring,
  termination, promotions and transfers, assessing and completing performance appraisals, responsibility
  allocations and task completion, problem identification and resolution and other day-to-day people
  management and leadership responsibilities.
• Determines current and future enterprise infrastructure needs, ensuring the scalability of infrastructure design
  to handle expected growth.
• Spearheads efforts in discovery and innovation of new technologies to enable our business' success.
• Plans, scopes, and implements solutions, including identified improvement opportunities to existing
  environments.
• Assists in the generation of project related documentation to ensure support teams can effectively manage and
  maintain implemented solutions.
• Tracks and analyzes feedback and metrics on existing systems as provided from support teams to determine
  continued viability, supportability, and alignment of systems to company goals.
• Provides keen project-based focus and similar mindset with the ability to realign resources to support roles as
  needed.
• Assists in strategic planning and budget efforts for the Infrastructure & Operations teams.
• Supports the Information Technology team and other departments on an as needed basis.
• Willingly takes on additional responsibilities as requested in order to accomplish department and Company
  objectives.
• Actively participates and contributes to the goals and objectives of the Company by working collaboratively and
  fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.

What You'll Bring:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's Degree - Information Security, Computer Information Systems, Network Security, Computer Science or a related field of study, preferred.

Experience:

• If High School Diploma, minimum 10 years of infrastructure experience required.
• If Associates Degree, minimum 8 years of infrastructure experience required.
• If Bachelor's Degree, minimum 6 years of infrastructure experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of IT management or team lead experience preferred.
• Industry Certifications such as Microsoft, Cicso, etc. preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong ability in planning projects and delegating tasks to staff members.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with various teams across various businesses.
• Ability to identify, establish, and work towards common goals of both IT and our business partners.
• Ability to direct and manage a diverse staff, handle conflicts or concerns when they arise, and maintain the team's quality and productivity at all times.
• Ability to receive both visionary guidance and strategic direction from IT leadership and execute these duties with little oversight.
• Ability to log and track budgetary and purchasing efforts and follow policies/processes around such activities.
• Strong ability to apply troubleshooting principles to determine the root causes of issues and resolve them.
• Broad knowledge base across various technology stacks and how they interact.
• Analytical, attention to detail, problem-solving, and accuracy skills.
• Strong knowledge or experience in the Microsoft Services stack, including, but not limited to, Active Directory, Integrated DNS/DHCP, Windows Server Operating Systems, Entra , and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience in Azure Cloud Services, their implementation, tuning, securing, etc. This includes IaaS/PaaS/SaaS infrastructure design, administration, and integrations.
• Experience in facilities support practices.
• Experience in Virtualization Platforms and their associated sub-components. Ex: VMWare, Xen/XCP-ng, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Cloud.
• Experience in on-premises storage systems, including sizing, implementation, administration, and optimization.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and practices. Rubrik and Azure Backup experience…