IT Infrastructure Manager

Information Technology San Jose, California


Description

IT Infrastructure Manager - US 
Power Integrations strategic growth plans focus on expanding business units while maintaining the very best in information technology.  The IT Infrastructure Manager - Must be passionate about service, the employee experience, technology, and world class performance.  This position takes on many facets with a core focus on Virtual Machine technologies, the unified communication environment, data storage, and disaster recovery. 
Essential Duties & Responsibilities 
  • Provides analysis, design, standardization, implementation, and maintenance of server and storage systems in support
  • Manages and monitors virtual environments including Host systems, Server VM’s, Virtual Desktops for upgrades repairs and proactive software maintenance
  • Administer and monitor the collaboration environment to include installation and support of e-mail and Unified Communication systems
  • Manage the data storage systems so that proper allocations in the production and development environments are maintained in accordance with business levels
  • Configures, tests and monitors all servers both physical and virtual on a daily basis through manual and programmatic methods to identify, diagnose and resolve anomalies
  • Manages and monitors global network infrastructure and VPN services
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented servers and systems for ease of operation, maintenance and identification
  • Support Windows and Linux systems, business applications, voice and data communication systems
  • Monitor and enforce software compliance as applicable
  • Daily management of IT Systems engineering staff, to supervise problem resolution activities, operating system patches, software upgrades and hardware configuration
  • Maintains physical computer operating buildings or rooms including Data Center, MDFs, and IDFs for proper HVAC functionality and UPS health
  • Provide support on VoIP and Video conferencing services.
  • Liaise with Information Security Team to maintain and enhance the security of corporate network and systems.
  • Obtain and maintain required certifications for partnership with key vendors
  • Assist in preparation of proposals and solution presentations
  • Other duties as assigned
  
Qualifications 
  • Hands-on experience administrating production and development server systems with a focus on high availability.
  • VMWare VSphere  6.X and 7.X, Microsoft Hyper-V and related management tools
  • Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, RDS, AD Domain services CLI tools, PowerShell
  • Experience with Storage Area Network design, installation, and management.
  • Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019, Microsoft Exchange, IIS, SQL server.
  • Experience with Azure AD, Exchange online/Office 365, SharePoint
  • Management of automated patching and proactive monitoring technologies.
  • User and device support systems for tracking problem resolution and change management.
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery tools.
  • Having the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to technical and non-technical staff
  • Can work independently maintaining, monitoring and enforcing server/system policies.
  • A practical level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SMTP, etc.
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange, VMware and Windows Server systems 
  • Strong scripting skills in Visual Basic, PowerShell, PowerCLI, etc.
  • Troubleshooting focused on root cause analysis.  Event and trace log auditing
  • An understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking
  • Ability to lift, carry, and move all components of PC workstations, servers, network equipment, peripherals, and other ancillary equipment
  
Education 
  • Bachelor’s degree (preferably engineering related)
  
Experience 
  • Min 8 years of server & system administration mandatory
  • 8+ years of system virtualization administration mandatory
  • 8+  years of technical management experience mandatory
  • Ability to prioritize and multitask
  • Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge
  • Excellent customer presentation skills
  • VMware certification VCP required
  • Microsoft certification MCSE strongly preferred
  • Experience in the semi-conductor industry strongly preferred