Manager - Infrastructure

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $111,544 - $139,431. 

JOB SUMMARY:

Scope of Work - Main duties, settings, geography, reporting relationships, other relationships:

Oversees the activities surrounding all infrastructure aspects under its responsibility, across Avangrid. Coordinates Database Infrastructure, staff activities, prioritizes tasks, communicates task status with IT Management and the client community. Ensures adherence to global/local infrastructure blueprints and roadmaps. Manages and mentors staff, as needed.

MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Scope of work - range of responsibilities):

• Infrastructure lifecycle management (HW/SW).
• Technical evolution/refresh & support to infrastructure under its responsibility.
• Identifies opportunities for improving operational efficiency and reliability while reducing costs.
• Execution of infrastructure related projects (Technology Evolution, Transformation, Consolidation, Virtualization,...). Infrastructure Pipeline management.
• Technical expert support to issues resolution. Coordination and management of external Infrastructure Services.
• Engagement with Applications Team in order to define requirements and needs for Applications Projects execution. Resource planning and assignment to applications projects in alignment with Infrastructure projects pipeline.
• Ensure the delivery of services in line with IT metrics and processes. Provide leadership for client led and IT led projects.
• Handles task prioritization, performance monitoring, task assignment, task status reporting, project work, and overall lifecycle planning.
• Manages budgets, dossiers, licensing, contract spend approvals and reports on budget variances.
• Local and Global Project Management Delivery.
• Manage coordination with the Global peers in IOC. Coordination for global IOC infrastructure related projects.
• Manages resources (i.e., people, processes and technology).
• Maintains and develops the needed skills of the staff. Communicates employee feedback, researches and resolves employee questions, and reports performance appraisal results

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree or 7 years relevant experience required.
• Masters degree a plus.
• Experience in working as an Infrastructure Lead Analyst or a IT consulting role as well as prior managing IT Infrastructure projects and resolving day to day issues.
• Project Management experience and Vendor and Licensing management experience is a plus.

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong technical, analytical, interpersonal, collaboration, organizational skills and ability to perform efficiently and effectively in a dynamic environment is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to proactively identify innovative solutions to challenging problems and explain complex concepts and risk both simply and accurately to non-technical users.
• Management skills including staff development and budget.
• Strong overall understanding of relevant business procedures.
• Understanding of Databases and their interdependences with critical IT Systems.
• Excellent team leader.

Competency Requirements:

It is preferred that for this job, the candidate fulfills the requirements in terms of levels indicated below.

Delivering for the Business:

• Global view of the Business – Advanced
• Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements – Advanced
• Initiative – Advanced
• Innovation & Creativity – Competent

Global Relationships:

• Flexibility & Globalization – Advanced
• Customer Focus – Advanced
• Communicating & Influencing – Advanced
• Team Work – Advanced

Managing People:

• Team Management – Advanced
• Developing Others – Advanced

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

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