Location: Madison, WI or Cedar Rapids, IA Work Arrangement; In Office or HybridDo you love building resilient infrastructure just as much as you love developing people?
We are looking for a
Network and Systems Manager to lead, inspire, and scale our Network, Systems, and Security operations team. Reporting to the Director of IT Infrastructure, you won't just sit in meetings - you'll keep your hands on the keyboard, drive our automation strategy, and serve as the technical anchor for complex architectural challenges.
What You'll Do- Lead & Mentor: Manage a talented operations team with full ownership of hiring, professional development, workload planning, and performance coaching.
- Architect & Automate: Drive our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Ansible, Python, and PowerShell, and building robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Secure & Comply: Oversee security operations (SIEM, alert triage, IAM, secrets management, and certificate automation) while steering our alignment with NIST, HIPAA, and SOC2 standards.
- Escalations: Serve as the primary escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking (firewalls, SD-WAN), Linux/Windows systems, and high-availability database environments (MySQL/MSSQL).
- Collaborate & Strategize: Partner with IT leadership on budgeting, vendor management, business continuity planning, and departmental roadmaps.
What We're Looking For- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field preferred. Associate's degree combined with hands-on experience or equivalent technical proficiency may be considered.
- Experience: 2-3 years of proven leadership and people management experience. 7-10 years in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or DevOps.
- Technical Skills:
- Deep proficiency in Ansible playbooks, Python, and/or PowerShell for infrastructure configuration and scaling.
- Solid background in Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred), Windows Server/Active Directory, and networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing, firewalls, SD-WAN).
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines, managing container environments, and handling enterprise monitoring/observability tools.
- Practical experience with incident response, change management, and security frameworks (NIST, HIPAA, SOC2).
Ready to build the future of our enterprise infrastructure?
Apply today! 
