Vice President - Allnessinc

Job Code : AINC17473Job Title : Vice PresidentWe have partnered with a largeFinancial institutionin Broomfield, Colorado forVice President,IT Operations and Infrastructure.Responsibilities of the Vice President, IT Operations and Infrastructure:Modernizing IT infrastructure is a critical piece of the strategic plan forInformation Technology for our client. This leader will direct improvements tocloud services, unified communications, network services, data centeroperations, servers and storage platforms, and service monitoring. This rolealso works closely with the CIO and peer IT leaders, including informationsecurity, governance, and application development, to design and execute on thesystem’s technology roadmap. The VP of IT Operations will develop strategy,drive innovation, and ensure execution and support in a complex system withmultiple sites.This individual is responsible for providing the strategic direction for theinfrastructure function on an enterprise level. He, she, or they will assess therelative impact of IT industry trends to current and future enterpriseinfrastructure needs and projects. This leader will Interface with business unitexecutives and other IT functional area executives to define infrastructuresupport initiatives and solutions for improving service efficiency andeffectiveness with a growth mindset and invoking a culture of innovation.Leads the development of infrastructure strategy, architecture, service deliverystandards and procedures for the enterprise.Analyzes and predicts trends and develops long-range plan designed to maintaincost effectiveness and competitiveness of the enterprise’s IT infrastructure.Participates in IT strategy planning activities, bringing a current knowledgeand future vision of infrastructure technology and systems and best practices(e.g., ITIL) as related to the needs of the business.Responsible for creating and managing the IT Infrastructure and Operationsbudget.Support the creation and implementation of the IT Business plan as it pertainsto IT Infrastructure and Operations.Ensures projects are completed to budget, timelines, quality standards, andcommunicate risks and progress to business stakeholders.Collaborate with and direct the activities of 3rd party technical resourcesacross managed service providers, vendors, and contractors.Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues at alllevels in both verbal and written communications.Plan, staff, train, coach, mentor, and direct employees within the ITinfrastructure team. Recommend staffing levels and resources for the department.Direct the building, implementing, and support enterprise technologies andrelated services including Microsoft Enterprise Infrastructure, Virtualization,Networking, Datacenters, Desktop Engineering, Cloud Services, and exhibitedexperience migrating data centers to hosted cloud providers at an enterpriselevelLeading IT infrastructure team in a 24/7 production, high consumer-traffic webenvironment, including web hosting, voice and data networks, security andinformation protection, with load balancing implementations andhigh-availability networks ensuring resiliency, DR, BCP, backup and recoveryobjectives are tested and met.Prepare and present strategic visions and presentations to chief and board levelaudiences.Implement private, public and hybrid cloud strategies such as IAAS, PAAS, SAASthat optimize business goals with costs.Train and mentor peers to administer implemented technologies effectively.Work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt and change prioritiesas the business needs change.Drive culture of continuous improvement to improve quality, efficiencies, andstandards across our IT infrastructure & services in a two-time MalcolmBaldridge National Quality Award recipient organization.Work closely with IT Information Security, compliance and privacy to setstandards, operational processes, and policies.Adheres to established IT policies and standard operating procedures inalignment with NIST, FFIEC, & NCUA audit standards.Adheres to all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations governing theCredit Union, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).Requirements of the Vice President, IT Operations & Infrastructure:Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Computer Scienceor relevant workexperience10+ years’ experience in infrastructure, IT operations and IT service managementleadership roleApplicable technology certifications, ITIL, Cisco, VMware, and BusinessContinuity certificationsExperience directing a team in the design, deployment and managing enterprisetechnologies in a highly regulated institution technology environmentDatacenter Infrastructure:Server/SAN planning, deployments, consolidation,migrations,Infrastructure Performance Management (NPM) and ApplicationPerformance Management (APM)Enterprise Microsoft Technologies: Active Directory, DNS, Server OS, Exchange,SQL, SharePointVirtualization: Hyper V, Xenserver or VMware deploymentsSecurity: Okta SSO/MFADisaster Recovery and Application Resiliency across multiple data centers andcloud infrastructuresCloud infrastructure:Office365, Azure, AWS,including demonstrated cloudmigrationexperienceHands-on knowledge and experience with both on-prem and IaaS specifically Azure& AWSNetworking: Firewalls, VPN, Routing, Switching, VOIP, SD-WANTelephony: Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) and Unified Communication as aService (UCaaS RingCentral and ZoomKnowledge of current and emerging technology trends within the financialservices as it relates to IT operations, service, and availabilityWorking knowledge of banking regulatory requirements and bank operationsKnowledge of complex server environments and server software acrossheterogeneous server and networking environmentsDemonstrated conceptual thinking and analytic skillsAbility to partner effectively across all levels of the organization and developpositive working relationship.Job Type: Full-timePay: $171,000.00 - $200,000.00 per yearBenefits: * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Vision insurance