Position: IT Infrastructure Manager<br>Location: Des Moines, IA - Onsite<br>Salary: up to $130,000 base annual salary + excellent benefits<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***<br><br>Make Your Impact in a Growing Technology Organization<br>An established, financially strong, family-owned manufacturing company is expanding its Technology leadership team—and this is a rare chance to step into a refined, hands-on IT Infrastructure Leadership role with real influence.<br>This role combines technical depth with people leadership, guiding a tight‑knit team of ~6 (Help Desk + Systems Engineers) while staying close to the technology that keeps operations running smoothly.<br><br>What You’ll Do<br> • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing IT operations team.<br> • Stay hands-on with escalations across Windows, networking, virtualization, M365, and automation.<br> • Own the reliability, security, and performance of all core IT infrastructure.<br> • Oversee patching, backups, disaster recovery, documentation, and audits.<br> • Drive process improvements, reduce risk, and partner with leadership on strategy and budgeting.<br>What You Bring<br> • 7+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience.<br> • 2+ years of team leadership or management.<br> • Strong expertise in: <br> ○ Windows environments & Active Directory<br> ○ Microsoft 365 & Azure AD<br> ○ Virtualization (Nutanix, VMware, or Hyper‑V)<br> ○ Networking fundamentals<br> • Proven success in IT security, DR/backup strategies, and operational excellence.<br> • Excellent communication and a service-driven mindset.<br>Why This Role?<br> • Hands-on technical leadership—no “people manager only” role here.<br> • A stable, growing company reinvesting heavily in its technology future.<br> • High visibility with a decisive IT Director and engaged leadership.<br> • The chance to modernize, mentor, and elevate IT operations in a collaborative environment.<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-303-4654. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. ***

Active Directory, Backup Technologies, Cisco Technologies, Computer Hardware, Configuration Management, System Engineering, Network Engineering

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