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Infrastructure Project Manager
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Job Type: | Permanent |
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| Posted: | 26th Jan 2012 |
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| Closing Date: | 23rd Feb 2012 |
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| Posted By: | Flexmore Staffing |
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Infrastructure Project Manager
The Infrastructure Project Manager’s role is to plan, organize, and manage staff and overall operations to ensure the stable operation of the organization’s IT infrastructure. This includes developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly network infrastructure, server infrastructure, data communications, and telecommunications systems. The Infrastructure Manager will also schedule and direct activities to resolve hardware and software problems in a timely and accurate fashion.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
· Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements.
· Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration and project management.
· Participate in the development of IT strategies in collaboration with the executive team.
· Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of all infrastructure procurement and development efforts.
· Establish service level agreements with business units.
Acquisition & Deployment
· Prepare RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other documentation for infrastructure projects and associated efforts.
· Negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure infrastructure-specific products and services.
· Assist with the planning and deployment of infrastructure security measures.
Operational Management
· Manage and set priorities for the design, maintenance, development, and evaluation of all infrastructure systems, including LANs, WANs, Internet, intranet, security, wireless implementations, and so on.
· Define hardware and software standards in conjunction with owners and stakeholders.
· Test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining network infrastructure.
· Test server performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining server infrastructure.
· Manage operational costs; conduct near- and long-term financial forecasts for expanded functionality/user base.
· Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, decision-makers, stakeholders, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent infrastructure activities.
Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
· University degree or college diploma in the field of computer science and/or equivalent years of work experience.
Knowledge & Experience
· 6+ years experience managing and delivering infrastructure design and operational excellence.
· Leadership of an infrastructure team.
· Hands-on experience in troubleshooting hardware.
· Knowledge of current protocols and standards
· Application support experience
· Experience in interpreting the applicability of local and federal laws/regulations to company operations.
Personal Attributes
· Demonstrated leadership and personnel/project management skills.
· Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
· Ability to prepare needs assessments, budgets, and so on.
· Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.
· Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly language.
· Highly self-motivated and directed.
· Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
· Strong customer service orientation.
· Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
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