Director of Infrastructure
Apply NowCompany: MidCountry Bank
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55420
Description:
ABOUT CB SHARED SERVICES, INC.
CB Shared Services, Inc. (CBSSI) is a privately owned shared services company that provides information technology services for eight affiliated Minnesota community banks and their branch locations. CBSSI's strategic intent is to provide strategy, enterprise architecture, regulatory compliance, and technology operations across all banking systems for each of the affiliate banks. Customer experience, thought leadership, collaboration, fiduciary responsibilities, and security as a mindset are how we deliver quality products and services to our customers.
OVERVIEW
As the Director of Infrastructure, you will play a critical role in overseeing and enhancing the services provided to our customers. You will lead a team responsible for all aspects of infrastructure and technology management, including Citrix Xen suite, VMware, LAN, WAN, Firewall, Storage, SAN, Microsoft Server, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, certificate management, SLA reporting, infrastructure patching, infrastructure security, data centers, servers and much more. You will also serve as the Citrix engineer for our organization and its customers. You will lead a team of skilled individual contributors while collaborating closely with peers, partners, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that align with our customers' needs and industry best practices. A successful leader in this position will take a hands-on approach to solving problems, demonstrate technical depth, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and possess a superb communication style. Additionally, if you have an innovative mindset, an uncanny ability to motivate others and a passion for the finer details, you will be up for the challenge!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Experience:
CBSSI, affiliate of MidCountry Bank, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, veterans status, genetic information or gender identity. CBSSI is an EEO/AA Employer.
CB Shared Services, Inc. (CBSSI) is a privately owned shared services company that provides information technology services for eight affiliated Minnesota community banks and their branch locations. CBSSI's strategic intent is to provide strategy, enterprise architecture, regulatory compliance, and technology operations across all banking systems for each of the affiliate banks. Customer experience, thought leadership, collaboration, fiduciary responsibilities, and security as a mindset are how we deliver quality products and services to our customers.
OVERVIEW
As the Director of Infrastructure, you will play a critical role in overseeing and enhancing the services provided to our customers. You will lead a team responsible for all aspects of infrastructure and technology management, including Citrix Xen suite, VMware, LAN, WAN, Firewall, Storage, SAN, Microsoft Server, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, certificate management, SLA reporting, infrastructure patching, infrastructure security, data centers, servers and much more. You will also serve as the Citrix engineer for our organization and its customers. You will lead a team of skilled individual contributors while collaborating closely with peers, partners, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that align with our customers' needs and industry best practices. A successful leader in this position will take a hands-on approach to solving problems, demonstrate technical depth, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and possess a superb communication style. Additionally, if you have an innovative mindset, an uncanny ability to motivate others and a passion for the finer details, you will be up for the challenge!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead, empower, and motivate the Infrastructure team through accountability, doing, mentoring, and coaching to ensure that a comprehensive and high-quality set of experiences and services are provided to the customers.
- Serve as the lead engineer and technology subject matter expert as a contributor for all things Citrix Xen suite related.
- Define, track, and report on service-level agreements (SLAs) to measure the performance of the infrastructure team.
- Oversee the deployment, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all aspects of infrastructure.
- Implement security measures to protect infrastructure from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Develop and deliver training programs to empower end users to maximize technology utilization.
- Manage infrastructure assets and software licenses to optimize resource utilization.
- Ensure compliance with software licenses and vendor agreements.
- Implement a robust patch management process to keep infrastructure devices up to date and secure.
- Collaborate with the security team to proactively address cybersecurity threats.
- Maintaining and upgrading existing solutions to ensure reliability, availability, and scalability for all in-scope infrastructure technologies.
- Coordinating staffing and solutions to support prioritized projects and initiatives.
- Establishing staff development plans to ensure the recruitment and retention of highly skilled staff as well as the development and promotion of current staff.
- Recruit, train, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence across the company.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- BS degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Experience:
- Proven experience (15+ years) in technology.
- 7+ years of experience in a leadership capacity ideally within an infrastructure technology team.
- In-depth knowledge of infrastructure technologies/practices including but not limited to Citrix Xen suite, VMware, Pure Storage, Dell converged infrastructure, Dell blades/servers, Microsoft services (i.e., Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, certificate management), Palo Alto, Cisco, Meraki, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft 365, and data centers.
- Demonstrated expertise in continuous improvement techniques using data, customer satisfaction and technology.
CBSSI, affiliate of MidCountry Bank, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, veterans status, genetic information or gender identity. CBSSI is an EEO/AA Employer.