IT Manager - Network (Hybrid)

City Brewing Company – Who We Are
With our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America’s largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.
Job Summary
City's Network Manager works with all City locations to provide strong leadership for current Network and System Administrators while defining the future of the infrastructure and application environment. This individual is responsible for design, implementation, maintenance, and support of all network and server equipment in multiple locations. The Network Manager owns the team, tools, and infrastructure enterprise wide and is responsible for ensuring proper change management as City continues to grow and evolve.
Duties And Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches, and mentors the IT Network Administrators, System Administrators, and System Engineers
• Supervises and mentors team members with existing and modern technology across multiple physical locations
• Responsible for network, servers, security, and end-user devices
• Collaborates with IT Security Officer to maintain and enforce IT/Cyber Security Standards and Processes
• Oversees the technical and architectural direction of new projects, including network, security, and software deployments
• Performs network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations
• Initiates, coordinates, and enforces systems, IT policies, and procedures
• Administration of network including routing, switching, firewalls, and VPN services
• Monitors network, servers, and SAN performances to ensure system availability and reliability
• Recommends IT strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluation of organizational outcomes and benefits
• Assists Cyber Security Administrators and Engineers with network security including penetration and vulnerability scanning
• Manages IT vendors, relationships, and engagement
• Responds rapidly to critical issues as well as anticipate and prevent potential problems, which may require working the hours necessary to complete an IT initiative
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or computer science related field or equivalent work experience of 7 years in a similar role
• Experience in leadership role, including developing employees and motivating large teams
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to speak to all levels of stakeholders across the organization
• Willingness to travel to other sites domestically ~20% annually
• Willingness to work a hybrid work schedule weekly (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
• In-depth knowledge of escalation procedures, incident management, and other disciplines related to Help Desk, a plus
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, a plus
  

City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.