Our client is seeking an experienced Manager Infrastructure & Security to join their team.
Our client is a global leader in child mobility making family travel safer with their range of child seats and pushchairs. They have been setting new standards for the child safety industry for 50 years thanks to their great people. Headquartered in Germany the organization is home to production logistics administration and one of the worlds most advanced crash-test facilities for child seats.
Their mission: Every child has the right to be safe and our goal is to protect millions of children on the streets worldwide. They are looking for qualified candidates to make this a reality.
Their strong corporate values - Care Trust and Curious - make for a strong company culture.
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) this role is responsible for the end-to-end leadership operation and security of the companys infrastructure and end-user services. The position leads a small geographically distributed infrastructure and cybersecurity team and oversees outsourced service providers to ensure reliable secure and cost-effective technology operations across all regions.
The role operates in a lean hands-on model and requires active technical involvement and direct execution when needed. This role is accountable for cloud operations networks end-user computing cybersecurity vendor performance and operational resilience while partnering closely with application data and business leaders.
Responsibilities:
- Own and operate the global IT infrastructure environment with the majority of compute and services hosted in Microsoft Azure across multiple regions.
- Lead infrastructure modernization and decommissioning efforts including the retirement of legacy platforms and reduction of technical debt.
- Own global network connectivity and collaboration platforms ensuring reliable and secure access for all sites and remote users.
- Own the global Microsoft 365 platform (Exchange Online SharePoint Online Teams OneDrive Intune Entra ID) including configuration security posture compliance controls lifecycle governance and end-user collaboration standards.
- Accountable for cybersecurity including identity and access management endpoint protection network security vulnerability management and incident response.
- Manage and develop a small globally distributed infrastructure and security team setting clear priorities and operating rhythms.
- Ensure stable secure and scalable infrastructure in support of enterprise platforms such as Dynamics 365 data and analytics solutions and global integrations.
- Own disaster recovery backup and business continuity capabilities including regular testing and validation.
- Manage infrastructure and security vendors contracts and operating costs ensuring service quality and financial discipline.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for infrastructure and security incidents and lead hands-on technical troubleshooting when required.
Skills:
- Strong hands-on technical depth across cloud infrastructure networking Microsoft 365 end-user computing and security.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a lean global environment with limited internal resources.
- Clear and confident communicator able to work across regions cultures and time zones.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a pragmatic execution-focused mindset.
- Comfortable owning risk and accountability for operational and security outcomes.
- Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities.
- Ability to balance strategic planning with direct execution.
Experience:
- 812 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure operations and security roles.
- Hands-on experience operating global infrastructure environments built on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
- Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure and cybersecurity functions in a lean organization.
- Experience managing outsourced service providers and global vendors.
- Background supporting enterprise platforms such as ERP collaboration and data platforms.
Our client is seeking an experienced Manager Infrastructure & Security to join their team.Our client is a global leader in child mobility making family travel safer with their range of child seats and pushchairs. They have been setting new standards for the child safety industry for 50 years thanks ...
Our client is seeking an experienced Manager Infrastructure & Security to join their team.
Our client is a global leader in child mobility making family travel safer with their range of child seats and pushchairs. They have been setting new standards for the child safety industry for 50 years thanks to their great people. Headquartered in Germany the organization is home to production logistics administration and one of the worlds most advanced crash-test facilities for child seats.
Their mission: Every child has the right to be safe and our goal is to protect millions of children on the streets worldwide. They are looking for qualified candidates to make this a reality.
Their strong corporate values - Care Trust and Curious - make for a strong company culture.
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) this role is responsible for the end-to-end leadership operation and security of the companys infrastructure and end-user services. The position leads a small geographically distributed infrastructure and cybersecurity team and oversees outsourced service providers to ensure reliable secure and cost-effective technology operations across all regions.
The role operates in a lean hands-on model and requires active technical involvement and direct execution when needed. This role is accountable for cloud operations networks end-user computing cybersecurity vendor performance and operational resilience while partnering closely with application data and business leaders.
Responsibilities:
- Own and operate the global IT infrastructure environment with the majority of compute and services hosted in Microsoft Azure across multiple regions.
- Lead infrastructure modernization and decommissioning efforts including the retirement of legacy platforms and reduction of technical debt.
- Own global network connectivity and collaboration platforms ensuring reliable and secure access for all sites and remote users.
- Own the global Microsoft 365 platform (Exchange Online SharePoint Online Teams OneDrive Intune Entra ID) including configuration security posture compliance controls lifecycle governance and end-user collaboration standards.
- Accountable for cybersecurity including identity and access management endpoint protection network security vulnerability management and incident response.
- Manage and develop a small globally distributed infrastructure and security team setting clear priorities and operating rhythms.
- Ensure stable secure and scalable infrastructure in support of enterprise platforms such as Dynamics 365 data and analytics solutions and global integrations.
- Own disaster recovery backup and business continuity capabilities including regular testing and validation.
- Manage infrastructure and security vendors contracts and operating costs ensuring service quality and financial discipline.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for infrastructure and security incidents and lead hands-on technical troubleshooting when required.
Skills:
- Strong hands-on technical depth across cloud infrastructure networking Microsoft 365 end-user computing and security.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a lean global environment with limited internal resources.
- Clear and confident communicator able to work across regions cultures and time zones.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a pragmatic execution-focused mindset.
- Comfortable owning risk and accountability for operational and security outcomes.
- Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities.
- Ability to balance strategic planning with direct execution.
Experience:
- 812 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure operations and security roles.
- Hands-on experience operating global infrastructure environments built on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
- Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure and cybersecurity functions in a lean organization.
- Experience managing outsourced service providers and global vendors.
- Background supporting enterprise platforms such as ERP collaboration and data platforms.
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