IT Manager of Infrastructure
Tempe, AZ 
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IT Manager of Infrastructure

Job ID: 319927
Location: District Support Services Cntr
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

Salary Range

$99,569.00 - $129,440.00/annually, DOE

Grade

124

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us


  • Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
  • One of the largest community college systems in the country
  • 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
  • Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
  • 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers


Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.


  • 20 paid observed holidays
  • ) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
  • Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
  • Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
  • Annual professional development growth funding
  • Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
    • Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
    • Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
    • Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
    • Pre-Retirement Events
  • (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
  • 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)


Job Summary

Information Technology Services (ITS) at the MCCCD seeks to add an experienced and proactive IT Manager to the Infrastructure team. Under the direction of the Director of Infrastructure, this position has overall responsibility to manage resources and activities in support of ITS and Enterprise systems. This people-leader role uses strategy and experience to plan, design, acquire, and implement enterprise information systems to support customer needs and enhance the student experience. This position represents ITS on various districtwide projects and committees. The IT Manager is someone who demonstrates a commitment to service-excellence, innovation, student success, integrity and diversity in the performance of job duties.

Come be a part of an award-winning organization and technology team.

Maricopa is a great place to work! in 2023. Additionally, Forbes ranked MCCCD as the #69 Best Employer for Women in August 2022, placing it at #5 in higher education.

Essential Functions

30% - Coordinates and manages activities related to the design, configuration, and implementation of servers, infrastructure, and systems (e.g. server hardware, cloud-based infrastructure, and platforms as a service, virtualization, Windows, Linux, Active Directory, Entra-based services, storage, enterprise backups) inclusive of testing of configurations; communicates with internal customers, network and security teams, and vendors to ensure MCCCD is operating in a secure environment in accordance with industry best practices; coordinates after-hours coverage for enterprise-systems

30% - Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned staff; directs staff recruitment, development and evaluation; identifies staff training needs and presents professional development and growth opportunities

15% - Serves as project coordinator on enterprise-wide systems projects, including development of the project plan, monitoring and reporting on project progress, and advising managers and stakeholders of risks and mitigation strategies; prepares time and cost estimates for completing projects

15% - Develops and maintains relationships with vendors; manages vendor contracts and services in accordance with SLAs; assists in contract negotiations per MCCCD purchasing policies; remediates and/or escalates vendor issues in a timely manner

10% - Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in information technology or a directly related field and five (5) years of professional experience in managing organizational infrastructure, which includes two years of supervisory experience.

OR

Associate's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in information technology or a directly related field and seven (7) years of professional experience in managing organizational infrastructure, which includes two (2) years of supervisory experience.

OR

High School Diploma/GED and nine (9) years of professional experience in managing organizational infrastructure, which includes two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Desired Qualifications
  1. Experience as a Linux or Windows systems administrator
  2. Experience facilitating IT implementation and integration projects
  3. Experience migrating and architecting in an AWS or Azure cloud environment
  4. Possess current certification(s) (e.g. ITIL, ITSM, AWS, Linux, Windows, CCSP (certified cloud security professional), CISSP (certified information systems security professional))
  5. Experience negotiating vendor contracts and developing service level agreements
  6. Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution; preferably in an IT discipline


Special Working Conditions

The position is located in Tempe, AZ, with occasional in-person meetings.

MCCCD does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas.

May be required to sit for a prolonged period of time; viewing a computer monitor

How to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter that details how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. A cover letter may further highlight an applicant's knowledge, skill and abilities. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
  • Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
  • Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
  • Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked)
  • Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
  • Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.


Posting Close Date

Open until filled

First Review April 30, 2024

Applications received after the review date may not be screened

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.


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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
5 years
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