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Legal & General America · 3 months ago

Director, Infrastructure

US-MD-Frederick

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$157K/yr - $228K/yr

15+ years exp

Legal & General America is a recognized market leader in term life insurance, focused on transforming their business through innovation and technology. They are seeking a senior IT leader to manage infrastructure projects across Microsoft Azure cloud and on-prem data centers, ensuring high-quality results and alignment with corporate goals.

ConsultingFinancial ServicesInsuranceLegalLife Insurance

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensure infrastructure solutions are compliant with corporate policies/standards and state regulations. Stay abreast of new policies/regulations to ensure proper planning & budgeting is completed in advance of compliant timeframes

Collaborate closely with the cyber security team to maintain a strong cyber posture, security first, and cyber aware culture

Earn trust by providing consistent service delivery, regular reporting, transparency, and handling escalations promptly

Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of assigned staff performing a variety of work activities

Ensure that SLAs/OKR’s are developed to meet business expectations, identify gaps between capability and expectations, remediate those gaps, and continually measure for compliance

Ensure a high standard of service performance by managing teams to adhere to the appropriate policies and procedures

Effectively manage vendors and their relationships in compliance with LGA’s Vendor Management Policy and Program Procedures; as well as ensure that commercial, contractual, and performance obligations are adhered to and maximized

Assess and manage infrastructure (hardware, software, network) risks. Report risks to senior management along with mitigation recommendations

Architect, build, and maintain best in class hosting environments for enterprise applications

Maintain hardware/software asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory, life cycle management, and related documentation

Ensures the highest levels of database server performance and stability through monitoring, optimization, and disaster recovery planning

Works with the IT senior leadership team on the service portfolio and governance required to prioritize resources, including budget. Works with key stakeholders to measure and prioritize technical debt remediation

Self-starter who self-assesses and solicits feedback from others to improve their performance

Research new technologies, making recommendations to senior management, forecasting future needs/capacity planning, and participating in the strategic planning/evolution of the company’s internal and outsourced systems, security and business continuity requirements that are scalable to meet the company’s growth expectations

Provide guidance and career mentoring to staff. Identify role progression and suggest training and certification goals. Hold regular 1-on-1 meetings with staff to stay abreast of staff issues and provide feedback on staff performance

Direct team assignments and work plan for a team of 10-15 staff. Provide clarity on team project priorities and empower the team to deliver solutions using Agile Scrum methodologies that continually improve effectiveness and deliver value to the business. Hold regular team meetings to ensure open communication with team members

Develop and manage infrastructure budget. Perform comprehensive budget planning to ensure business infrastructure needs are considered. Manage costs to the agreed annual budget

Qualification

Microsoft AzureInfrastructure ArchitectureCyber SecurityBudget ManagementAgile ScrumStakeholder ManagementSystems AdministrationData Center EngineeringLeadership SkillsCommunication SkillsEmotional IntelligenceProblem Solving

Required

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Technical certifications (MSCE, MCP, MOS, CCNA, CCDA, CISSP, CISM, ITIL, COBIT etc.)

Senior to Advanced level (5+ years of leadership experience, 15+ years of infrastructure experience, 5+ years of people management experience)

3+ years' experience of public cloud like Azure, AWS

Proven stakeholder management experience at all levels

Exhibits strong leadership capabilities and emotional intelligence skills, and is a proven, results oriented individual focused on delivering customer value

Passion for excellence in infrastructure modernization, advancing infrastructure capabilities, automation, and proactive monitoring

Expertise in Agile Scrum/scaled agile processes and concepts

Ability to understand and breakdown complex problems and frame problems to create cross team alignment and effective solution ideation

Strong leadership and management skills - creates and drives strategic vision, mentoring and coaching of staff and continuous feedback and support through effective planning and tracking

Proven solid written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate status and issues to executive management

Proven stakeholder management and ability to interact at all levels using expert presentation skills and material to effectively communicate and influence stakeholders

Proven capabilities in managing a budget of at least $5m with clear controls and reporting

Proven experience in IT leadership, with a clear track record of meeting SLA's and KPI's

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

Long term incentives

Annual bonuses

20 vacation days

10 sick days

9 paid holidays

Health, life, and dental insurance

401K with company match up to 6%

Pension package

Generous time off

Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Company

Legal & General America

Legal & General is a financial consulting agency that specializes in life insurance and retirement services.

Founded in 1836

Frederick, Maryland, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.lgamerica.com/

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