Regional IT Operations Manager

2807850 Advanced Illumination Hybrid / Remote (for Recruiting) Rochester IT US_AI_Full-Time Regional IT Operations Manager Responsibilities The Regional IT Operations Manager is responsible for the design, stability, security, and evolution of Exaktera’s core IT infrastructure across US based sites. While not a formal people management position, the role provides technical leadership, mentorship, and operational coordination to local IT teams, helping drive consistency, resilience, standardization, security, and reduction of operational risk across the region. The successful candidate should be located on the U.S. East Coast, preferably in the Northeast region, and be able to travel to the Vermont site as business needs require. Technical Skills: VMware vSphere administration in production environments Windows Server administration Veeam Backup & Recovery Enterprise networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing concepts, CLI-based switching) Sophos firewall administration (policy management, VPN basics) Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration Active Directory consolidation Identity, MFA, and SSO integration concepts Incident response collaboration with MDR providers (e.g., Arctic Wolf) Experience evaluating and implementing infrastructure improvements across multi-site environments Strong technical decision-making and risk assessment capabilities Manufacturing or regulated IT environments Multi-site or post-acquisition IT integration experience ]]> Your Job Profile Required Qualifications & Skills NinjaOne or similar RMM tooling PowerShell automation (infrastructure-safe) SharePoint / Microsoft 365 migrations ERP system operational support (Business Central preferred) Personal Skills: Independent, structured, and reliable working style Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities Clear technical communication skills Ability to mentor and support less-experienced IT staff Calm and methodical approach during incidents Documentation-driven mindset ]]> permanent experienced full-time 7-10 software_and_system_architecture it_software 2026-09-22T14:37:08+00:00