Network and Systems Manager in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at Auxiant

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA or Madison, WI

Work Arrangement; In Office or Hybrid

Do you love building resilient infrastructure just as much as you love developing people?

We are looking for a Network and Systems Manager to lead, inspire, and scale our Network, Systems, and Security operations team. Reporting to the Director of IT Infrastructure, you won't just sit in meetings - you’ll keep your hands on the keyboard, drive our automation strategy, and serve as the technical anchor for complex architectural challenges.

What You’ll Do

• Lead & Mentor: Manage a talented operations team with full ownership of hiring, professional development, workload planning, and performance coaching.
• Architect & Automate: Drive our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Ansible, Python, and PowerShell, and building robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Secure & Comply: Oversee security operations (SIEM, alert triage, IAM, secrets management, and certificate automation) while steering our alignment with NIST, HIPAA, and SOC2 standards.
• Escalations: Serve as the primary escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking (firewalls, SD-WAN), Linux/Windows systems, and high-availability database environments (MySQL/MSSQL).
• Collaborate & Strategize: Partner with IT leadership on budgeting, vendor management, business continuity planning, and departmental roadmaps.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field preferred. Associate’s degree combined with hands-on experience or equivalent technical proficiency may be considered.
• Experience: 2–3 years of proven leadership and people management experience. 7–10 years in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Technical Skills:
  • Deep proficiency in Ansible playbooks, Python, and/or PowerShell for infrastructure configuration and scaling.
  • Solid background in Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred), Windows Server/Active Directory, and networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing, firewalls, SD-WAN).
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines, managing container environments, and handling enterprise monitoring/observability tools.
  • Practical experience with incident response, change management, and security frameworks (NIST, HIPAA, SOC2).

Ready to build the future of our enterprise infrastructure? Apply today!