Infrastructure Manager

• Oversee daily operations of enterprise infrastructure, ensuring high availability, stability, and performance
• Design and implement scalable solutions across on-prem and Microsoft Azure environments
• Lead modernization initiatives including upgrades, cloud adoption, and disaster recovery enhancements
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, driving root cause analysis and resolution
• Manage data center infrastructure including virtualization, storage, backup, and recovery platforms
• Partner with and manage vendors while maintaining technical ownership of solutions
• Mentor and develop engineering teams through hands-on leadership
• Contribute to budgeting, capacity planning, and technology selection
• Ensure infrastructure meets security, audit, and regulatory requirements

Technology Environment:

• 8-10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience with 3-5+ years in a hands-on leadership role
• Strong background across data center operations, virtualization, storage, backup, and disaster recovery
• Experience working across hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)
• Proven track record delivering infrastructure transformation initiatives
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and act as a technical escalation point
• Experience leading teams and managing third-party vendors
• Strong stakeholder communication skills

Preferred:

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM/CMDB platforms

$150,000 - $200,000 base + bonus + 401(k) match + comprehensive benefits

James Search Group is partnering with a leading global insurance carrier to hire a Senior Infrastructure Manager for their Manhattan office. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll own the performance, resilience, and evolution of enterprise infrastructure across both on-prem and cloud environments.

You’ll play a key role in shaping infrastructure strategy while staying close to the technology-driving architecture decisions, supporting complex systems, and leading modernization initiatives across data center, cloud, and disaster recovery platforms.