Infrastructure Manager

Supervises and leads the staff of the Infrastructure Division to ensure the efficient functioning, security, reliability, and recoverability of the city's voice and data networks, datacenter, storage, mobile, desktop computer, and server systems. Performs research and provides decisions or recommendations regarding the implementation of new desktop, mobile, storage, server, datacenter, network, and telecommunication systems or enhancements that have potential to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of city services. Contributes to the creation and implementation of department operational and strategic plans. Ensures that the city's IT disaster recovery plan is effective and current.

The ideal candidate for the Infrastructure Manager position is an experienced technology leader who combines strong infrastructure knowledge with disciplined operational management, strategic planning, and a commitment to customer service. The candidate should have demonstrated experience leading technical teams responsible for enterprise networks, servers, storage, cloud services, datacenters, telecommunications, endpoints, and related infrastructure. They should be skilled at establishing priorities, managing competing operational and project demands, developing staff, overseeing vendors and budgets, and communicating technical risks and recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a structured approach to change management, ensuring infrastructure changes are appropriately planned, documented, tested, approved, communicated, and evaluated after implementation. Experience improving operational procedures, disaster recovery capabilities, technical documentation, asset lifecycle planning, service metrics, and cross-training is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be collaborative, accountable, adaptable, and capable of building a reliable, resilient, secure, and service-oriented infrastructure program aligned with the City’s strategic priorities and core values.

At the City of Goodyear, you will be a part of an organization that values its employees as its greatest asset. You will become part of a dedicated team of professionals that are committed to build and maintain a highly engaged workforce. You will be challenged to learn and grow in an environment that values employee development and career-building. You will thrive in a culture of innovation. We believe that successful employees are those that possess these six core values:

Adaptability - Integrity - Initiative - Empathy - Optimism – Innovation

Only a limited number of the most qualified applicants meeting the City's requirements will be invited for an interview. The examination process for this position will consist of a panel interview. All communication regarding application status and interview notifications will be sent via email- please monitor your junk/spam email for communication as it will come from a system generated source.