Morton Salt

As the IT Infrastructure Manager for the IT team at Morton Salt in Chicago, this person will be responsible for: Manage IT and OT direct reports, including performance management and appraisals, salary reviews, interviewing, training and education, and career planning, as well as planning, prioritizing, and forecasting of resources associated with infrastructure support Work with Managers, Business, and IT and OT Leads to identify and prioritize issues, improvements, and projects, providing project management that is effective at managing multiple tasks, multiple resources (employees and vendors), while meeting project timelines, project goals, and staying within the project budget Utilize various network management tools to proactively monitor the network and ensure prompt escalation of problems to vendors and/or second level infrastructure support needs Ensure staff, vendors, and service providers maintain records, diagrams and other documents on an ongoing basis. Participate in the development of strategic IT planning to maintain and evolve our business processes through understanding of IT and OT goals and objectives with regard to core applications Through a sustainable perspective, our unique team spirit and meaningful tasks, we offer you the opportunity for personal and professional development. You can look forward to: Company Health & Wellness Program: We believe in enhancing the lives of employees, which is why we offer DASH - a holistic well-being program. DASH has 5 important dimensions: health, finance, work/life matters, social, and community. Attractive Benefits: You will receive an attractive benefits package, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Match, Paid Time Off, and Company Paid Holidays. Job Requirements: Our company values and recognizes the diversity of the workforce, and is looking for talented individuals with: Bachelor degree is desired with a concentration in Computer Networking, Information Technology or Computer Science. The IT Infrastructure Manager must have at least 10 years of hands-on experience. A thorough knowledge of Cisco System's IOS. Knowledge of VMWARE OS, cloud services, file services, and VOIP Experience in management of firewalls (preferred Fortinet and Checkpoint) including all UTM features (IDP/IPS, SSL deep inspection, Proxy services, etc.). Experience in routing, switching (preferred Cisco CCNA certification) Experience in working with IT service provider and internet/WAN Carrier Knowledge of Networking principles and technologies, including In-depth knowledge of Layers 1 - 7 of the OSI model. Experience with databases, directory services, domains, SSO and other IT Back-End Services. Experience with migrations between Cloud vs. On-Premise Solutions / in-house vs. provider managed solutions Experience in IT Service Management (ITIL) A thorough knowledge of DNS, DHCP and windows networking. Experience in configuration and troubleshooting Frame-Relay, MPLS, VLANs, wireless technologies and protocols. Knowledgeable about VPN and remote access technologies such as Citrix with the related authentication services.