Infrastructure Manager

Hybrid (3x/week) - Naperville, IL12 months, Contract to hireRequired Skills & Experience: Demonstrated people-management experience leading technical teams, including performance management, coaching, workload planning, and delivery accountability.Strong technical background in vulnerability remediation, infrastructure operations, and enterprise patch management.Working knowledge of network-device updates, cloud and server environments, and Windows and macOS endpoint patchingAbility to interpret vulnerability assessments and vendor advisories, evaluate dependencies, and challenge remediation plans constructively.Experience coordinating change management, patch testing, phased deployment, rollback planning, and post-deployment validation.Preferred:Experience leading a global remediation or infrastructure operations function of comparable scale.Familiarity with vulnerability assessment, endpoint management, patch orchestration, asset inventory, and service-management platformsOverview:Lead a global team of approximately 15 professionals, with about half of the team located outside the United States, to coordinate risk-based vulnerability remediation and patch delivery. Partner closely with the security team to prioritize vulnerabilities and schedule patching across network infrastructure, cloud platforms, servers, and end-user computing, including Dell and HP computers and Mac devices. Combine technical judgment with strong people management to reduce exposure while protecting service availability and business continuity.