Req ID: 139010
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia
Country: India
State/Province: Chennai
City: Guindy, Chennai
Manages a global department of resources focused on the design, delivery, support and optimization of Celestica's IT Global Network infrastructure. The Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure leverages their network of business and IT partners to plan and deliver strategic projects, enhancement work and baseline requests according to established service levels, budgets, and compliance standards. The Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure helps to determine and drive the IT operations framework and solution lifecycle, and has extensive hands-on experience with infrastructure technologies. The Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure also creates and champions Celestica's service management culture rooted in continuous improvement, and is responsible for building organizational strength by leading change & leveraging Celestica's HR processes.
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Promote business continuity as the primary focus of all plans, operations, and decisions.
- Strengthen the organization through strong leadership, people management, purposeful communication, and cultural enablement.
- Cultivate strong relationships and engage with senior business, functional, solution & service partners to enable effective cross-team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and problem solving.
- Lead and motivate a high-performing team to design, build, and run IT solutions in accordance with established service levels.
- Engage and partner with business partners to create, communicate and deliver IT roadmaps that enable strategic business objectives.
- Drive IT operations to leverage standard IT processes to deliver solutions and services.
- Extensive experience in the design of local area, wide area networks and Cloud integration. Complexity of projects ranges from simple projects with minimal risks/ uncertainty to medium level projects with some high impact risks and multiple project variables with uncertainty.
Excellent understanding of IP, MPLS, WAN, SDWAN, Wireless networking technologies.
Experience with data centre design, security principles, computing infrastructure.
Engaged by the unknowns of implementing emergent technologies and industry standards.
Must be flexible with working hours, as there is a periodic requirement to work long hours in the field to commission installations.
Experience with Cisco switches & routers, Checkpoint NGFW, SDWAN technologies.
Must have experience working in an enterprise Datacenter environment.
Cloud migration & deployment experience.
Cisco certified with CCDP or CCIE certification is preferred.
Strong experience building and maintaining VPN networks to support Remote user connectivity including integration into Multi-factor authentication solutions.
Must have the ability to communicate confidently and directly with executive stakeholders as well as end-client technical teams.
People leadership, coordinating/influencing skills
Problem solving / strong analytics.
- Strong understanding of system architecture.
Excellent ability to perform software and hardware evaluation and selection.
Strong business writing skills.
Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and problem resolution skills.
Strong team leadership ability.
Excellent project management skills.
In-depth knowledge of planning process and the maximization of IT resources.
- Ability to introduce change of infrastructure/application environment.
- Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
- 11 to 14 years of IT experience that shows consistent progression, and at least 5 years hands-on technology and team leadership experience.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.
Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):
ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.
CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.
Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
