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IT Manager Platform Engineering
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Robert Half
Waukesha, WI (In Person)
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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced IT Manager/Director to guide the direction of infrastructure and platform capabilities for an organization near New Berlin, Wisconsin. This role combines strategic leadership with strong technical judgment to improve how teams' access, deploy, and operate technology across cloud and on-premises environments. The ideal candidate will help create a reliable, automated, and developer-friendly ecosystem that supports scalability, security, and operational efficiency. This role is a Direct Hire opportunity and does not offer sponsorship at this time. Candidates must local and available for a full-time onsite schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Shape and lead the long-term vision for infrastructure and internal platform services, ensuring solutions support both innovation and dependable operations
- Architect and refine technology platforms that function effectively across Azure, on-premises data centers, and edge environments
- Create a more seamless developer experience by expanding self-service tools, automation, APIs, command-line access, and intuitive platform interfaces
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and data stakeholders to align platform investments with business goals and remove obstacles in the development lifecycle
- Manage, mentor, and develop platform and DevOps team members while setting priorities across project delivery, support needs, and continuous improvement efforts
- Advance engineering standards through Infrastructure as Code, reusable deployment models, containerization, and Kubernetes-based practices
- Oversee CI/CD capabilities to improve the speed, consistency, and security of software delivery processes
- Strengthen platform reliability by establishing monitoring, logging, tracing, and other observability practices, while partnering with security teams to embed controls into automated workflows
- Improve governance and cost visibility by introducing policy-based controls, tracking infrastructure usage, and reducing waste through automation
- Support the organization's evolution from traditional infrastructure approaches toward a modern platform engineering model when applicable