Department Manager, Laboratory Computing Infrastructure and Operation Services
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, IL
Job posting number: #7127226 (Ref:415182)
Posted: March 3, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Argonne National Laboratory is looking for a collaborative leader to join our CIO team supporting over 1400 researchers, 2000 operations staff across its 1700-acre campus. With a diverse, challenging portfolio of technology ranging from legacy applications to experimental city-wide quantum networks, you will be integral to establishing and executing a strategy for “leveling up” our scientific and mission support capabilities for next-generation scientific discovery.
Scope / Key Responsibilities
- Campus networking and related services (wired, wireless)
- Enterprise communications (VoIP/PBX, cellular distributed antenna systems, emergency communications, radio spectrum management)
- Enterprise services including, storage, application hosting, database and on-premise cloud,
- Endpoint management (Windows/Mac/Linux) for a hybrid workforce
- Varying levels of oversite for on-site data centers, backup, and disaster and recovery
- Lab-wide Microsoft Office 365 services, including email/calendar, Teams, and softphone
- Annual budget creation, management and tracking
- Chairs the Laboratory IT Advisory Board
New planned initiatives include
- Building Zero Trust foundational projects and initiatives
- Beginning a multi-year IPv4-to-IPv6 campus-wide migration
- Modernizing endpoint (Windows/Mac) device management, including vulnerability management, refresh, and end-user experience
- Modernizing and simplifying key application delivery platforms
Job facts
- Reports to Senior Director and Laboratory Chief Information Officer
- Department contains (8) managers, 50 staff and contractors
- Base IT budget of $52MM
For more information on Argonne, check out: https://www.anl.gov/we-are-argonne
Position Requirements
- Technology infrastructure management role, with comparable scope
- Skill in management of technical managers and employees
- Knowledge of best practices and frameworks for managing critical high availability infrastructure, including ITIL, ISO and related standards
- Strategic, Project planning and Project management skills
- Knowledge and experience with budget and management practices
- Influencing at both leadership and operational level
- Writing business cases; partnering with technical and business leaders
Job Family
Professional Technical (PT)Job Profile
Systems Integration Admin/Support Ldr 3Worker Type
RegularTime Type
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