Job description

Technical INFRASTRUCTURE Project Manager with DevOps Crown Awards is looking for passionate, energetic and innovative people to join our fast-growing awards company. For over 40 years, and with a dedication to product quality and excellent customer service, Crown Awards & Trophy has been the largest retailer of awards and recognition products in the country. Our corporate office and 200,000 ft state-of-the-art fulfillment center are located in Hawthorne, NY, in addition to 150 franchise stores around the country. As the leader and most influential company in the industry, Crown will continue to grow, develop high quality innovative products and provide its customers with complete satisfaction. We offer an excellent salary & benefits package along with a dynamic, fun and outstanding work atmosphere and environment. Come join our growing Crown team! • Technical Knowledge • Server Management: Experience in managing servers (Windows, Linux.), virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). • Storage Management: Knowledge of storage systems, including NFS, NetApp, SAN, NAS, and cloud storage solutions. • Databases: Understanding of database systems (SQL, NoSQL, Oracle) and their integration with infrastructure. • Networking: A good understanding of networking concepts such as IP addressing, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing. • Automation and Scripting-Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate infrastructure management tasks. • DEVOPs- DevOps and Kubernetes experience is desirable • Project Management Skills • Ability to create Infrastructure Roadmaps, manage medium and large-scale infrastructure projects, including budgeting, timelines, resource allocation. • Timelines on projects and keeping the team accountable is very important. Daily follow-up to keep team on-track with the plan • Excellent Stakeholder communication with technical and business teams, prioritization of tasks and proper management of the team • Experience with project management methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall, experience in JIRA and Confluence • Troubleshooting of Infrastructure issues and proactive plan for smooth implementation • Strong analytical skills to identify, diagnose, and resolve infrastructure-related issues quickly and efficiently. • Ability to foresee potential problems and proactively address them. • Security Awareness • Understanding of cybersecurity best practices and risk management strategies to protect the infrastructure from external and internal threats. • Familiarity with tools and processes for monitoring and securing the infrastructure (e.g., firewalls, encryption, IDS/IPS).

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