Senior IT Infrastructure Manager

Barnes Aerospace is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Manager responsible for the strategic planning, design, implementation, and management of the company’s IT infrastructure across all aerospace operations. This role ensures high availability, security, scalability, and compliance of systems supporting engineering, manufacturing, and business functions. The position plays a critical role in enabling digital transformation while maintaining strict adherence to aerospace industry standards and regulatory requirements.

This position can be remote, within a commuting distance to our CT locations.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Strategy & Leadership

Develop and execute a long-term IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and aerospace program objectives

Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and network specialists

Collaborate with executive leadership to align IT capabilities with operational and strategic goals

Drive continuous improvement initiatives for performance, reliability, and cost optimization

Systems & Network Management

Oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of Data centers (on-prem and cloud/hybrid environments); Enterprise networks (LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPN); Server infrastructure (Windows/Linux, virtualization platforms) and storage and backup solutions

Ensure high system availability and disaster recovery readiness

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Partner with cybersecurity teams to enforce security best practices and policies

Ensure compliance with aerospace and regulatory standards (ITAR, NIST / CMMC frameworks, ISO 27001 / AS9100)

Manage risk assessments, audits, and remediation activities

Cloud & Digital Transformation

Lead cloud adoption strategies (AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments)

Support modernization initiatives including automation, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code

Evaluate emerging technologies to improve operational efficiency and resilience

Operational Excellence

Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, and infrastructure performance metrics

Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes (ITIL-based)

Ensure effective capacity planning and system scalability

Vendor & Budget Management

Manage relationships with infrastructure vendors, service providers, and contractors

Negotiate contracts and oversee service delivery performance

Develop and manage infrastructure budgets, ensuring cost efficiency

Qualifications

10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

Demonstrated track record to building, leading and empowering high performance teams.

Deep knowledge of:

Enterprise networking and security architectures

Virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions

Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation tools, and scripting

Certifications

Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM (or equivalent), AWS/Azure solutions Architect or similar cloud certification, ITIL certification