Manager of IT Cloud Infrastructure

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Vantive : A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our $5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide.

Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

Your Role at Baxter

The Manager of IT Infrastructure Services Day 2 encompasses oversight of cloud and premise hosting, network services, and end-user collaboration services.

The manager will lead a global team, manage external vendors, enforce security policies, and align infrastructure solutions with the organization's overall business objectives.

The position is essential for ensuring the seamless operation of the company's IT infrastructure, and contributing to efficiency and success.

What You'll be doing :

• Lead and run the vision and design of cloud infrastructure including compute and storage for cloud hosting.
• Build the strategy for private, hybrid and public cloud use. Leads the operationalization and scale strategies for all cloud based critical initiatives.
• Partner with senior level collaborators across Infrastructure and Operations as well as partnering organizations to build and maintain value generating cloud products and services.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, security and other infrastructure and operations teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions and support methods.
• Deploy objectives and strategies to continuously improve resiliency, redundancy and security of cloud products and services through DevOps practices and site reliability engineering.
• Ensure availability, performance, and scalability of cloud-based systems.
• Handle database systems, security measures, and recovery processes.
• Maintain relationships with external vendors and service providers.
• Plan and handle budgets for cloud, network, and end-user services.
• Defines and maintains critical cloud policies regarding SLA’s, agreements with security, disaster recovery, acceptable use, data retention and other areas.
• Lead major incident management and service requests globally.
• Maintain CMDB and asset management processes.

What You'll bring :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management, including cloud, network, and end-user services.
• Demonstrated success in building and implementing a sophisticated cloud ecosystem, with intimate knowledge of cloud fundamentals.
• Experience leading IT personnel and external service providers.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud, network, and end-user hardware and software solutions.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and communicate effectively with upper management.
• Availability for off-hour calls and system work.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

The estimated base salary for this position is $120,000.00 - $165,000.00 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position.

We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change.

Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and / or long-term incentive.

For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability / handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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