Vice President of Infrastructure - Hybrid

U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.

Who We Are

WPS Health Solutions is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Wisconsin.

WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors, and group health plans for small to large businesses.

We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.

S. and abroad. WPS Health Solutions has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for more than 75 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' Culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled, and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an inclusive and empowering employee experience.

We recognize the benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include diverse perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams.

This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organizations regarding our culture and workplace.

Role Snapshot

As part of our technology leadership team, our Vice President of Infrastructure will lead our Infrastructure areas that are pivotal to our enterprise.

Will assist in the continued development of our technology roadmap and modernization of our IT landscape to support our lines of business.

Will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Core Infrastructure, (including staffing, budgeting and other relevant management functions) and for holding all delivery and support teams accountable for optimizing the cost, risk and value of applications throughout their life cycle specifically focused on Core IT Infrastructure and IT Operations.

Work with Bruce Gray - LinkedIn Profile our Chief Information & Digital Officer (CIDO) and other IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in the context of the business strategy.

• Partner with Application Development and Security teams to ensure application hosting is optimized for each line of business (cloud, SaaS, on-premise) and the application products perform well in production.
• Work closely with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to ensure that the business is effectively secured and that risks are mitigated.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you :

• Are a transformational leader with the vision and ability to develop innovative technology strategies and inspire the technology team to deliver meaningful and timely value to the business.
• Naturally gravitates toward metrics, measures, math-based decisions and have a bias for action and not afraid to make difficult decisions.
• Possess the ability to structure ambiguous problems and convey technically complex solutions to non-technical audiences.
• Have a deep understanding of Infrastructure as a leader (both on premise and cloud based).
• Able to set the vision and strategy of the Infrastructure Technology to maximize the success of business and IT enterprise initiatives.
• Have a "find a way" outlook, completing tasks with perseverance, grit and tenacity.
• Hold a relentless focus on people, process, organization, and tech optimization / performance management.
• Can develop and control the annual Infrastructure Technology budget to ensure that it's consistent with the overall strategic objectives of IT and the enterprise and is within plan.
• Enjoy collaborating with security counterparts to ensure Infrastructure Technology embraces and applies security strategy.
• Have experience with "plan, build, run" operational model.
• Have experience with "DevOps" and successful partnership with application development teams.

What will I gain from this role?

• Working closely with the leadership team, focused on innovation, process improvements and forging a strategic path into the future.
• Being able to create roadmaps that have strong impact to many of WPS's business areas and the company.
• Working in a transformative environment focused on strategic deployment throughout the company.
• Being a thought leader at WPS and seeing the fruits of your efforts realized through modernization and innovation.
• Working in a continuous performance feedback environment.
• Experience working in an environment that serves our nation's military, veterans, Guard and Reserves, and Medicare beneficiaries.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent post high school and / or related work experience.
• 7 Years of related work experience leading Infrastructure teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 or more years progressive technical leadership experience in IT.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Previous experience in Healthcare, FedRamp (MVH / GHA).
• 7 or more years in a leadership role or proven leadership ability.
• Experience in planning and overseeing a budget.
• Working knowledge of the agile / scrum process.
• Experience with building out teams to support new technologies (i.e. cloud, DevOps, Agile, etc.)

Salary Range

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$200,000 $250,000

The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Work Location

This role will require frequent travel to our Madison, WI headquarters; first consideration will be individuals in Wisconsin and will highly consider individuals in the following states : Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Remote Work Requirements

• High speed cable or fiber internet.
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https : / / speedtest.net).
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information.

Benefits

• Hybrid work options available.
• Performance bonus and / or merit increase opportunities.
• 401(k) with dollar-per-dollar match up to 6% of salary (100% vested immediately).
• Competitive paid time off.
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1 .
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs.
• Review additional benefits : here.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.