Job Description
Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (primary)
Travel: ~10% to Monett, MO and Lewisburg, TN
Employment Type: Full-time
Environment: Manufacturing | Multi-plant | MSP-supported
Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Leader (player–coach) to stabilize and modernize our IT infrastructure across a multi-plant manufacturing environment. This role owns on-premises and hybrid Microsoft platforms, partners closely with multiple MSPs/MSSPs, and drives measurable reduction of technical debt and operational risk—while setting a pragmatic, scalable infrastructure strategy.
Key outcomes
The successful candidate will:
Take a hands-on approach early to stabilize and improve core infrastructure operations.
Own and operate on-premises and hybrid Microsoft infrastructure (including governance, reliability, and performance).
Manage and partner with multiple MSPs/MSSPs, ensuring clear escalation paths and strong SLA delivery.
Reduce technical debt and operational risk through disciplined remediation and standards.
Define and execute infrastructure strategy with a practical, phased roadmap (avoiding unnecessary complexity).
This role is not
A pure cloud architect position
A network-only role
A helpdesk management role
Requirements
Requirements
Infrastructure & Platforms
Hands-on experience with:
Windows Server / Wintel environments (including legacy system remediation)
VMware (VM lifecycle, performance tuning, patching, tooling hygiene)
Backup & Recovery with Veeam
Enterprise storage (SAN/NAS — HPE Nimble, StoreOnce, QNAP, or similar)
Active Directory & Group Policy (identity hygiene)
Operational ownership of Microsoft 365 / Exchange / SharePoint
Azure infrastructure
Operating Model
Experience working with MSPs / MSSPs (governance, escalation, SLAs)
Multi-location infrastructure ownership (plants + HQ)
Hands-on troubleshooting, plus leadership accountability
Nice to have
These matter, but do not require elite specialization.
Networking (Cisco, WAN, SD-WAN) — operational leadership, vendor management
Firewalls, VPN, security tooling — coordination with SOC/XDR/SIEM partners
SQL Server administration (non-DBA) — able to collaborate with a DBA MSP
Cloud exposure (Azure, Microsoft 365) — hybrid-first mindset
BCDR strategy — planning, testing, confidence building
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Website | http://www.indigobeam.com/ |
About Company
Indigo Beam Consulting represents a common sense approach to solving business problems through technology. Indigo is the most fundamental yet overlooked color of the rainbow. Born out of Bluware Inc., Indigo Beam was conceived as a full-service business consulting company that deeply cares about creating technology solutions that are in harmony with environments in which they exist. We believe that for a technology solution to be sustainable, it has to be congruent with the business processes it serves, indigenously maintainable, and cognizant of the unique traits of the organization which it calls home.
Indigo Beam consultants represent a wealth of experience and deep expertise in the Power and Utilities, Oil and Gas, Public Sector and Healthcare Industries. Our reference list represents over twenty five satisfied and long term relationships who are not only clients but part of the Indigo Beam Family
Skills
- Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
- Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Database Administrationunmatched
- Firewallsunmatched
- IT Service Management (ITSM)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Active Directoryunmatched
- Microsoft Exchange Serverunmatched
- Microsoft Infrastructureunmatched
- Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
- Microsoft SQL Server DBA (Database Administration)unmatched
- Microsoft SharePointunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)unmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)unmatched
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
- Software Patchesunmatched
- Storage Area Network (SAN)unmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- VMWareunmatched
- VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Virtual Machine (VM)unmatched
- Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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