VP of IT, Network
17 hours ago
Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey.
Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs' mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis.
At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation's cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
If you're interested in joining our mission, click the below links to join our team today
At Cresco, we aim to lead the nation's cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in each new market we move in to.
JOB SUMMARY
Reporting into the Chief Information Officer the VP of IT, Network & Infrastructure will lead a team across all systems and IT processes to support all business operations, including service desk, asset management, networks, cloud infrastructure and 3rd party applications. Working closely with vendors and internal stakeholders of varying levels, the ideal candidate will be a deep technology practitioner with strong project management and budget analysis skills to prioritize and execute initiatives companywide. The ideal candidate will be located in the Midwest region with regular travel to Chicago.
CORE JOB DUTIES
- Responsible for implementing and augmenting existing capabilities, with a focus on building repeatable and sustainable solutions in a multi-cloud environment, including the support and enablement of the company's Azure Cloud Strategy with a high caliber of expertise on Cloud architecture design, optimization and delivery
- Drive strategic cloud operations and build Cloud Center of Excellence maturing management, operations, SLA's and KPI's for critical systems.
- Ownership of network strategy and hardware deployment across a dispersed organization
- Works with internal team and external partners to design, architect and deploy company LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including virtual servers, routers, switches, UPSs, and other hardware.
- Own the design, implementation, and support of firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPNs
- Works with internal and external teams to design and deploy all Physical Security software and hardware for the enterprise
- Works closely with the info-security team to align infrastructure strategy with the IT Security Program and support deployment of hardware and software assets to protect Cresco Labs
- Owns and responsible for network configurations, health of network appliances and their connectivity to all other IT and infrastructural components, including outage management and recovery process
- Owns network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
- Directly interfaces with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors for price negotiations and procurement of network products and services.
- Oversee installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of end user workstation hardware, software, and peripheral devices, including asset lifecycle management.
- Responsible for deep dive assessments when issues arise, put risk mitigation actions in place and impact analysis and design modifications to existing systems to support new solutions.
- Collaborate with relevant internal teams to create the business continuity and disaster recovery program for Cresco Labs
- Responsible for software asset management for critical Enterprise applications
- Own all O365 collaboration and productivity tools deployment and support for the Enterprise
- Responsible for Azure Active Directory backbone and Integrations with key systems across the enterprise
- Works closely with various cross functional members to evaluate acquisition targets and give assessments on their infrastructure platform, leading infrastructure integrations and migration plans
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field required; Related Master's degree, preferred
- 10 + years of progressive professional experience in an IT environment, experience in a production IT environment managing enterprise infrastructure, hardware, hosting service and network areas.
- 5 + years of leadership experience, with a focus on building and scaling teams, must be comfortable mentoring and coaching of team members
- Ability to prepare and manage to a departmental budget.
- Comfortable presenting and communicating across the organization, including with C-Suite and Board level stakeholders
- Ability to write and review IT network and security design documents for facility re-models and new build construction.
- Knowledge and understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends in all areas including OS, network and Cloud technologies
- Must have a thorough knowledge of the Windows OS, Azure Active Directory and its concepts, and the interaction between hardware, operating systems, network, and application software.
- Ability to understand business drivers in order to organize and prioritize multiple competing deadlines and assigning resources accordingly
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive actionable changes
- 30% travel to Chicago for HQ meetings or to retail/operation facilities as needed
BENEFITS
Cresco Labs is proud to offer eligible employees a robust offering of benefits including, major medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(K)-match program, FSA/HSA programs, LTD/STD options, life insurance and AD&D. We also offer eligible employees paid holidays and paid time off. Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses, stock options as well as participation in our employee discount program. Benefits eligibility for permanent positions may vary by full-time or part-time roles, location, or position.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
- Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Cresco Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") Notice to Applicants: Please read theCalifornia Employee Privacy Notice("CA Privacy Notice") regarding Sunnyside* and its affiliate Cresco Labs' policies pertaining to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. This CA Privacy Notice supplements the information contained in theSunnyside* Privacy Policyand applies to California resident employees and job applicants. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contactingCCPAnotice@crescolabs.com Reporting a Scam:Cresco Labs is aware of fictitious employment offers being circulated from various sources. Many of these schemes consist of an alleged offer of employment with Cresco Labs with the intention of gaining personal information, including payment and/or banking information. Be aware that fraudulent job offers and correspondence may appear legitimate: they may feature a Cresco Labs logo, they may appear to originate from an official-looking email address or web site, or they may be sent by individuals purporting to represent Cresco Labs or an entity which includes the word Cresco Labs in its name.
Please note that Cresco Labsdoes notask for payment or personal banking information as a condition of employment. Any personal information is requested for payroll or state badging purposes only. Applications can be securely submitted through our career's pages. We are working diligently to block this from happening.Beware if an offer of employment looks too good to be true. Never divulge personal and banking information or send money if you are unsure of the authenticity of an email or other communication in the name of Cresco Labs. If you are in doubt, please contact us atReport-a-spam@crescolabs.comwith questions.
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