Regional IT Operations Manager

Exaktera • Full-time • Rochester, VT, US • 1d ago

About Us

Exaktera brings together world-class brands in lasers, LEDs, and optical systems delivering reliable, high-performance solutions to OEMs and end-users worldwide. In industrial, medical and machine vision markets, our technologies power progress where light matters most. With a global footprint and deep technical expertise, Exaktera provides customers with a single, trusted partner for advanced optical components, systems, and enclosures. Our brands combine decades of engineering excellence with proven application knowledge, ensuring the highest performance, reliability, and value.

The Regional IT Operations Manager is responsible for the design, stability, security, and evolution of Exaktera’s core IT infrastructure across multiple international sites.

The position is responsible for coordinating IT operations, infrastructure strategy and services, and operational alignment across Exaktera’s international locations.

While not a formal people management position, the role provides technical leadership, mentorship, and operational coordination to local IT teams, helping drive consistency, resilience, standardization, security, and reduction of operational risk across the region.

Technical Skills:

· VMware vSphere administration in production environments

· Windows Server administration

· Veeam Backup & Recovery

· Enterprise networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing concepts, CLI-based switching)

· Sophos firewall administration (policy management, VPN basics)

· Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration

· Active Directory consolidation

· Identity, MFA, and SSO integration concepts

· Incident response collaboration with MDR providers (e.g., Arctic Wolf)

· Experience evaluating and implementing infrastructure improvements across multi-site environments

· Strong technical decision-making and risk assessment capabilities