IT Site Infrastructure Manager

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you'll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As an IT Site Infrastructure Manager supporting the Manufacturing & Technical Operations (MTO) Team in Johns Creek, GA, you will be responsible for the lifecycle management of infrastructure, driving continual improvements, and the delivery of all local IT infrastructure services for the site that includes Manufacturing, Distribution, R&D, and Administration functions.

This is a hands‑on technical individual contributor role that manages the IT infrastructure for the site. A typical day will include:

• Oversee end-to-end integration and delivery of IT infrastructure services to the site including data center management, network management, firewall management, compute and server management, backup management, capacity management, vulnerability management, cybersecurity management, PC lifecycle management, and print management.
• Maintain a stable infrastructure environment with maximum uptime to support a highly automated and high-volume manufacturing site that operates 24x7x360.
• Serve as an escalation for incidents and problems that are unresolved by first line support and provide on‑call IT support.
• Collaborate with business and global IT functions to identify and document infrastructure requirements, analyze requirements, and propose solutions that align with IT standards and policies.
• Liaise with site IT Head to deliver business requests, providing early input into the infrastructure planning and budgeting process.
• Collaborate with site IT Head to understand current IT services, processes, roles; provide consulting to local business on infrastructure related topics/actions.
• Strategic alignment and coordination of multiple project priorities and deadlines from the site and global IT services.
• Take accountability to ensure adherence with Security and Compliance policies.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a complex matrix organization while providing great customer service.
• Proven experience managing escalations in a fast‑paced environment.
• Participate in audits and ensure appropriate response to audit findings and recommendations.
• Identify potential improvement areas for system/application and connected services.
• Strong vendor management and stakeholder management skills, outstanding communication skills to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Collect and distribute knowledge about systems and services to enable effective IT support.
• Update, guide, and mentor third‑party deskside support team that supports campus.

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Associate +9 yrs; M.S. +2 yrs; PhD +0 yrs).
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English.
• 5 Years of Relevant Experience.
• Worksite location:
  Onsite.
• Travel:
  No travel.
• Relocation:
  No.
• Sponsorship Assistance:
  No.

• Degree in a technical field preferred (Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Systems Security, Engineering) with seven to ten years of relevant experience.
• Microsoft Windows Certifications and Network Certifications.
• Strong experience supporting and troubleshooting a large Microsoft OS footprint (Windows 10, 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) environment.
• Strong experience supporting large complex network (WAN / LAN, Cisco and Juniper network switches, VLANs, Firewalls, DNS, VPN, SSO, wireless access points, etc.).
• Experience supporting on‑site data center (Racking, cabling, documentation, Power, ATS, Cooling, Fire Suppression, etc.).
• Experience supporting other infrastructure such as Active Directory, local file servers, DFS, storage, print servers, and local printers.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity and vulnerability…