Platform and Infrastructure Manager

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Job Title:

Platform and Infrastructure Manager Agency:

Student Finance Commission Job

Requisition :

Not Applicable (United States of America)
Compensation Details:

Job Description:

OUR MISSION The mission of the Georgia Student Finance Commission is to promote and increase access to education beyond high school for Georgians. To achieve this mission the commission administers state and lottery-funded student financial aid programs including the HOPE Scholarship and HOPE Grant and provides college planning and other educational services to more than 2 million Georgians through GAfutures.org. The commission seeks to improve its own operations and inform policymakers and other stakeholders through analysis, interpretation and publication of information using the extensive data collected in support of its programs.

WE OFFERWe offer excellent benefits including 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks annual + 3 weeks sick leave per year, health/life/disability benefits after 30 days, employer 401k match, medical/childcare spending account options, and deferred compensation plan. Our standard business hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. We also offer employee recognition and a great place to work! Our office is conveniently located in Tucker only 2 minutes from I-285.

JOB DESCRIPTION Under limited supervision, the Platform and Infrastructure Manager leads the Georgia Student Finance Commission’s (GSFC) platform and infrastructure operations, including cloud environments, networks, servers, storage systems, and core technology services. This role manages a team of engineers responsible for delivering secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure that supports the agency's business applications and technology initiatives.

Working closely with application development, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders, the Platform and Infrastructure Manager oversees infrastructure planning, operational support, automation, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure high service availability, performance, and security across both cloud and on-premises environments.

A key responsibility of this role is advancing GSFC's transition to an Infrastructure as a Product operating model. Through platform standardization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and self-service capabilities, the manager enables faster service delivery, reduces operational bottlenecks, and provides development teams with consistent, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Network Communication and Administration Oversee Office Networks:
Manage the physical footprint of network closets, switches, firewalls, and Wi-Fi access points to keep the office traffic moving safely.

Monitor Health:
Oversee performance monitoring tools to catch and fix system issues early.

Hybrid Connectivity and VPNs:
Design and administer remote-access VPN architectures and establish secure, high-performance connections linking office hardware safely to AWS cloud resources.

Network Security Routing:
Oversee DNS management, WAN/LAN stability, circuit troubleshooting, configuration rollbacks, and firewall change requests.

Operating System Administration Technical

Experience:

Knowledge and hands-on experience administering, patching, and securing Linux distributions and Windows Server operating systems.

Management:
Oversee baseline…