Brian Bruneck
IT Manager - Enterprise Infrastructure Operations at Charter Communications | PMP | CSM | ITIL Practitioner | Cybersecurity | Vulnerability & Patch Management | System Hardening
- Role
- IT Manager - Enterprise Infrastructure Operations at Charter Communications
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Bruneck
IT DIRECTOR | ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE, CYBERSECURITY & COMPLIANCE LEADER | DRIVING RISK REDUCTION & OPERATIONAL RESILIENCEWith more than 25 years of experience leading enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operations, I specialize in building resilient, secure, and high-performing IT environments for Fortune 500 organizations.I’m passionate about aligning technology with business strategy — driving uptime, compliance, and cost efficiency while strengthening cybersecurity posture. My leadership approach combines technical depth with cross-functional collaboration, empowering global teams to deliver measurable results and operational excellence.Recent achievements include driving a 98%+ reduction in vulnerabilities across Windows servers, ensuring PCI/CIS/SOX compliance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives that enhanced system reliability and customer satisfaction.Core Competencies:IT Leadership | Cybersecurity & Compliance | Infrastructure Strategy | Operations Management | Vulnerability & Patch Management | ITSM / ITIL | Data Center Services | Disaster Recovery | Windows Server | VMware | Tanium | PowerShell Automation
Experience
IT Manager - Enterprise Infrastructure Operations
Aug 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Lead and develop a team of 8–12 employees and contractors, driving all Windows OS maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, remediation, and resolution efforts.• ITIL/ITSM management, ensuring seamless incident resolution, outage investigation, problem resolution, change management and thorough RFO (reason for outage) analysis.• Reduced CIS Vulnerabilities by 99% in less than one year on over Windows hosts through changes to registry, local security and other operating system settings.• Drive a 98%+ reduction in OS vulnerabilities across hosts over 3 years by implementing robust patch management, hardening standards, and continuous compliance monitoring.• Achieve 100% compliance in communication success for Windows host agents (Splunk, Qualys, HPSA, Crowdstrike, and Tanium) and generated comprehensive reports and compliance baselines for over Windows hosts.• Manage datacenter and application projects from inception to completion, overseeing testing phases and delivering comprehensive reports including installation/upgrade/maintenance of Windows agents such as Delinea Centrify, Veritas NetBackup, Tanium, HPSA, Crowdstrike, VMWare Tools, Qualys, Splunk and many others.• Identify and address training gaps within the team and adjacent departments, orchestrating tailored training sessions to enhance skillsets and operational efficiency.• Actively participate in internal boards such as the Change Advisory Board and Infrastructure Engineering Review Board, contributing insights to enhance operational processes and refine organizational strategies.• Ensure compliance with PCI, CIS and SOX standards, driving initiatives to fortify Windows Server Infrastructure performance and cybersecurity posture.• Respond to and participate in cybersecurity incidents, including rapid mitigation of zero-day exploits and orchestration of patch deployments, while ensuring seamless communication and coordination with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
Education
Capella University
Bachelor of Science degree
Skills
- Team Building
- Data Center Infrastructure
- IT Project & Program Management
- Networking
- Switches
- Disaster Recovery
- Security
- Structured Cabling
- Strategic Communications
- Laptops
- Active Directory
- Xp
- Windows Server
- Procedure Development
- Troubleshooting
- System Deployment
- Servers
- Equipment Deployment
- Legal Compliance
- Service-Level Agreements (Sla)
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Resource Management
- Technology Integration
- Infrastructure Capacity Planning
- Vendor Management
- Dell Poweredge Servers
- Change Management
- Microsoft Exchange
- IT Infrastructure Operations
- Telecommunications
- Software Installation
- IT Infrastructure Management
- Backup & Recovery Systems
- Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager (Tsm)
- Emc Storage
- Consensus Building
- Strategic Planning
- Netapp Filers
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Project Planning
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