IT Operations Team Lead

Basic Job Functions:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US (Nucor ­­Business Technology (NBT) will not sponsor the need for a visa now or in the future).

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Acting as a trusted partner with business operations and production processes
• Provide mentorship to IT infrastructure and Application Support Analyst peers
• Project oversight including managing deliverables, cross-functional collaboration with all business groups, and strong financial awareness, including monitoring project costs and keeping the team on track with budget expectations
• Guiding IT initiatives that support modernization, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy
• Windows server and Linux server administration  
• The implementation/installation, maintenance/troubleshooting, licensing of software/applications, and hardware maintenance agreements and contracts
• Translating business needs into technical solutions and keeping leadership informed about risks, progress, and resource needs
• Managing virtual cloud platforms such as VMWare Environments, Virtual Private Cloud, and/or Azure Computing, including storage, network, full VMs, and container applications
• Managing and supporting access control and camera system solutions
• Active Directory, Certificates, DNS, DHCP, File Shares, SMTP, IIS Entra ID O365 administration, SharePoint
• Backup, testing, and recovery including updating and maintaining the disaster recovery plan
• Project Management in Agile framework including overseeing contractor responsibilities and duties
• SQL and Oracle database management
• Assisting with network and security administration  
• Identify opportunities for system upgrades and improvements, and contribute to solution recommendations
• Approaches initiatives and software implementations with an enterprise-wide mindset, ensuring solutions align with broader business needs, standards, and longterm scalability
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Work a rotational on-call IT support schedule to include evenings and weekends as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and application support/management.
• Technical knowledge of hardware, software and network infrastructure.
• Experience with project management and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Professional demeanor with a high degree of flexibility, responsiveness, and self-direction. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Experience working in a large, complex organization with multiple divisions is preferred
• Ability to analyze, identify and solve complex problems
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Displays responsibility, reliability, is committed to fulfilling work obligations and can hold others accountable for desired results
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal oversight
• Advanced experience of data center design including environmental control requirements
• Advanced experience with network architecture design
• Advanced experience with IIS Administration and/or SharePoint Administration
• Advanced experience with Cohesity/Veeam systems
• Advanced experience with configuring and managing server environments
• Scripting experience, including but not limited to PowerShell and Python
• Project management experience
• Manufacturing-related IT experience, with a preference for process-related industries
• Certifications
  • VMware VCP Certification
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
  • Azure Administrator Certification
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • AZ-040T00-A: Automating Administration with PowerShell
  • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
  • AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
• Experience in a heavy industrial setting