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Orion Steel · 8 hours ago

Sr. Manager, Infrastructure

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $170K/yr

8+ years exp

Orion Steel Group LLC is a company committed to teamwork and growth, seeking a Senior Manager of Infrastructure. This role is responsible for the design and management of IT infrastructure, ensuring reliability and security to support manufacturing operations across multiple facilities.

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the company’s infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and manufacturing objectives

Advise the CISO on infrastructure strategies, emerging technologies, and long-term capacity planning

Drive modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, system upgrades, and lifecycle management

Oversee the reliability and performance of core infrastructure services, including:

Servers (physical and virtual)

Storage, backup, and disaster recovery systems

Help Desk

Active Directory and Microsoft 365

Industrial IT systems supporting plant operations (where applicable)

Ensure 24/7 operational availability for manufacturing sites and critical corporate systems

Establish and enforce infrastructure standards, architecture principles, and best practices

Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of Systems Engineers, EUC Managers, and System Administrators

Set team goals, oversee workload and resource allocation, and manage performance

Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, documentation, and continuous improvement

Partner with the Cybersecurity team to ensure secure infrastructure design, vulnerability management, and incident response readiness

Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements across Canadian and U.S. operations (e.g., NIST, CCPA, PIPEDA)

Oversee backups, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity strategy

Lead infrastructure projects supporting plant modernization, active directory design, hardware refreshes, cloud initiatives, and M&A integrations

Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and procurement of hardware/software and managed services

Develop project timelines, budgets, and reporting for the CISO and Executive leadership

Oversee End-User Computing functions, ensuring secure, reliable delivery of desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and related services

Establish service KPIs and ensure a positive user experience across all locations

Manage endpoint security, patching, and lifecycle management

Qualification

IT infrastructure managementCloud platforms AzureCloud platforms AWSVMWareHyper-VNetworking CiscoNetworking FortinetDisaster recovery planningActive DirectoryTeam leadershipAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

8–12+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles

Experience managing distributed IT teams across multiple sites

Experience with VMWare and backup frameworks

Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building skills

Strategic thinker with excellent execution discipline

Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies: Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure AD, VMware or Hyper-V, Networking (Cisco, Fortinet, SD-WAN), Storage, backups (Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity), Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)

Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving industrial environment

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills