At Orion Steel Group LLC, our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees.

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Senior Manager of Infrastructure is a strategic and operational leader responsible for the design, implementation, security, and ongoing management of the company’s IT infrastructure. This role ensures the reliability, scalability, and resilience of systems that support steel manufacturing operations across multiple plants and corporate facilities in Canada and the United States. The Senior Manager oversees a distributed infrastructure team ensuring high performance, strong customer service, and adherence to corporate standards. This role partners closely with Operations, Cybersecurity, Applications, and Engineering teams to maintain mission-critical manufacturing systems and to support the company’s modernization and digital transformation goals.

Orion Steel is committed to maintaining and promoting a safe, healthy and injury-free environment. It is required for all jobs

Strategic Leadership

• 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
• Infrastructure Operations
• 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

Team Management & Development

• 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

​Security, Compliance & Risk Management

• 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

Project Management & Execution

• 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

End-User Technology & Support

• 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

Requirements

• 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
• Proven track record supporting industrial or manufacturing operations (steel, metals, heavy industry preferred)
• 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

Compensation

• $145, 000 - $170, 000 USD per year

Open & Closing Dates: 1/13/2026 - 2/13/2026

Our total compensation package includes amazing benefits!

• Competitive wages and bonus opportunities

• Family medical, dental, and prescription coverage at minimal employee cost

• Short and long-term disability programs

• Competitive retirement plans

• Employer-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance options

• Paid vacation and recognized statutory holidays

• Apprenticeship and career advancement within the company

• Tuition reimbursement

While we thank all those who apply, only those being actively considered for employment will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail careers@orionsteel.com or call: (312) 533-3577. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Join a team that manufactures excellence, drives success and builds careers!