Director-Information Technology

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid.

Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) On - Site with Flexibility

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position in the United States is $187341 - $248229.74. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training.

This role is also eligible for S&C's annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

The Director of Information Technology Infrastructure & Service Delivery is responsible for the strategy, architecture, operations, and continuous improvement of all enterprise IT infrastructure and related service delivery supporting S&C. This role leads a blended-on premise, cloud, and hybrid environment, ensuring high availability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency while delivering reliable IT services aligned with uptime, safety, and productivity requirements. This role serves as a critical partner to business leaders, ensuring technology enables enterprise performance, productivity, digital initiatives, and long-term growth.

• Define and execute the infrastructure and service delivery roadmap aligned to business and manufacturing objectives.
• Architect, govern, and optimize hybrid IT environments, including:
  • On premises data centers
  • Private cloud platforms
  • Public cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Establish reference architectures and standards for compute, storage, networking, cloud platforms, and endpoint technologies.
• Lead technology lifecycle planning, including refresh, modernization, and decommissioning strategies.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, plant expansions, and technology integrations.

• Oversee enterprise data center operations, including:
  • Server platforms (physical and virtual)
  • Storage systems (SAN, NAS, object storage)
  • Backup and recovery platforms
• High availability and failover architectures
• Ensure resiliency of on prem infrastructure supporting operations, MES, ERP, OT integrations, and engineering systems.
• Manage virtualization platforms
• Own capacity planning, performance management, and infrastructure optimization.

• Lead cloud adoption and optimization across:
  • Public cloud (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Private and hybrid cloud environments
• Govern cloud landing zones, identity integration, networking, security, and cost management (Fin Ops).
• Oversee migration of workloads from on prem to cloud while maintaining uptime.
• Ensure cloud platforms support:
  • ERP and business applications
  • Analytics and data platforms
  • IoT and smart manufacturing initiatives

• Own enterprise network architecture, including:
  • LAN/WAN
  • Plant and industrial networks
  • SD WAN
  • Wireless (corporate and plant floor)

Ensure secure and reliable connectivity across:

• Manufacturing plants
  • Warehouses and distribution centers
  • Engineering sites
  • Corporate offices
  • Remote and hybrid workforce
• Partner closely with OT teams to ensure safe and secure IT/OT segmentation and integration.

• Oversee end user platforms, including:
  • Desktops, laptops, and mobile devices
  • Virtual desktop and remote access solutions
  • Peripheral and shop floor devices
• Support manufacturing specific endpoint needs (kiosks, HMIs, rugged devices).
• Govern collaboration platforms and productivity tools (email, messaging, file services, conferencing).
• Drive automation, self service, and standardization to improve user experience.

• Lead enterprise IT service management using ITIL based practices, including:
  • Incident, problem, change, and request management
  • Service catalog and SLAs
  • Asset and configuration management (CMDB)
• Ensure 24x7 operational support for manufacturing environments.
• Own major incident management and root cause analysis.
• Continuously improve service quality, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.
• Measure and report on service performance using KPIs and operational…