IT Director

The Boler Company®•Schaumburg, IL

6h•$153,600 - $207,400•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Director is responsible for leading the company’s IT function across infrastructure, desktop support, and security. This role ensures reliable day-to-day technology operations while driving improvements that reduce risk, improve uptime, and support business needs. The IT Director leads local IT staff and third-party partners, supports business and plant operations, and works with corporate Information Security to implement security controls, reduce vulnerabilities, and complete key IT and security initiatives.

Requirements

5+ years of project management and IT business process experience
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated experience managing customer requirements or demands effectively, meeting deliverable dates, leading a work group(s), and driving process improvements
Ability to interface with customers and provide group and one-on-one support and training
Ability to work with all staff levels to ensure proper communication of project status and to identify and escalate issues as appropriate.
Ability to work assigned shift and remain awake and alert during assigned shift is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead IT operations across infrastructure, desktop support, network services, and local cybersecurity efforts.
Manage and improve core technology environments, including servers, storage, backups, networks, wireless, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, and identity-related services.
Oversee desktop support and end-user services to ensure reliable support, timely issue resolution, and strong user experience.
Plan and execute IT and security projects, including infrastructure upgrades, vulnerability reduction efforts, control implementation, and remediation activities resulting from audits or assessments.
Partner with corporate Information Security to implement required security standards, respond to risks, and support incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity efforts.
Support manufacturing and operational environments by coordinating technology needs for plant-floor systems and helping manage risks related to unsupported or legacy technology.
Identify, manage, and reduce legacy technology risk by coordinating the support, replacement, retirement, or segmentation of outdated systems, including technologies that support manufacturing and shop-floor operations.
Work with business leaders, vendors, and external partners to align IT services and technology investments with operational needs and company priorities.
Manage annual external audit requirements around internal controls and penetration test.