IT Operations Administrator II

Job Details

Division: Nucor Business Technology

Location: Apple Grove, WV, United States

Other Available Locations: N/A

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.

Basic Job Functions:

Nucor Business Technology (NBT) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of IT Operations Administrator II. This position will be onsite, located at our Nucor West Virginia division in Apple Grove, WV.

This role plays a key part in accelerating our AI and automation roadmap, including the design and implementation of agentic systems that reduce manual effort and improve workflow efficiency. This position will require a partnership with business stakeholders to translate real operational challenges into scalable, AIpowered solutions.

This position requires travel approximately up to 15 % to support other divisions.

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.

Enterprise level responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Acting as a trusted partner with business operations and production processes
• Provide mentorship to IT infrastructure peers
• Windows server and Linux server administration
• The implementation/installation, maintenance/troubleshooting, licensing of software/applications, and hardware maintenance agreements and contracts
• 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
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Work a rotational on-call IT support schedule to include evenings and weekends as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years technical experience managing, designing, and engineering enterprise IT infrastructure in a data center/cloud environment
• IT related associate degree, or 2 years of equivalent recent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years related work experience
• Advanced experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting MS Windows, Office, Outlook, and other basic Windows applications
• Advanced experience troubleshooting networking equipment, conference rooms audio/visual, and security systems/cameras/badges
• Advanced experience with workstation imaging software and an MDM solution such as Intune
• Advanced experience with IIS Administration and/or SharePoint Administration
• Advanced experience with Cohesity/Veeam systems
• Advanced experience with configuring and managing server environments
• VMware VCP Certification
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
• Azure Administrator Certificati Nucor Corporation is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.