IT Operations Team Lead

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 Americas largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continents 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 Team Lead at NSWV facility in Apple Grove, WV. This is a full time, permanent position with the Nucor Business Technology leading the Infrastructure Team and Application Support Analyst Team.

This position will work closely with the IT Manager and local division leadership to ensure that the IT infrastructure and application needs of the facility and other locations are met.  This position will also be a resource for the IT team for guidance on day-to-day activities as well as ensuring projects are progressing in a timely manner.

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.

Some travel will be required.

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.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Acting as a trusted partner with business operations and production processes
• Provide mentorship to IT infrastructure and Application Support Analyst peers
• Project oversight including managing deliverables, cross-functional collaboration with all business groups, and strong financial awareness, including monitoring project costs and keeping the team on track with budget expectations
• Guiding IT initiatives that support modernization, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy
• Windows server and Linux server administration
• The implementation/installation, maintenance/troubleshooting, licensing of software/applications, and hardware maintenance agreements and contracts
• Translating business needs into technical solutions and keeping leadership informed about risks, progress, and resource needs
• 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
• Approaches initiatives and software implementations with an enterprise-wide mindset, ensuring solutions align with broader business needs, standards, and longterm scalability
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Work a rotational on-call IT support schedule to include evenings and weekends as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and application support/management.
• Technical knowledge of hardware, software and network infrastructure.
• Experience with project management and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Professional demeanor with a high degree of flexibility, responsiveness, and self-direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field

• Experience working in a large, complex organization with multiple divisions is preferred

• Ability to analyze, identify and solve complex problems

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Displays responsibility, reliability, is committed to fulfilling work obligations and can hold others accountable for desired results

• Ability to work efficiently with minimal oversight

• Advanced experience of data center design including environmental control requirements

• Advanced experience with network architecture design

• Advanced experience with IIS Administration and/or SharePoint Administration

• Advanced experience with Cohesity/Veeam systems

• Advanced experience with configuring and managing server environments

• Scripting experience, including but not limited to PowerShell and Python

• Project management experience

• Manufacturing-related IT experience, with a preference for process-related industries

• Certifications

• VMware VCP Certification

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)

• Azure Administrator Certification

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

• AZ-040T00-A: Automating Administration with PowerShell

• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

• AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

• Experience in a heavy industrial setting

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace