Director, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

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Position Summary

The Director of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity is responsible for the strategy, leadership, and operational excellence of Bemis Manufacturing's IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and service desk and end user computing functions.

Reporting to the VP of Information Technology, the Director leads a team spanning systems and cloud engineering, network engineering, cybersecurity, manufacturing and supply chain technology, and the IT service desk, and is accountable for delivering the infrastructure modernization program, including the data center migration to the cloud, a separate operational technology (OT) network, and the connectivity required by the Oracle Fusion ERP program.

This is a hands-on leadership role where the Director will build and develop the team, establish an IT Service Management (ITSM) discipline that improves the internal customer experience, mature the cybersecurity program, and manage strategic vendor and partner relationships.

The incumbent will live the corporate values of treating people with dignity and respect, practicing leadership, driving continuous improvement, acting with a sense of urgency, promoting innovation, fighting for consensus, and managing through teams.

Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Recruit, interview, hire, train, and develop staff across systems and cloud engineering, network engineering, cybersecurity, manufacturing and supply chain technology, and service desk roles.
• Mentor and guide direct reports, oversee their daily workflow, appraise performance, and develop technical leads and succession depth within the department.

Specific Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy:

• Develop and own the infrastructure and cybersecurity strategy and multi-year roadmap in alignment with the IT strategic plan and business objectives.
• Serve as a key member of the IT leadership team, partnering with the Director of Enterprise Applications to meet the infrastructure and security needs of the application portfolio, including Oracle Fusion ERP.
• Develop the annual infrastructure and cybersecurity budgets in partnership with the VP of Information Technology; manage spend against plan and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Provide leadership and direction to the manufacturing and supply chain technology function, including its ownership of plant floor, warehouse, and transportation technology and its workstream role on the Oracle Fusion ERP program.

Infrastructure Modernization & Project Delivery:

• Deliver the infrastructure modernization program, including the business case, sequencing, and execution of the data center exit and migration to cloud and hybrid platforms.
• Provide project leadership for infrastructure and security initiatives directly: plan, schedule, report on scope, budget, and risk, and hold teams and partners accountable to outcomes.
• Deliver the network, wireless, and device connectivity (handhelds, printers, workstations) required by the Oracle Fusion ERP program at all sites, in partnership with the ERP program team.
• Plan and deliver a separate, secured OT network as the foundation for future plant-floor connectivity, in partnership with operations and engineering.

Cybersecurity:

• Own the enterprise cybersecurity program (NIST CSF), including governance, policy, risk management, threat and vulnerability management, identity and privileged access management, and security awareness.
• Provide day-to-day direction to the cybersecurity function and managed security services; own the incident response plan and lead response and recovery.

Service Delivery & Operations:

• Establish and own the ITSM discipline (incident, request, problem, change, knowledge) with service levels and metrics.
• Ensure reliable, secure operation of servers, storage, networks, cloud, identity, virtual desktops, endpoints, backups, and disaster recovery, with documented and tested runbooks.

Vendor &

Partner Management:

• Own vendor, managed service, and engineering support partner relationships for infrastructure, security, and end user computing, including performance and accountability.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive IT infrastructure and security experience, including 5+ years leading infrastructure or technology teams with responsibility for strategy, budgeting, and staffing.
• Demonstrated success delivering infrastructure transformation, including data center exit and cloud migration.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF), incident response, identity and access management, and vulnerability management, with experience directing security staff and managed services.
• Deep technical foundation across Windows Server, Active Directory and Entra ID, virtualization, virtual desktops, Microsoft 365, networking, backup and DR, and endpoint management.
• Experience establishing ITSM processes (ITIL), developing budgets, and managing vendors and providers.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills; presents technical topics clearly to executives.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Manufacturing experience, including plant-floor connectivity and IT/OT segmentation; ERP program support.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• Indoor office setting, controlled temperature.
• 40+ hours per week.
• Minimal lifting, up to 20lbs. Minimal bending and reaching.
• May be required to enter manufacturing operations where safety toe shoes, protective eye wear, and hearing protection are required.

Bemis Manufacturing Company does not offer employment-based sponsorship for work authorization, including H-1B, TN, or any other visa status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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