Sr Director, IT

Job Summary

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.  We are proud to share that CECO was named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Companies for 2025 and that Forbes recognized CECO as one of America’s Most Successful Small Cap Companies for 2026, marking our third consecutive year on the Forbes list.  CECO Environmental is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker CECO, reflecting our strong growth, financial performance, and commitment to delivering value to shareholders.  The Senior IT Director, Global Infrastructure & Operations is the enterprise leader responsible for the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of CECO Environmental’s global technology foundation. This role oversees infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity operations, and IT service management across all regions, ensuring secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective services that support business growth and a strong employee experience. As the VP of IT’s primary operational partner, this leader drives execution, modernization, and global standardization across a complex technology landscape. They ensure CECO’s hybrid cloud, global networks, collaboration tools, and service operations meet the needs of a multinational manufacturing organization while maintaining strong security and compliance. Working closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders, the role translates business strategy, growth initiatives, and M&A activity into modern, resilient, and standardized IT services. This position is ideal for a seasoned global leader with deep expertise in infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity operations, and service management, and a strong focus on operational excellence. 

Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Strategy & Technology Leadership

• Own and execute CECO’s Infrastructure & IT Operations strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned to business, digital, cybersecurity, and data priorities.
• Lead transition to a cloud-first, service-oriented model with Azure and Microsoft platforms at the core.
• Translate growth, global operations, and M&A needs into scalable, standardized, and resilient solutions.
• Serve as a senior advisor on infrastructure, cloud, resilience, and operational risk.

Global Infrastructure & Operations

• Oversee design, delivery, and continuous improvement of enterprise infrastructure (on-prem and cloud), Azure environments, global networks (WAN/LAN/SD-WAN/SASE), and end-user computing (M365).
• Drive automation, standardization, and reliability engineering to enable operational excellence.
• Ensure high availability, performance, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

IT Service Management (ITIL / ITSM)

• Lead global ITSM strategy and operations, optimizing ITIL-based practices for business outcomes.
• Own Incident, Problem, Change, Major Incident, and Service Request processes.
• Use ITSM platforms and data to improve reliability, reduce repeat issues, and enhance user experience.
• Define and manage SLAs/OLAs and service catalogs; leverage AIOps and automation.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Establish and enforce global infrastructure, cloud, and operational governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, GDPR, CMMC, and ITGC requirements.
• Lead third-party risk, vendor governance, and technology risk assessments.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, and Internal Audit on controls and standards.

Cybersecurity & Resilience

• Own operational security across infrastructure, including patching, vulnerability management, and secure configurations.
• Lead backup, disaster recovery, and resilience testing.
• Partner with Cybersecurity on Zero Trust, incident response, and ransomware readiness.
• Embed security into all infrastructure and operational processes.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

• Lead IT due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition harmonization.Develop standardized onboarding playb