Job Description:

Job Title: Chief Technology Officer
Operating Company: Environmental Solutions Group - Digital Solutions
Location: Austin, TX (Remote Eligible)
Reports to: VP Digital
Department: Information Technology

POSITION SUMMARY:
Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) is hiring a Chief Technology Officer to lead the engineering organizationbehind our digital portfolio 6 including 3rd Eye, Soft-Pak, Connected Collections, telematics, videointelligence, and our AI and data platforms. This is an execution-focused leadership role: the CTO owns thearchitecture, platforms, and operations that bring our products to life and keep them running reliably for ourcustomers.Reporting to the VP Digital and partnering with peers leading Product + Agile and Agile Excellence, the CTO leadsroughly 13 engineering professionals across two functional groups: Architecture & Quality (principal architects,release engineering, QA, and security) and Platforms & Operations (cloud, edge, AI platform, MLOps, SRE, andDevOps).
We9re growing fast. We9re looking for a leader who holds the team accountable to timelines while creating a healthy,positive team atmosphere 6 someone who hires skilled, positive people who genuinely care about their internalpartners and external customers, and who consistently delivers value to everyone they work with.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Engineering Delivery & Accountability
 Own end-to-end engineering delivery across ESG9s digital platforms 6 from architecture through build,release, and production operations
 Hold the engineering team accountable to commitments and timelines; surface risks early and removeblockers
 Partner with the Head of Product + Agile to translate the product roadmap into achievable engineering plans
 Partner with the Head of Agile Excellence to maintain disciplined agile execution and continuousimprovement

Architecture, Quality & Security
 Set and govern the technical architecture for cloud platforms, edge devices, and AI systems
 Maintain engineering standards, release readiness gates, and quality across the portfolio
 Ensure all platforms are secure (DevSecOps), reliable, scalable, and cost-effective

Platforms & Operations
 Lead the teams that build and operate cloud, edge, AI/ML, MLOps, SRE, and DevOps capabilities
 Drive production reliability, incident response, and cost discipline across the platform footprint
 Modernize CI/CD, automation, and developer tooling to improve velocity

People & Culture
 Build and lead a healthy, high-performing engineering team where people are both accountable andsupported
 Hire skilled, positive engineers and managers who care deeply about their internal partners and externalcustomers
 Develop senior managers and architects; create growth paths, give clear feedback, and celebrate the work
 Foster psychological safety, ownership, and a no-blame culture of continuous improvement

Cross-Functional Partnership & Communication
 Partner closely with Product, Agile Excellence, Sales, and the business to align on priorities and tradeoffs
 Communicate engineering progress, risks, and decisions clearly to executive leadership and stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS:
 Bachelor9s degree required; Master9s degree preferred
 12+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience
 7+ years leading engineering organizations of 30+ people, including senior managers and principal-levelarchitects
 Proven track record of delivering complex software and platform initiatives on time and on budget
 Deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP), modern software architecture, andAI/ML systems
 Strong understanding of DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering practices in production environments
 Demonstrated ability to build healthy, high-performing engineering cultures 6 not just deliver software
 Experience hiring and developing senior engineering talent in competitive markets
 Excellent communication, listening, and stakeholder management skills
 Preferred: experience in IoT, telematics, fleet management, video intelligence, or industrial technologyenvironments.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:
Accountability: Holds self and the team accountable to commitments and timelines. Confronts problems directly
and respectfully. Communicates progress, risks, and changes honestly and on time. Owns outcomes 6 good andbad.
Customer Focus: Understands that engineering exists to deliver value to internal partners (Product, Agile, thebusiness) and to external customers using our products in the field. Builds with that purpose in mind every day.
Team Culture: Creates an environment where people feel respected, trusted, and empowered to do their best
work. Disagrees without disrespecting. Coaches rather than blames. Celebrates wins openly and tackles setbacks
together.
Execution Discipline: Pairs vision with shipping. Comfortable in both whiteboard architecture sessions and weeklydelivery standups. Sweats the details when it matters and trusts the team when it doesn9t.
Communication: Clear, concise, and candid. Translates technical complexity into business decisions. Listensbefore responding and seeks to understand before being understood.
Ethics & Work Standards: Maintains the highest ethical and professional standards and promotes the same inothers. Treats every interaction 6 with internal teammates and external customers 6 with respect andprofessionalism.

If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.