Chief Technology Officer

Job Title : Chief Technology Officer  Operating Company: Environmental Solutions Group - Digital Solutions  Location : Austin, TX Reports to : VP Digital  Department: Information Technology   POSITION SUMMARY:  Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) is hiring a Chief Technology Officer to lead the engineering organization behind our digital portfolio — including 3rd Eye®, Soft-Pak®, Connected Collections®, telematics, video intelligence, and our AI and data platforms. This is an execution-focused leadership role: the CTO owns the architecture, platforms, and operations that bring our products to life and keep them running reliably for our customers. Reporting to the VP Digital and partnering with peers leading Product + Agile and Agile Excellence, the CTO leads roughly 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, and DevOps).  We’re growing fast. We’re looking for a leader who holds the team accountable to timelines while creating a healthy, positive team atmosphere — someone who hires skilled, positive people who genuinely care about their internal partners and external customers, and who consistently delivers value to everyone they work with.

Engineering Delivery & Accountability  • Own end-to-end engineering delivery across ESG’s digital platforms — from architecture through build, release, and production operations  • Hold the engineering team accountable to commitments and timelines; surface risks early and remove blockers  • 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 continuous improvement  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 and supported  • Hire skilled, positive engineers and managers who care deeply about their internal partners and external customers  • 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:   • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred  • 12+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience  • 7+ years leading engineering organizations of 30+ people, including senior managers and principal-level architects  • 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, and AI/ML systems  • Strong understanding of DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering practices in production environments  • Demonstrated ability to build healthy, high-performing engineering cultures — not