This role provides technical leadership for operational technology (OT) and industrial automation environments across multiple manufacturing sites. You’ll lead complex initiatives involving industrial networks, control systems, and modernized OT platforms while serving as a key bridge between plant operations, engineering, and enterprise IT.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex OT initiatives including industrial network architecture, server and application migrations, and plant-level infrastructure modernization with minimal oversight

• Review technical designs and deliverables produced by OT and controls engineers, providing guidance and quality assurance

• Coach and support IT teams on plant-floor infrastructure, operational systems, and manufacturing technology environments

• Design, implement, and support standardized industrial networking frameworks across multiple production facilities

• Act as a senior technical resource for manufacturing sites, assisting with advanced troubleshooting, system optimization, and automation-driven performance improvements

• Drive adoption of IT/OT standards, governance, and best practices across geographically distributed locations

• Administer, upgrade, and support industrial automation platforms including SCADA and distributed control systems

• Support the rollout and ongoing management of containerized applications within OT environments

• Lead modernization efforts such as control system expansions, application migrations, platform integrations, and deployment of modern workloads

• Apply knowledge of PLCs, industrial PCs, virtual machines, and industrial network architectures to real-world manufacturing environments

• Collaborate closely with operations, engineering, IT, leadership, and third-party partners to support production systems

• Develop technical scopes, solution designs, material lists, and cost estimates; provide clear status updates throughout project lifecycles

• Promote automation, orchestration, and resiliency as core principles in solution design

• Evaluate environments against industry best practices and present findings and improvement recommendations to technology leadership

• Maintain working knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards applicable to manufacturing operations

• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support operational and business objectives

Travel

• Approximately 25–50% travel (generally up to one week per month)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience)

• 5+ years of experience supporting industrial automation systems, OT infrastructure, or related environments

• Hands-on experience administering and supporting SCADA and/or DCS platforms

• Experience with industrial control applications and visualization systems

• Strong understanding of industrial networking concepts including switches, firewalls, segmentation, and VLANs

• Experience designing and supporting virtualized server environments

• Working knowledge of IT/OT cybersecurity principles and controls

• Ability to obtain required certifications or licenses as part of the role

Preferred Experience

• Deep knowledge of IT/OT integration frameworks and industrial network reference models

• Experience troubleshooting PLC and HMI-based automation solutions

• Formal training or certification in modern SCADA platforms

• Exposure to control panel design, power distribution concepts, and hardware specification

• Hands-on experience with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes