Senior OT Networks Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior OT Networks Engineer, based in Aberdeen.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence Level:
* Inputs and adds to the execution of the IS strategy and roadmap, develops relevant functional objectives for the area
* Is responsible to the OT Manager to work with supply chain to support OT operations sourcing strategy and partner relationship management in decision making and planning
* Supports the OT Manager with development of the annual OT operations budget from a network and security perspective
* Supports the OT Manager and regional business units by delivering architectural designs for all supporting OT Networks
* Assist and develop a comprehensive and integrated ITSM landscape and associated service levels, based on best-practice processes, disciplines, and related toolsets
* Ensures asset inventories within the OT organisation's ecosystem are kept evergreen
* Is responsible for the on-going security, performance, stability and maintenance of OT network services
* Works with the OT security & OT operations teams to ensure security tooling is fully deployed and operational across the whole estate with appropriate reporting, governance and KPI's established.
* Ensures the adoption of (and commitment towards) service improvements
* Responsible for ensuring OT operational capabilities achieve regulatory and statutory compliance requirements by adhering to OT standards, governance processes and procedures.
* May be required to provide out of hours support via an on-call rota
* May be required to travel internationally on an ad-hoc basis

Critical Skills Qualifications Experience, etc.:
* Understanding of the purdue enterprise reference architecture and how it is applied in OT networking
* Excellent network design & architecture skills
* Experience of leading teams, with the ability to communicate the IS operations objectives and motivate staff
* Strong Industry, domain-specific knowledge of the IT/OT boundary and how it connects to enterprise networks and Industrial control systems.
* Experience of developing and implementing process improvements
* Self-motivated, pro-active and creative with a willingness to go the extra mile to achieve important goals
* Clear analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure with both internal and external parties
* Experience of delivering governance practices to track and measure the quality of services, and maintain service improvement plans
* Strong third-party management skills, working closely with sourcing and vendor managers driving solutions and decision making on products and services
* Excellent verbal, written and negotiation skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and technologies to the business
* Experience of OT Network support and device hardening-WAN, LAN, NxtGen Firewalls etc
* Previous experience of working with a diverse and multi vendor support model
* Experience and involvement in internal or external audits in accordance with relevant regulatory standards

Permanent Position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/075029.

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