Lead Specialist, Infrastructure & Hosting Platform II

The company is seeking a Lead Specialist, Infrastructure & Hosting Platform II to lead and own Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity across its industrial sites. This role is responsible for the day-to-day operation, lifecycle management, and reliability of OT hosting platforms, ensuring stable compute, storage, and industrial networks that support live production operations and digital initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and operate OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity environments across sites.
• Own OT servers, virtualization, storage, and edge compute platforms.
• Ensure availability, performance, capacity, and reliability of OT-hosted systems.
• Execute routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle activities.
• Oversee OT network infrastructure and ensure resilient connectivity between OT systems, plant networks, and enterprise platforms.
• Implement backup, redundancy, and recovery practices for OT environments.
• Monitor infrastructure health, respond to incidents, and lead root-cause analysis.
• Drive standardization and support modernization of legacy OT infrastructure.
• Coordinate closely with site OT teams, enterprise OT architecture, and IT network teams.

Platforms in Scope

• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• Industrial historians (e.g., OSI PI, Honeywell, Siemens, Rockwell, Aveva)
• Edge compute and industrial hosting platforms

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in OT or industrial infrastructure & hosting (8+ years strongly preferred).
• Hands-on experience supporting live production environments.
• Strong understanding of industrial networks and OT–IT connectivity.
• Experience with virtualization, storage, backup, and recovery in OT environments.
• Ability to operate under uptime, availability, and incident pressure.
• Strong coordination skills across site teams, architects, and IT stakeholders.

Benefits

• Career Growth
• Competitive Salaries
• Comprehensive Package
• Inclusive Work Environment
• Work-Life Balance
• Employee wellness

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia