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.
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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
