IT/OT Onsite Network Engineer
4 days ago
Cardiff
Role: IT/OT Onsite Network Engineer Location: Cardiff, UK Duration: Contract Job Description: Your responsibilities: • Coordinate with facility & maintenance, EHS, quality, and operations teams on Secure Shop Connection projects, Provide Internal Audit, External Audit and Integrations Support, • Conduct OT/IT asset discovery, record management, and ongoing maintenance, Liaise with third-party suppliers for asset inventory data, • Build and maintain documentation to demonstrate compliance with IT/OT controls, Identify, document, and manage IDF/MDF infrastructure at sites, • Oversee hardware procurement processes, • Support shop floor asset connectivity to the network, • Perform malware scanning as per SOP/policies and work with Customer’s Cybersecurity to remediate infections on OT devices, Patch management for vendor provided PCs, Vulnerabilities and incident management, • Install and manage Nozomi network taps, • Configure and deploy IT/OT network infrastructure (e.g., switch installations) in alignment with Customer-approved design standards, • Implement removable media controls, particularly for third-party suppliers, • Develop recovery and backup solutions with suppliers of critical OT, Schedule and execute annual OT/IT device scanning Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: • Network firewall rule configuration. Network Security Configuration and micro segmentation using VLAN, Switches and Network Taps config, • Familiarity with secure protocols (OPC-UA, Modbus TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP, SMB)., • Proficiency in configuring firewalls-checkpoint, SD WAN, switches, and routers (e.g., Cisco., • Network design and implementation, including LAN/WAN, VLANs, and routing protocols., • Hands on experience on deploying and management of OT business enablement tools. (Remote Access, File Transfer, Monitoring, Back-ups), • CCNA/CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Associate/Professional)., • CompTIA Network+ or equivalent, • OT Certifications (CCNA/CCNP/ OT SANS) and Cloud experience Recommended Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: Desired experience: • 10+ years in IT/OT environments., • Experience in integrating IT networks with OT systems., • Working knowledge with handling OT assets - HMIs, PLCs, Sensors, Inspection machines (CMM, CNCs), 3D printers etc, • Experience in deploying and managing edge cases covering- AWS Storage Gateway, Historian, IoT, apps like OpsVision