IT/OT Infrastructure and Cyber Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish and uphold the target-state architecture for IT and OT infrastructure, encompassing networks, servers, virtualization, cloud platforms, identity, and ancillary services.

• Create secure, resilient, and scalable architectures for enterprise and plant environments, ensuring adherence to availability, performance, and operational safety standards.

• Develop and sustain architecture standards, patterns, and reference designs tailored for IT and OT environments.

• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, application, and OT teams to guarantee consistent application of standards and integration across various domains.

• Work alongside OT teams to architect and secure infrastructure for ICS, DCS, PLCs, SCADA, and plant network environments.

• Facilitate secure IT/OT convergence while considering operational limitations, safety, and uptime requirements.

• Ensure that OT infrastructure designs are in alignment with industry best practices and regulatory expectations for industrial settings.

• Integrate security-by-design principles into all IT and OT infrastructure architectures.

• Establish and enforce cybersecurity architecture controls in accordance with frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53/82, IEC 62443, and Zero Trust principles.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to develop controls for network segmentation, identity and access management, monitoring, logging, vulnerability management, and incident response.

• Take part in architecture and security risk assessments; identify deficiencies and drive remediation through design and engineering standards.

• Ensure that infrastructure solutions align with corporate policies, cybersecurity standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Assist in audits, risk assessments, and tabletop exercises by providing architectural insights and documentation.

• Maintain precise architecture documentation, diagrams, and decision records.

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to IT, OT, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders.

• Offer architectural guidance during project intake, design reviews, and technology evaluations.

• Mentor infrastructure engineers and promote knowledge transfer to minimize key-person dependencies.

• Assess emerging technologies and propose enhancements to boost security, resilience, and cost efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Over 7 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure engineering and architecture.

• Proven experience supporting both IT and OT environments within industrial or manufacturing organizations.

• Strong expertise in network, server, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure (on-premises and hybrid).

• Familiarity with identity and access management, directory services, and authentication platforms.

• Practical knowledge of OT/ICS architectures, including plant networks and industrial protocols.

• Demonstrable experience designing infrastructure with integrated cybersecurity controls.

• Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity architecture principles and frameworks (e.g., NIST, IEC 62443).

• Experience in designing secure architectures for segmented networks, privileged access, monitoring, and resilience.

• Ability to convert cybersecurity requirements into actionable infrastructure designs.

• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-management abilities.

• Capacity to influence without authority and effectively collaborate in a matrixed organization.

• Experience in industrial manufacturing, chemical, or regulated environments.

• Cloud architecture certifications (Azure, AWS, or equivalent).

• Cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSP) or OT security certifications.

• Experience in supporting digital transformation or IT/OT modernization initiatives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.

• Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.