OT Infrastructure Solution Architect

Cognizant; Geldern; Vor Ort; EUR 98.000 - 146.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Zusammenfassung

Cognizant is seeking an OT Infrastructure Solution Architect in Germany with extensive experience in OT/IT architecture. You will collaborate with client architects, security teams, and site stakeholders to shape the OT infrastructure stack and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

The role focuses on architecture validation, security integration, and migration planning across enterprise IT and industrial environments. A strong background in AD, PKI, and security tooling is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• 16+ years of experience in OT/IT architecture
• Strong knowledge of Purdue Model and OT security
• Experience with IT/OT integration and governance

Aufgaben

• Define and validate overall OT infrastructure architecture
• Collaborate with architects, site teams, security, and SMEs
• Assess current-state environments and dependencies
• Validate target-state architecture across network, IAM, endpoint mgmt, and security tooling
• Define network segmentation per Purdue Model
• Provide guidance for secure IT/OT integration
• Review designs and migration plans for consistency
• Act as design authority for architecture decisions
• Identify risks and blockers and drive resolution
• Support governance and design walkthroughs
• Ensure deliverables are scalable, secure, and aligned with timelines

Kenntnisse

OT infrastructure

Windows/Linux

Network security

Architecture review

Tools

Active Directory

PKI

Jobbeschreibung

OT Infrastructure Solution Architect

Experience: 16+ years

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Required Skills:

• Operating Systems and Core Services (Windows/Linux, DNS, DHCP, NTP, DFS)
• Storage & backup
• OT Platforms
• Industrial Network & Security

Responsibilities:

Understand and validate the overall OT infrastructure architecture and associated technology stack

Collaborate with Client’s Technical Architects, program stakeholders, site teams, security teams, and infrastructure SMEs to capture business, technical, operational, compliance, and site-specific requirements

Assess current-state site environments and identify architecture dependencies, technical constraints, integration requirements, and migration considerations.

Validate target-state OT infrastructure architecture across network, identity, access management, endpoint management, security tooling, and operational support components.

Define, review, and validate network segmentation strategy aligned with Purdue Model principles, including separation of enterprise IT, site operations, industrial DMZ, supervisory control, and control system layers

Provide architecture guidance for secure IT/OT integration, ensuring that communication paths, access patterns, and infrastructure services are aligned with approved security and operational standards.

Validate integration architecture for core infrastructure components such as Active Directory, Privileged Access Management, Public Key Infrastructure, endpoint protection, ePO, SCCM, and related enterprise services.

Review engineering designs, build documents, high-level designs, low-level designs, implementation plans, and migration approaches to ensure consistency with the approved architecture.

Act as a technical design authority for architecture-related queries, design decisions, technical exceptions, and implementation deviations.

Identify architecture risks, design gaps, security concerns, operational dependencies, and implementation blockers, and work with stakeholders to drive timely resolution.

Support governance forums, design review meetings, architecture walkthroughs, and technical decision reviews with clear recommendations and documented outcomes.

Ensure that engineering and migration deliverables are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and program timelines

Applications will be accepted until 10/9/2026

The annual salary for this position is between $110,000- $165,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contribution
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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