IT/OT Specialist

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India is seeking an IT support specialist focused on end-user assistance, on-site IT/OT asset management, and cybersecurity incident response under supervision of global teams.

You will handle desk-side support, office and shop-floor IT/OT assets, patch deployment, and incident containment, coordinating with vendors and the factory process engineer to keep systems secure and compliant.

Qualifications

• Formal IT qualification or apprenticeship completed.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in IT support.
• Experience handling Office IT and Shop Floor IT/OT assets operational support (Kiosks, printers, conference rooms, vendor machines).
• ITIL 4 preferred; Lean 6 Sigma (L6S) certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide desk-side IT support to end users and on-site IT/OT assets.
• Carry out IT/OT cybersecurity first responder tasks and incident scope determination.
• Install patches and remediation measures on critical assets; monitor OT systems.

Skills

IT support experience

English proficiency

Education

Formal IT qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

ServiceNow IT

MS Office 365

Windows

iOS

Asset management tools

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0147996 Date Posted: 2026-10-28 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & Internet Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

Job Description

How you'll make an impact: Provide support to end users, IT equipment, software in meeting rooms and similar user collaboration/common areas as part of desk-side support, provide computer onsite support of execution for Factory or Hitachi energy site's owned/managed assets. Carry out OT asset IT/OT Cybersecurity operational tasks, carry out the IT/OT cybersecurity first responder tasks by investigating and determining the scope of the incident and working with the cybersecurity team to contain and remediate the incident, under guidance from the factory incident responder. Identify critical assets: responsible for identifying critical assets within the factory that require monitoring and protection. Install and configure remediation measures: install and configure security patches on critical assets to protect the environment from security incidents, with additional assistance whenever required. Report any abnormal behaviour of OT systems: raise alerts to incident response teams in case of detected security events in the operational technology (OT) environment, such as unauthorized access attempts or changes to control systems. Work with vendors: to ensure that the security patches and OT systems are properly configured and maintained. Implement security measures: implement security measures regarding business managed assets to ensure that the factory's IT/OT systems are secure and protected from potential security threats, under guidance of global cybersecurity teams and the factory process engineer. You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

Have completed a formal qualification or completed an apprenticeship in the field of information technology. Have minimum Three years of professional experience in IT support. Carry out both, the Office IT and Shop Floor IT/OT assets operational support -Kiosks, Printers, Conf Rooms/ Teams rooms, Vendor machines execution/ support which Global OSS techs are not supporting or are managed/owned by factory, CCTV / security system, Badging, Scanners for MES hardware support. Have a proactive and solution-oriented mind-set and have the ability to work independently and self-driven. Service Now IT Enterprise Platform, MS Office 365, Windows, iOS, Asset Management Tools. Methodologies -ITIL 4 Preferred, L6S Lean 6 Sigma Certified. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.(empty)

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