Senior Engineer, OT

Offshore Frontier Solutions; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy solutions provider is seeking a Senior Engineer, OT in Kuala Lumpur. This role focuses on digitalisation strategies for OT systems within the oil & gas sector. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of hands-on control system design experience and a degree in engineering. Responsibilities include integrating OT networks with enterprise IT, advocating for change management processes, and collaborating with key stakeholders to improve operational efficiencies.

Qualifications

• More than 5 years of control system design experience in oil & gas.
• Broad understanding of technology infrastructure supporting FPSO operations.
• Understanding of network design and infrastructure for OT and IT.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and improve technology change management processes.
• Develop and troubleshoot interfaces between Business Systems and OT Networks.
• Participate in project design reviews for consistency with business outcomes.
• Provide architectural advice and oversight for operational application projects.

Skills

Control system design

Technology infrastructure

Industrial communications protocols

Network design

Cyber security standards

Data structures

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

OFS Malaysia is a subsidiary of Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd. (OFS), a MODEC Group company in Malaysia. Being part of Modec means being the protagonist of a challenging career and being in touch with the latest deep-water production systems, knowing that your career begins in Malaysia, but your talent can take you anywhere in the world.

Senior Engineer, OT

We are currently based at KL Eco City, Malaysia.

Overall Job Purpose

The OT (Operation Technology) Engineer works on billion‑billion scale projects to deliver the Digitalisation Strategy for the Facility. Digital innovation requires Operational Technology (OT) systems, such as ICSS, Vendor Control Systems, Marine Packages through to Telecommunication, to interact and connect with Enterprise Information Technology systems. With OT‑IT integration, the data collected by physical equipment, vendor systems and devices can be used to identify problems or increase efficiencies.

You will focus on connecting previously isolated systems and equipment within the OT network to the Enterprise IT environment and coordinating the data and information use into Advanced Analytics, AI, Automation, and other applications to improve business and operational processes.

In addition, you will assist with the development and sustenance of robust processes for data handling and governance, enabling the management of tactical and strategic interactions between the Digital team and other business units across the organization.

Core Responsibilities

• Advocate, integrate and improve on existing technology change management processes.
• Develop, implement, and troubleshoot interfaces between the Business Systems and OT Networks.
• Assist with scoping, development and management of OT projects.
• Assist with hardware lifecycle planning and standardisation.
• Liaise with key stakeholders.
• Participate in project design reviews to ensure consistency with required business outcomes.
• Analyse OT and IT networks for opportunities to improve integration, network architecture and security.
• Provide architectural advice and oversight, and input into selected operational application implementation projects.
• Design, document and deliver technical solutions to integrate FPSO OT Technology within the company and client enterprise architectures.
• Communicate effectively with, and between, the immediate team, business subject matter experts, developers, analysts, engineers, end users of systems and management.
• Report to the Operation Technology Lead in Digital & Analytics department to support global initiatives across projects and phases.
• Interact with the tech team in Digital & Analytics department to support building digital infrastructure and solutions in‑house and with third parties.

Educational Qualification & Experience

• More than 5 years’ experience of control system “hands‑on” design in the oil & gas industry.
• Broad understanding of technology infrastructure and applications to support FPSO operations.
• Understanding of industrial communications protocols.
• Understanding of network design and infrastructure used in both OT and IT realms.
• Aware of problems for conventional control system design and/or areas for improvement with digital techniques.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field of engineering (with strong knowledge of logic and/or programming languages).

Required Knowledge (not MUST, but PLUS)

• Understanding of cyber security standards (IEC, ISO, NIST or equivalent). Certified competencies highly regarded.
• Understanding of FPSO ICSS and vendor control systems.
• Understanding of operational challenges for integrating and managing OT systems.
• Understanding of data structures, data conditioning and manipulation.
• Understanding of virtualisation, server equipment and SAN solutions (either in use, management or design).
• Understanding of EPCI engineering development tools and lifecycle information.
• Good knowledge of system engineering approaches, tools and their application.