Industrial IT Systems Engineer – Factory & Cybersecurity

Lincoln Motor Company; Glendale Junction (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Vehicle discounts

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Energy is seeking an Site IT Systems Engineer in Kentucky to provide hands-on IT infrastructure support for manufacturing and business operations. You’ll work under the Site IT Manager, handling incident response, maintenance, cybersecurity initiatives, and rollout of major IT projects across data centers, networks, and endpoints.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in IT/CS/Engineering and 2 years in IT infrastructures or manufacturing IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, network support, or manufacturing IT environments.
• Working knowledge of ITIL practices for incident, problem, and change management.
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations, plant floor systems, or industrial IT/OT environments preferred; battery or energy industry experience a plus.
• Solid understanding of networking, servers, virtualization, and endpoint management.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, monitor, and maintain site IT infrastructure, including data center equipment, network devices, servers, PCs, mobile devices, and related hardware/software.
• Provide day-to-day technical support for IT equipment across production, warehouse, office, lab, utility, outbuilding, and remote operating areas.
• Serve as first-line responder for incidents, performing triage, troubleshooting, and escalation; document root cause analysis and implement actions.
• Execute planned maintenance, system updates, and outages in coordination with operations, plant teams, vendors, and IT leadership.
• Support rollout of major IT and business initiatives (IIOT deployments, cybersecurity remediation, end-user tools) with installation and go-live activities.
• Assist in developing, testing, and maintaining disaster recovery and high-availability procedures.
• Perform routine system health checks, capacity monitoring, and proactive maintenance.
• Support cybersecurity compliance efforts, including patching, vulnerability remediation, access control administration, and policy adherence.
• Maintain documentation of systems, configurations, incidents, and procedures.
• Mentor junior technicians and contribute to a safe, inclusive team environment.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Systems administration

Network support

Manufacturing IT

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

Ford Energy is seeking an Site IT Systems Engineer in Kentucky to provide hands-on IT infrastructure support for manufacturing and business operations. You’ll work under the Site IT Manager, handling incident response, maintenance, cybersecurity initiatives, and rollout of major IT projects across data centers, networks, and endpoints.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in IT/CS/Engineering and 2 years in IT infrastructures or manufacturing IT.