On-Site Refinery IT & OT Leader

Insight Global; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an IT Refining On-Site Manager to oversee all local IT and OT operations for a refinery, ensuring safe, reliable, and secure services. The role supports strategy realization, roadmaps, and digital transformation initiatives while embedding the team with stakeholders.

The position manages staffing, development, and performance, and collaborates to deliver projects on time and within budget. Strong leadership and cybersecurity focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Ten+ years of diversified IT experience.
• Three+ years of direct or indirect leadership experience required.
• OT infrastructure experience preferred.
• Portfolio and Product management experience, SAFe environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily operations of the team, providing guidance, mentorship, and driving a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Oversees recruitment, development, retention, and performance to build strong talent.
• Plans and leads low- to medium-complexity IT projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and adhere to quality standards.
• Ensures the availability, reliability, and security of technology systems.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders and internal groups to identify needs, deliver effective solutions, and support business objectives.
• Ensures safe, reliable and secure operations of Operational Technology (OT), partnering with enterprise IT & refining business to maintain, upgrade, and optimize critical refinery process control systems (SCADA, DCS, PLCs).
• Manages Cybersecurity & Compliance by implementing robust cybersecurity measures across IT and OT environments, conducts vulnerability assessments in partnership with enterprise IT, leads incident response, and ensures compliance with industry standards, safety, and environmental regulations (e.g., NIST, IEC 62443, OSHA, EPA).
• Ensures high availability, redundancy, and segmentation of refinery networks, ensure IT controls are applied at the site, and oversees lifecycle management of hardware and software assets.
• Supports IT product teams in securing business buy-in, deploying and driving adoption of digital transformation initiatives at the site, including but not limited to IoT, edge computing, and digital twin.
• Champions the mobility and connectivity strategy for all field devices, acting as the key liaison and leading initiatives to improve device reliability and user experience in the field.
• Oversees contracts and performance of vendors and contractors providing IT / OT systems, specialized refinery software, and network services, aligning external resources with operational goals and technology roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership experience

IT project planning

Cybersecurity awareness

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OT infrastructure

Portfolio & SAFe practices

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an IT Refining On-Site Manager to oversee all local IT and OT operations for a refinery, ensuring safe, reliable, and secure services. The role supports strategy realization, roadmaps, and digital transformation initiatives while embedding the team with stakeholders.

The position manages staffing, development, and performance, and collaborates to deliver projects on time and within budget. Strong leadership and cybersecurity focus are essential.