OT Architecture Manager

Hire Road, Inc.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Road, Inc. is seeking an OT Manager to lead engineering teams delivering secure OT/SCADA solutions for automotive paint shops and municipal water/wastewater projects.

You will guide system architecture, network design, and commissioning activities, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and industry standards. The role requires strong leadership, deep OT cybersecurity knowledge, and hands-on experience with SCADA/HMI/PLC systems, Windows/Linux environments, and virtualization.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing or mentoring engineering staff.
• Deep OT network architecture knowledge (industrial Ethernet, VLANs, firewalls, VPN).
• Strong OT cybersecurity knowledge and frameworks (IEC 62443, NIST 800-82).
• Understanding of SCADA/HMI/PLC and historian systems; oversee OT and SCADA layers.
• Experience with Windows Server, Linux, virtualization, scripting for industrial platforms.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, network diagrams, P&IDs and control architectures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to engage stakeholders.
• Project management, prioritization, and resource planning; proposal and labor estimating.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams delivering OT/SCADA projects for automotive paint and municipal water.
• Provide technical direction, performance feedback, and development support to OT/SCADA engineers.
• Establish department standards for OT network architecture and cybersecurity controls.
• Oversee procurement of OT hardware; coordinate with Purchasing and Manufacturing.
• Review designs, network diagrams, equipment submittals, and BOMs; perform field commissioning.
• Travel to customer sites to support project startups as needed; support customer meetings.

Tools

Ignition SCADA

iFix

VMware

Hyper-V

Cisco networking

Purdue model

Job description

Our client is a control systems integrator who is looking to add an OT Manager to the team. The OT Manager will Lead engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, reliable Operational Technology (OT) and SCADA solutions for customer projects in automotive paint shop and municipal water/wastewater environments

• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience managing or mentoring technical engineering staff
• Deep expertise in OT network architecture: industrial Ethernet, VLANs, managed switches, firewalls, VPN/remote access, and network segmentation strategies (Purdue model, ISA-95, ZTA, IEC 62443/62264)
• Thorough working knowledge of OT cybersecurity principles and frameworks (IEC 62443, NIST 800-82); ability to translate standards into actionable engineering practices
• Strong understanding of SCADA, HMI, PLC, and historian systems, with the ability to provide technical oversight across both OT infrastructure and SCADA application layers
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux operating environments, virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), mobile device and endpoint management, and scripting/automation skills applicable to industrial platforms including Cisco networking infrastructure, Ignition SCADA, and iFix; additional platform experience a plus
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, network diagrams, P&IDs, and control system architectures
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proven ability to engage effectively with customers, executive stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Strong project management instincts: ability to manage priorities, allocate resources, and hold the team accountable to schedule and budget
• Experience with proposal development, scope development, and labor/material estimating for OT/SCADA projects
• Directly supervise OT Project Engineers and SCADA Project Engineers, providing technical direction, performance feedback, and professional development support
• Assign project resources across OT and SCADA teams, balancing workload against project schedules and priorities
• Establish and enforce department standards for OT network architecture, cybersecurity controls, documentation, and commissioning procedures
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within the group
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of engineering staff
• Serve as lead engineer on selected OT projects, performing system architecture, network design, configuration, and commissioning activities
• Review and approve technical designs, network diagrams, equipment submittals, and bills of material prepared by OT and SCADA engineers
• Provide technical oversight during field commissioning; travel to customer sites to support project startups as needed
• Specify and oversee procurement of COTS OT hardware in coordination with the Purchasing department
• Coordinate with the Manufacturing department to ensure accurate and efficient fabrication of control panels where applicable

Technical & Cybersecurity Oversight

• Define and maintain OT/SCADA architecture standards that address network segmentation, remote access, endpoint security, backup/recovery, and data historian integration
• Ensure all deliverables comply with applicable cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., IEC 62443, NIST 800-82) and customer security requirements
• Lead technical risk assessments for OT infrastructure and communicate findings and mitigations to Project Management and customers
• Stay current with emerging OT/SCADA technologies, cybersecurity threats, and industry best practices; incorporate updates into department standards
• Collaborate with Sales and Estimating teams to scope OT and SCADA components of customer proposals, providing accurate labor and material estimates
• Participate in customer technical meetings, design reviews, and project kickoffs in a subject matter expert capacity
• Advise Project Management of customer change requests, technical scope gaps, or proposal discrepancies with OT or SCADA impact

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate project records, as-built network documentation, standard operating procedures, and commissioning reports
• Report group performance metrics, resource utilization, and project status to the Engineering Manager
• Develop and maintain department-level templates, design standards, and reusable engineering deliverables

WHO WE ARE

Choosing the Hire Road is about shared success, active and committed partnerships and relationships that last. Hire Road is solely focused on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations. We are a solutions-based, results-oriented staffing company specializing in a wide range of industry specific practices. To put it simply, we recruit, screen and hire talented people for temporary and full-time positions.

This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.