OT Server Engineer: Secure Industrial IT & ICS Ops

INEOS; Alvin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA is seeking an Operational Technology Server Engineer in Alvin, TX to ensure availability, reliability, and cybersecurity of OT servers and core infrastructure supporting ICS and plant operations. You will manage lifecycle, patching, backup/restore, DR, and secure integration with DCS/SCADA/Historians.

The role interfaces with Operations, Maintenance Capital Projects, Process Safety, Reliability and Mechanical Integrity, reporting to the OT Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree related to Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology
• Minimum of 5 years of operational support experience in enterprise OT infrastructure
• Working knowledge of ISA99, IEC62443, NIST882

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain OT servers in segmented OT networks.
• Manage virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Nutanix) and storage (SAN/NAS) supporting ICs applications.
• Maintain domain services (AD DS/OU/GPO design for OT), DNS/DHCP, NTP, and certificate services for OT trust boundaries.
• Health monitoring and alerting of server/computer equipment failures, alarms and warnings.
• Establish and maintain KPIs for asset health, lifecycle and performance.
• New server equipment installations and old equipment decoms.
• User management for servers/workstations and remote access.
• Implement IT and cybersecurity policies to meet Cybersecurity guidelines (IGGNs).
• Operational Technology (OT) server/system SME for all cybersecurity projects.
• Support the site Digital System Specialists and Application Engineers in the selection, installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of their DCS servers and workstations.
• Perform audits on all assigned process control networks and apply patches / keep system to date and maintain high availability.
• Ensure initial configuration, upgrades and migrations of cybersecurity related software and hardware are working as planned (Anti-virus, Whitelisting, Backup and Restore, Monitoring Tools, Firmware and Patches, etc.).
• Assist with the design and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and audits
• Support all phases of assigned capital projects including equipment selection, installation, configuration, start-up, checkout, and supervision of personnel contracted for computer/server equipment installation.

Skills

Server administration

OT cybersecurity

Networking concepts

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Active Directory

Patch management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Nutanix

AD DS/OU/GPO

DNS/DHCP/NTP

Certificate services

Job description

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA is seeking an Operational Technology Server Engineer in Alvin, TX to ensure availability, reliability, and cybersecurity of OT servers and core infrastructure supporting ICS and plant operations. You will manage lifecycle, patching, backup/restore, DR, and secure integration with DCS/SCADA/Historians.

The role interfaces with Operations, Maintenance Capital Projects, Process Safety, Reliability and Mechanical Integrity, reporting to the OT Team Leader.