Remote OT Infrastructure Leader for Smart Manufacturing

GridBridge, Inc.; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ERMCO is seeking a Manager of OT Infrastructure to lead the strategy, architecture, deployment, security, and operations of OT infrastructure across manufacturing facilities in North America. The role bridges IT, Manufacturing Engineering, Automation, Maintenance, and Cybersecurity to ensure resilient, secure production operations.

The position supports remote work within specified states and relocation is available.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in infrastructure, networking, or OT environments.
• 3+ years in technical leadership or management role.
• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting industrial control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead OT network infrastructure strategy and roadmap.
• Design, deploy, and support industrial Ethernet networks.
• Maintain plant LAN, wireless, and remote connectivity solutions.
• Ensure reliable communication between PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, MES, historians, and IIoT.
• Support Industry 4.0 initiatives and smart factory enablement.
• Coordinate OT cybersecurity with the security team.
• Develop monitoring and alerting for OT infrastructure and establish SLAs.
• Lead root cause analyses and disaster recovery plans.

Skills

Industrial Ethernet

Networking (Cisco/Fortinet)

VLANs & routing

Wireless technologies

Industrial switches

PLC communications

SCADA systems

MES platforms

OT cybersecurity

Network monitoring tools

Remote access technologies

Job description

ERMCO is seeking a Manager of OT Infrastructure to lead the strategy, architecture, deployment, security, and operations of OT infrastructure across manufacturing facilities in North America. The role bridges IT, Manufacturing Engineering, Automation, Maintenance, and Cybersecurity to ensure resilient, secure production operations.

The position supports remote work within specified states and relocation is available.