Remote OT Infrastructure Leader: Smart Factory & Security

GridBridge, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ERMCO is seeking a Manager of Operational Technology Infrastructure to lead the strategy, architecture, deployment, security, and day-to-day operation of OT infrastructure across all manufacturing facilities. You will bridge IT, engineering, automation, maintenance, and cybersecurity to ensure secure, reliable production.

This role emphasizes leadership in network design, smart factory enablement, and collaboration with multiple teams to advance Industry 4.0 initiatives and OT security practices.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead OT infrastructure strategy and roadmap development.
• Oversee design, deployment, and support of OT networks across facilities.
• Establish standards for industrial networking and connectivity.
• Manage OT network infrastructure budgets and vendor relationships.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to OT network staff.
• Design, deploy and support industrial Ethernet networks and LANs/Wi‑Fi.
• Ensure reliable communication between PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, MES, Historians, and IIoT devices.
• Support Industry 4.0 initiatives and smart factory enablement.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity to protect OT environments and ensure segmentation.
• Develop monitoring/alerting for OT infrastructure and establish SLAs.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Industrial networking

OT cybersecurity

Remote access technologies

Wireless technologies

Industrial Ethernet

Cisco Fortinet networking

VLANs and routing

SCADA systems

MES platforms

PLC communications

Network monitoring tools

Tools

Industrial Ethernet

Cisco Fortinet networking

VLANs and 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 Operational Technology Infrastructure to lead the strategy, architecture, deployment, security, and day-to-day operation of OT infrastructure across all manufacturing facilities. You will bridge IT, engineering, automation, maintenance, and cybersecurity to ensure secure, reliable production.

This role emphasizes leadership in network design, smart factory enablement, and collaboration with multiple teams to advance Industry 4.0 initiatives and OT security practices.