Senior Manufacturing IT & OT Systems Admin

IP Corporation; Fort Wright (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Job summary

IP Corporation in Pryor, OK or Ft. Wright, KY is seeking a Sr. Systems Administrator to own manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and lifecycle management across production environments.

You will manage Windows Server, VMware, Nutanix AHV, and support SCADA/HMI, with strong networking and automation skills; travel 20–25% and willingness to work after hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Systems Administration or related IT infrastructure experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or OT-adjacent environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting onsite infrastructure operations in production environments.
• Experience supporting plant shutdowns or high-risk operational changes.
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware; Nutanix experience is preferred.
• Strong networking fundamentals including switching, VLANs, routing, firewalls, and segmentation.
• Familiarity with SCADA, HMI, historians, or similar industrial platforms.
• Experience with scripting/automation concepts for operational efficiency.
• Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20–25% to manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical owner for manufacturing IT and OT-adjacent infrastructure at assigned plant locations.
• Maintain and support Windows Server environments supporting manufacturing and operational systems.
• Manage virtualization platforms including VMware environments and Nutanix AHV infrastructure.
• Support infrastructure hosting SCADA, HMI, historian, and manufacturing applications.
• Design, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial and manufacturing IT networks including switches, VLANs, firewalls, routing, and DMZ environments.
• Maintain secure OT/IT connectivity and segmentation aligned with cybersecurity best practices.
• Develop automation solutions for infrastructure, monitoring, configuration management, and network operations.
• Plan infrastructure activities during plant shutdowns, maintenance windows, upgrades, and cutovers.
• Provide onsite support for production-impacting incidents and connectivity issues.
• Support basic onsite IT needs and collaborate with Desktop Operations.
• Participate in vulnerability remediation, incident response, risk reviews, and OT security initiatives.
• Maintain documentation including network diagrams, inventories, SOPs, and lifecycle tracking.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing operations, engineering, automation, vendors, and enterprise IT teams.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce risk and vendor dependency.

Skills

Systems Administration

Infrastructure Engineering

OT environments

VMware

Nutanix AHV

Networking fundamentals

Scripting/Automation

Documentation

Root-cause analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

5+ years of related IT infrastructure experience

Tools

VMware

Nutanix AHV

Job description

IP Corporation in Pryor, OK or Ft. Wright, KY is seeking a Sr. Systems Administrator to own manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and lifecycle management across production environments.

You will manage Windows Server, VMware, Nutanix AHV, and support SCADA/HMI, with strong networking and automation skills; travel 20–25% and willingness to work after hours.