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North American Distillers · 4 hours ago

Operational Technology Engineer

Fort Smith, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$81K/yr - $101K/yr

5+ years exp

North American Distillers, part of Pernod Ricard, is a global premium spirits and wine company. They are seeking an Operational Technology Engineer to ensure that the Operational Technology architecture supports operational and security demands, while developing a reliable OT environment for manufacturing.

Wine & Spirits

Responsibilities

Safety & Compliance: Adhere to Pernod Ricard’s and site safety programs

Cybersecurity: Collaborate with global IT, OT, and Cybersecurity teams to maintain and enhance ICS cybersecurity

OT Network Management:

Design, monitor, and secure OT networks

Manage firewall rules, remote access, wireless communications, and switch configurations (MACs)

Report network security status and address hardware failures (servers, switches, firewalls), including IOS/firmware updates

Patching & Security Watch:

Monitor advisories, assess needs, and report patching status

Test and deploy patches to OT/IT infrastructure (workstations, servers, firewalls, switches)

Track OT app/control device patch releases

OT Equipment Management:

Oversee Virtual Machines (design templates, provisioning, backup strategy, and tools)

Maintain endpoint protection and ensure compliance of local OT equipment with policies

Security Governance & Operations:

Ensure OT app availability, manage backups/restores, and support 3rd-party solutions in OT environments

Maintain documentation of the OT network

Ensure security in project planning and execution

Active Directory Administration:

Maintain domain controllers, GPOs, AD object/OU structure, and DNS

Incident Management:

Handle cybersecurity incidents and crises (response, communication, recovery, and reporting)

Address non-cyber incidents/crises and validate backup/recovery procedures

Analyze and correlate site-level logs

Continuous Improvement:

Align with Global Expert team, provide feedback, and support operational excellence

Industrial Automation & IIoT:

Contribute to Industry 4.0, MES, and IIoT initiatives

Lead or support automation/instrumentation projects

Maintain agility and purpose of the site’s automation platform

Perform PLC/HMI development, troubleshooting, and project execution

Specify, design, and supervise installation/commissioning of automation systems related to OT infrastructure

Qualification

Industrial automationCybersecurity strategyCISCOMicrosoft ServerVMWareRockwell Software SuiteMicrosoft SQLBasic Linux OSEffective team collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Experience with CISCO, Microsoft Server, VMWare, Rockwell, and industrial automation platforms (e.g., Siemens, Allen Bradley)

Proficient in Rockwell Software Suite: FactoryTalk Directory, View Site/Machine Edition, AssetCentre, etc

Microsoft SQL database administration (backup/restore, user/security management, creation), with basic Oracle knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Reporting Services

Basic Linux OS administration

5+ years in industrial automation system development and maintenance

Demonstrated cybersecurity strategy experience

Strong foundational IT knowledge across listed platforms

Self-starter with the ability to identify needs, plan work/testing, troubleshoot, and deliver solutions independently

Effective team collaborator who balances business needs in 24/7 operations while ensuring secure, low-downtime environments

Strong communication skills to clearly convey changes and impacts to non-technical stakeholders