Senior OT Engineer

Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Azzam Harris

Contact email: azzam@aurora-talent.com
Job ref: 38816
Published: 9 days ago
Startdate: 25 March 2025 - 25 March 2025

 

 Senior OT Engineer

The OT (Operational Technology) Engineer is working on billion-dollar scale projects to deliver the Digitalisation Strategy for the Facility. Digital innovation requires Operational Technology (OT) systems, such as ICSS, Vendor Control Systems, Marine Packages through to Telecommunication, to interact and connect with Enterprise Information Technology systems. With OT-IT integration, the data collected by physical equipment, vendor systems, and devices can be used to identify problems or increase efficiencies.

 

Core Responsibilities:

  • Advocate, integrate, and improve on existing technology change management processes.• Develop, implement, and troubleshoot interfaces between the Business Systems and OT Networks.

  • Assist with Scoping, Development, and Management of OT projects.

  • Assist with Hardware Lifecycle planning and standardization.

  • Liaising with key stakeholders.

  • Participate in project design reviews to ensure consistency with required business outcomes.

  • Analyze Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) networks for opportunities to improve integration, network architecture, and security.

  • Provide architectural advice, oversight, and input into selected Operational Application implementation projects.

  • Design, document, and deliver technical solutions to integrate FPSO OT Technology within company and client enterprise architectures.

  • Communicate effectively with and between the immediate team, business subject matter experts, developers, analysts, engineers, end users of systems, and management.

  • Report to the Operational Technology Lead in the Digital & Analytics department to support global initiatives across projects and phases.

  • Interact with the Tech Team in the Digital & Analytics department to support building digital infrastructure and solutions in-house and with third-party vendors.

Educational Qualification & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s or master degree in a relevant field of Engineering (with strong knowledge of Logic and/or Programming Languages)

  • Experience in control system “hands-on” design in the oil & gas industry.

  • Broad understanding of Technology Infrastructure and Applications to support FPSO Operations.

  • Understanding of Industrial Communications protocols.

  • Understanding of Network design and infrastructure used in both OT and IT realms.

  • Awareness of challenges in conventional control system design and potential improvements using Digital techniques.

 

Required Knowledge (not MUST, but PLUS; no need to have all points listed below)

  • Understanding of Cyber Security standards (IEC, ISO, NIST or equivalent). Certified competencies highly regarded.

  • Understanding of FPSO ICSS and Vendor Control Systems.

  • Understanding of Operational Challenges for Integrating and managing OT systems.

  • Understanding of Data structures, Data conditioning and manipulation.

  • Understanding of Virtualisation, Server equipment and SAN Solutions (either in Use, Management or Design)

  • Understanding of EPCI Engineering Development Tools and Lifecycle Information.