Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer
Fulltime
Wooster, Ohio (on-site)
IMMEDIATE NEW JOB OPENING for a Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer to join our client s team and work on-site at their Wooster, Ohio office. The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will be a member of the Engineering Department with a focus on control system infrastructure. As the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer, he/she will primarily be responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring and maintaining the control system infrastructure at each site to ensure proper uptime, performance, user access, and security.
They will work on infrastructure-related projects to support expansions and upgrades of new and existing control system infrastructure. When specifically assigned, they will be responsible for project management, design, installation, and documentation of new or upgraded control system infrastructure.
They will provide remote support and monitoring for control system infrastructure for all of facilities.
The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will report to the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineering Manager and will work closely with the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager, Team Leaders, Senior Engineers, and IT Infrastructure Engineers to align on standards and processes for managing the control system Infrastructure. Mentoring will be provided for gaining an understanding of the design and standards of the Controls Systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build and maintain all OT Virtual Machines, including the specification of OS, virtual hardware, software, and network configurations. Maintain documentation related to all Engineering VMs.
- Specify and maintain OT Host Servers, including hardware and network design, monitoring, and documentation.
- Maintain OT networks, including Core, Distribution, and Access level switching, OT firewalls and DMZ, Device Level Ring (DLR) technology, industrial Ethernet/IP switch technology, and legacy ICS network technology including but not limited to ControlNet. Collaborate on and document network design and standards. Provide network assignments and network documentation for all control system devices. Coordinate with IT on control system connection and traffic requirements across IT networks.
- Develop and maintain Backup and Recovery Standards for all relevant Engineering devices. Coordinate with IT to have them execute backups according to developed standards.
- Develop and maintain configuration for system monitoring tools that report on abnormal conditions within the control systems.
- Apply Microsoft patches for all OT VMs based on published patch compatibilities from Rockwell Software and AVEVA. Coordinate with plant personnel to install patches with minimal plant impact.
- Specify, deploy, and maintain cybersecurity solutions for protecting the control system environment from vulnerabilities.
- Manage existing user access within the control system environments, including a quarterly audit of user access levels. Provide consultation and support on new user access as authorized by Controls Infrastructure Engineering Manager.
- Maintain the Plant Controls & Automation Systems, specifically PLC and HMI firmware updates, to ensure control systems stay up to date on needed features and cybersecurity mitigations.
- Maintain Rockwell Software infrastructure, including AssetCentre PLC and HMI asset management and backups, licensing, Studio5000 and FactoryTalk View SE software, and staying current on Rockwell-supplied patches.
- Maintain AVEVA System Platform and MES infrastructure, including staying current on AVEVA-supplied patches, automatic galaxy backups, licensing, and providing Technical Support for AVEVA systems.
- Controls & Automation Systems Technical Support, utilizing the HELP Desk System, including PLC and AVEVA ArchestrA development tasks.
- Maintain design & specification documentation of Plant control system Architecture, including Control Panels, Hardware, and Communication Protocols.
- Provide technical consultation on control system Obsolescence projects.
- Partnership with 3rd Party Controls Engineering partners.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering role in the manufacturing or hospital industries is required.
- Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline from an accredited college/university is required.
- Advanced experience with either hypervisor virtualization or networking is required.
- Experience designing infrastructure systems is required.
- Experience installing infrastructure systems is required.
- Experience monitoring infrastructure systems is required.
- Experience documenting infrastructure systems is required.
- Experience with Ethernet/IP communications is required.
- Experience with plant control systems is required.
- Strong Computer Skills (MS Office).
- Advanced experience in VMWare virtualization is preferred.
- Advanced experience in Cisco networking is preferred.
- Experience with Ethernet/IP communications within a plant control system is preferred.
- Experience with SolarWinds is preferred.
- Experience with SQL Databases is preferred. Experience working with Microsoft Active Directory is preferred.
- Experience with patching Windows systems is preferred.
- Experience with Rockwell Automation control systems is preferred.
- Experience with AVEVA System Platform SCADA, or a similar SCADA platform, is preferred.
- Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar MES platform, is preferred.
- 7+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry is preferred.
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