Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer – Manufacturing Digitalization

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite – 5 Days/Week)
Duration: 14 Months

Job Summary

Seeking a Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer with 8–10+ years of experience supporting manufacturing and laboratory infrastructure in regulated environments. The consultant will support manufacturing equipment digitalization, OT network connectivity, Data Integrity (DI) upgrades, MERA network onboarding, and VxRail infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing equipment digitalization and secure OT network connectivity.

• Troubleshoot complex IT/OT infrastructure issues across servers, VMware, networks, storage, and applications.

• Support VxRail, VMware, Windows Server, Active Directory, and IAM.

• Coordinate network, firewall, VLAN, DNS, DHCP, ports, and protocol changes.

• Support GxP/GMP compliance and Data Integrity (DI) initiatives.

• Manage backup, recovery, storage, and infrastructure upgrades.

• Support manufacturing and laboratory systems such as LIMS, CDS, SCADA, HMI, and Historians.

• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA), incident management, and technical documentation.

• Coordinate with Networking, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and external vendor teams.

Required Skills

• 8–10+ years of IT/OT Infrastructure experience in manufacturing or laboratory environments.

• Strong experience in manufacturing equipment connectivity and digitalization.

• Hands-on experience with VMware/VxRail infrastructure.

• Knowledge of GxP/GMP and regulated manufacturing environments.

• Strong networking fundamentals: VLAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, switching, routing, and firewalls.

• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, IAM, backup, and recovery.

• Familiarity with LIMS, CDS, SCADA, HMI, and laboratory instruments.

• Strong troubleshooting, RCA, incident management, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Preferred Skills

• Pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing experience.

• MERA network onboarding experience.

• Data Integrity (DI) infrastructure upgrades.

• Experience working with global infrastructure and cybersecurity teams.

Key Skills: IT/OT Infrastructure, Manufacturing Digitalization, OT Networking, GxP/GMP, VxRail, VMware, Windows Server, Active Directory, IAM, MERA, Firewall, VLAN, Backup & Recovery, LIMS, SCADA, HMI, RCA.