Great Global Liquor Bottler - 2nd largest in the world, 20,000 employees

Operational Technology Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that the Operatioanl Technology (OT) architecture within North America bottlers supports the Operational and Security demands in Fort Smith, Arkansas and 4 other plants in the bottling group.

This job is based at the largest bottling plant in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Will have oversite over 4 other plants in (2)Louisville, KY, Ft. Worth, and West Virginia

This role will:

• develop and secure a reliable OT environment for manufacturing based on best praxis in the group
• contribute to develop the environment and contribute to the global community dedicated to this topic

Key Responsibilities:
• Safety & Compliance: Adhere the company's site safety programs.
• Cybersecurity: Collaborate with global IT, OT, and Cybersecurity teams to maintain and enhance ICS cybersecurity.
• OT Network Management:
o Design, monitor, and secure OT networks.
o Manage firewall rules, remote access, wireless communications, and switch configurations (MACs).
o Report network security status and address hardware failures (servers, switches, firewalls), including IOS/firmware updates.
• Patching & Security Watch:
o Monitor advisories, assess needs, and report patching status.
o Test and deploy patches to OT/IT infrastructure (workstations, servers, firewalls, switches).
o Track OT app/control device patch releases.
• OT Equipment Management:
o Oversee Virtual Machines (design templates, provisioning, backup strategy, and tools).
o Maintain endpoint protection and ensure compliance of local OT equipment with policies.
• Security Governance & Operations:
o Ensure OT app availability, manage backups/restores, and support 3rd-party solutions in OT environments.
o Maintain documentation of the OT network.
o Ensure security in project planning and execution.
• Active Directory Administration:
o Maintain domain controllers, GPOs, AD object/OU structure, and DNS.
• Incident Management:
o Handle cybersecurity incidents and crises (response, communication, recovery, and reporting).
o Address non-cyber incidents/crises and validate backup/recovery procedures.
o Analyze and correlate site-level logs.
• Continuous Improvement:
o Align with Global Expert team, provide feedback, and support operational excellence.
• Industrial Automation & IIoT:
o Contribute to Industry 4.0, MES, and IIoT initiatives.
o Lead or support automation/instrumentation projects.
o Maintain agility and purpose of the site's automation platform.
o Perform PLC/HMI development, troubleshooting, and project execution.
o Specify, design, and supervise installation/commissioning of automation systems related to OT infrastructure.