Lead IT / OT Engineer

Job Title: Lead IT/OT Engineer

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Contract Duration: 1-Year Initial Term

Preferred Location: Aurora, OH

Eligibility: Open to U.S. Citizens and Green Card Holders

Role Description:

Working directly with customers to conduct assessments and create, implement, and support designs for their manufacturing IT infrastructure.

• Use a wide range of vendors and technologies to meet customers' goals, some of which include Cisco Catalyst, VMWare, Dell, and Palo Alto.
• Assess, design, configure, and commission network and computer systems for the manufacturing environment.
• Lead a team of engineers and teach the skills necessary to work on these manufacturing systems
• Interface with clients for design meetings and conference calls
• Travel to customer sites to assess, troubleshoot, and upgrade manufacturing infrastructure (30% travel - could be a few days to a week of US-based travel. International travel is rare)

Requirements:

2 - 8 years of industry experience

• Bachelor's in a technology-related field
• Virtualization (Technologies include Hyper-V and VMWare ESXi)
• Windows Server Configuration (including Domain Controllers and Server setup)
• At least some experience in a manufacturing setting is a must (IE someone who has done purely IT work in an office is not going to be a great fit.)
• Proficient in setup, configuration, or design of at least one of the following platforms:
• Cisco Catalyst/ ASA
• Palo Alto
• Fortinet
• VMWare ESXi
• Stratus Server
• Windows Server
• Certifications in any of these technologies are a plus
• Self-motivated, excellent communication skills, enjoy teaching, and working with others (will be mentoring other individuals on the team)