· Stays at the forefront of innovation by maintaining current knowledge of products, services, and market dynamics
· 24x7 support of plant operations in an onsite or off-hour capacity as needed.
· Champion collaboration between IT and OT as applicable to business requirements, security, access, availability, and functionality.
· Collaborate with cybersecurity to design and implement OT Security policies.
· Participate fully in the build, configuration, and documentation of the network infrastructure.
· Ensure adherence to network standards and service level objectives.
· Assist in the management of Azure data center networking design and technical support.
· Lead large scale projects from inception through completion.
· Lead new circuit implementations / turn-ups.
· Develop peer colleagues and foster inter-team collaboration within IT.
· Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics behind networking (DNS, DHCP, IP Routing, Switching, HTTP, VPN, Email Routing, SPAM, etc.).
· Configuration and installation of vendor network appliances as requested by the business.
· Design, install and configure routing/ switching/ 802.11 equipment.
· Develop, implement, and administer plant\process Ethernet network comprised of Hirschmann, Palo Alto, Cisco, and other devices.
· Manage Storage Area Networks (SAN) switching infrastructure with application specific equipment.
· Managing assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives and technical requirements in a timely and responsive manner.
· Responding to inquiries from staff, administrators, service providers, site personnel, and outside vendors etc. to provide network infrastructure technical assistance and support.
· Supervising the administration of systems and servers related networks to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services to authorized users.
· Troubleshooting network hardware and software applications, telephones and security systems to resolve operational issues and restore services.
· Working in a team environment, participate in build, configuration and troubleshooting of other sites as needed.
· Any other duties as assigned by management