OT Engineer; m​/w​/d

Cognizant is a world leader in delivering digital transformation solutions to Life Sciences. Through our knowledge and expertise in Automation, MES & Digital, we deliver stable manufacturing systems that are optimized to improve operational efficiencies, whilst maintaining compliance.

Our specialist engineering teams have the aptitude to deliver and support Pharma 4.0 architectures and solutions covering all IT, OT and IoT applications, infrastructures and services

We are seeking a highly skilled Operational Technology (OT), Azure Local, edge computing

OT Project Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and integration of industrial

control systems and operational networks. In this role, you will bridge the gap between

Information Technology (IT) and the plant floor, ensuring that our critical infrastructure

(SCADA, DCS, and PLCs) is secure, reliable, and aligned with business goals.

• 1. Project Management & Execution
• Support the full lifecycle of OT projects, including scope definition, scheduling,
• budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Operations, Maintenance, IT) and external
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including project charters, test plans,
• cutover strategies, and as-built drawings.
• Ensure projects are delivered with minimal disruption to ongoing production
• operations.
• 2. Technical Design & Integration
• Design, deploy and support Microsoft Azure Local infrastructure within OT/industrial
• Integrate Azure Local with existing OT/ICS, SCADA, PLC, HMI and industrial network
• Support infrastructure projects from requirements gathering and design through
• implementation, testing and handover.
• Work with Azure Arc, Azure management services and hybrid-cloud technologies.
• Ensure solutions comply with OT cybersecurity, segmentation, access-control and
• operational resilience requirements.
• Coordinate with IT, OT engineering, cybersecurity, network and application teams.
• scripts and as-built documentation.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, change requests and technical issues.
• Perform system commissioning, troubleshooting and performance optimization.
• Support disaster recovery, backup, monitoring and business-continuity
• requirements.
• Ensure projects follow relevant organizational standards and OT security frameworks
• such as IEC 62443 where applicable.
• Oversee the integration of edge computing devices, IIoT sensors, and data historians
• Ensure system scalability and reliability for 24/7 manufacturing environments.
• 3. Cybersecurity & Compliance
• Implement security controls per industry standards (e.g., IEC 62443, NIST CSF) to
• protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats.
• Design network segmentation, firewall rules, and secure remote access solutions.
• Manage the patching and upgrade lifecycle for OT assets to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
• Manage system migration and cutover activities for legacy system upgrades.
• Provide technical support during system start up and performance validation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Computer), Computer Science, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or PMP/Prince2 certification.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure / Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI).
• Infrastructure engineering experience across Windows Server, Hyper-V/virtualization, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP and networking.
• Experience delivering infrastructure or cloud/edge projects in an OT, manufacturing,
• utilities, energy or industrial environment.
• Understanding of OT/ICS architectures and industrial networking.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, network segmentation, firewalls and
• privileged-access…