Site Technology & Operations Engineer

Job Title:

Site Technology and Operations Engineer

Location:

San Diego, CA Pay: $70-$80/hr Zip Code: 92174 Duration: 12months

Start Date:

ASAP Keywords: #IT, #Site Technology, #Technicaol Operations

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Site Technology & Operations engineer acts as the primary technology representative for the site/campus and serves as the bridge between local business leadership and the broader IT organization. This role represents technology in site-level decisions and is accountable for ensuring that campus technology services are available, stable, secure, compliant, and aligned with corporate standards. The role is mainly focused on Manufacturing and labs but ultimately has a broad scope also across Quality, Engineering, Facilities, Workplace Services, Infrastructure, Applications, and Digital initiatives.

It is responsible for collecting and structuring site technology demand, coordinating with Business Relationship Managers and central IT teams, applying enterprise standards locally in partnership with the relevant Centers of Excellence, and ensuring clear ownership and follow-up for operational and project-related topics. This role is intended to perform hands‑on infrastructure administration, application installation, and routine operational execution. The Site Technology & Operations Engineer owns local technology orchestration, business alignment, readiness, communication, and acceptance of outcomes.

• Act as the primary technology contact for the site/campus for internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as an active member of the Campus / Site Leadership Team, representing local IT and technology perspectives in site-level decisions.
• Co-design the site/plant digital and technology roadmap with local leadership to maximize productivity and mitigate operational risks.
• Build effective and trusted relationships with Manufacturing, Laboratories, Quality, Engineering, Facilities, Supply Chain, corporate functions, and IT partners.
• Develop strong understanding of site processes, operational constraints, and technology dependencies to better represent site needs to the broader IT organization.

• Collect, qualify, and structure technology demand originating from local leadership, Engineering, Automation, Laboratories, Facilities, Industrial PMO, IT Applications, and other site stakeholders.
• Translate site business needs into clear technology requirements, expected outcomes, and implementation dependencies.
• Apply enterprise technology and cybersecurity standards locally, in coordination with the appropriate Core Technology CoEs, Security Office, OT CoE, BRMs, and VMO.
• Coordinate with Business Relationship Managers to ensure site demand is considered in budgeting, planning, and prioritization processes.
• Ensure the right IT owner is engaged for each topic, whether central, local, MSP, application, infrastructure, security, or vendor-based.

• Ensure campus technology services remain available, stable, secure, and compliant with corporate standards and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Take accountability for campus infrastructure readiness, including readiness for global initiatives, site programs, facility changes, application deployments, and operational events.
• Anticipate global or enterprise initiatives that could affect site infrastructure, connectivity, workplace services, or operational continuity.
• Ensure infrastructure, connectivity, workplace services, and supporting platforms properly support business applications and site operations.
• Identify operational risks, service gaps, and recurring issues; engage the relevant IT teams or service providers to drive resolution.

• Coordinate all relevant IT-related topics at the site, mainly across infrastructure, workplace services, service desk, OT/Labs technology dependencies, and digital initiatives.
• Ensure site execution follows standards and guidance defined by the relevant enterprise CoEs and adapted for OT/Labs environments where applicable.
• Apply OT CoE guidance for manufacturing and lab environments, but do not replace the design authority of Core Technology CoEs for core infrastructure technologies.
• Ensure clear ownership, follow-up, communication, and stakeholder alignment for operational and project-related technology activities.
• Validate that completed work is accepted by the business and appropriately transitioned to production support.

• Act as the local coordination point for work delivered by core MSP teams, central IT teams, application teams, engineering partners, and technology vendors.
• Ensure service providers have the right priorities, business context, access, and stakeholder engagement to execute successfully at the site.
• Monitor local service quality and…