Site IT Manager

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Albemarle is hiring for a Site IT Manager in Pasadena, TX. The position will be in office 5 days a week.

The Manager is responsible for the full scope of Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) services at the Pasadena manufacturing site. This role combines traditional Site IT Manager responsibilities with hands‑on Operational Technology Systems (OTS) leadership, ensuring reliable, secure, and Albemarle policy compliant IT/OT environments that directly support manufacturing, laboratory, and business operations.

The position serves as the primary onsite authority for IT and OT systems, acting as the bridge between site operations, maintenance, engineering, laboratory teams, and corporate IT. The role emphasizes manufacturing OT systems, cybersecurity, IT/OT integration, and onsite technical leadership while maintaining accountability for service delivery, governance, and people/vendor management.

• Site IT team leader and IT services owner
• OT systems management and cybersecurity
• IT/OT network integration and architecture support
• Manufacturing, laboratory, and analytics systems support
• Hands‑on Tier I/II onsite support with escalation to remote Tier II/III teams

• Business IT infrastructure supporting manufacturing operations
• OT DMZ, Process Control, and Lab Networks
• Process Control Systems (PCS)
• Laboratory Systems and LIMS
• Manufacturing and Analytics platforms

• Act as the primary IT and OT point of contact for Pasadena site leadership and manufacturing operations
• Manage and coordinate the full range of IT services, including infrastructure, endpoints, networks, telecommunications, security, and OT platforms
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance management for site IT/OT team members and contractors
• Ensure adherence to corporate IT and OT strategies, standards, policies, and change management processes
• Serve as site IT coordinator accountable for incidents, request fulfillment, and service level agreements (SLAs)

• Maintain the cybersecurity posture of OT environments, minimizing cyber exposure risk while ensuring operational reliability
• Implement and maintain secure OT architectures including segmentation, access controls, and monitoring
• Execute or support system maintenance, patching, and vulnerability remediation for OT systems including PCS, PIMS, LIMS, lab, and analytics platforms
• Maintain compliance with corporate OS patching, endpoint protection, and antivirus policies across OT environments

• Oversee and support IT/OT network environments including LAN, WAN, industrial networks, and OT DMZs
• Maintain architecture diagrams, dataflow documentation, and IP addressing for IT and OT systems
• Support virtual environments including host hardware, hypervisors, and virtual machines used in OT and manufacturing systems
• Ensure integration of new IT and OT systems aligns with corporate architecture and security standards

• Provide Tier I/II onsite technical support for IT/OT systems and physical infrastructure requiring local presence
• Act as escalation owner for site IT or OT incidents, coordinating with corporate service owners and vendors to restore services
• Support global IT teams by executing onpremise activities that cannot be performed remotely
• Asset, Vendor, and Documentation Management
• Maintain accurate inventories of IT and OT hardware, software, licenses, and industrial assets (HAM/SAM)
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and onsite service delivery
• Develop, maintain, and audit site specific documentation, procedures, and 'as installed' system records

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