Industrial IT​/OT Engineer

Description

Advanced Process Technologies, Inc. (APT) is looking to add an Industrial IT/OT Engineer to join our team. The Industrial IT/OT Engineer is responsible for the design, deployment, commissioning, and support of industrial networks and IT/OT infrastructure. This position independently executes small to medium-sized infrastructure projects, configures network and server systems, and supports virtualization, remote access, and backup solutions for industrial automation and manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities include managing assigned projects from concept through startup, troubleshooting infrastructure issues, and collaborating with engineering teams and customers to meet project requirements, engineering standards, budgets, and schedules.

Located in Cokato, MN, you will work at our headquarters alongside our experts in engineering, manufacturing, and the food and dairy industry.

• Apply established standards, architectures, and best practices for industrial network and infrastructure systems; contribute recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Design, configure, deploy, test, and support industrial network infrastructure including switches, firewalls, wireless systems, VPN solutions, and network communications technologies.
• Design, deploy, maintain, and support virtualization platforms, server infrastructure, storage systems, backup systems, thin client architectures, and industrial computing environments using established architectures and project requirements.
• Conduct network reliability assessments, infrastructure audits, and site studies; document findings and develop recommendations and implementation plans for improvement.
• Own small to medium-sized industrial network and infrastructure projects from concept to completion, including testing, commissioning, and startup activities both remotely and at customer jobsites; coordinate with engineering and project teams to meet requirements, budgets, and schedules.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network, server, virtualization, and infrastructure-related issues during project execution and customer support activities.
• Evaluate technologies for assigned applications and contribute recommendations that improve reliability, maintainability, scalability, and operational performance.
• Assist with project scoping, estimating, customer consultations, and development of infrastructure-related project requirements.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in industrial networking, virtualization, server infrastructure, OT technologies, or related disciplines, including hands-on implementation and troubleshooting.
• In-depth understanding of industrial networking concepts including Ethernet networking, VLANs, routing, VPNs, wireless networking, and network troubleshooting, with demonstrated ability to design, configure, and support industrial network solutions.
• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting virtualization platforms and server infrastructure, with working knowledge of backup technologies, storage systems, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Experience supporting industrial automation and manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide technical guidance to less experienced team members.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Self-starter capable of working independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, clients, contractors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
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