Information and Operations Technology; IT​/OT) Lead

Peraton is looking for a seasoned Manufacturing Information and Operations Technology (IT/OT) Lead to provide technical leadership for the integration, modernization, and sustainment of manufacturing technology supporting the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The qualified candidate will lead efforts to integrate MES and enterprise IT systems with manufacturing equipment, industrial control systems, intelligent sensors, automation, and other operational technology across BEP's manufacturing environment.

The candidate will help BEP introduce next-generation manufacturing capabilities, IoT, automation, and data and analytics, while maintaining secure, reliable, and highly available production operations. The position requires strong knowledge of IT/OT architecture and integration, industrial systems, and manufacturing operations, along with the ability to translate business and production requirements into practical technical solutions.

Work Location: This is a hybrid position, with the expectation to work on-site 3 days per week in Washington, DC

Travel: This position will require periodic support at the Fort Worth, TX location as required by the customer.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership for BEP manufacturing IT/OT integration and modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain IT/OT integration architectures showing how ERP, MES, SCADA, PLCs, equipment, sensors, and related systems interconnect.
• Develop strategies and data flows supporting real-time manufacturing operations, analytics, and enterprise decision-making.
• Lead the integration of new and legacy manufacturing equipment and control systems with MES and enterprise IT environments.
• Develop standardized approaches for onboarding new machines and equipment using appropriate industrial communication standards and protocols.
• Support BEP's planned introduction of new presses and manufacturing technologies by assessing integration, interoperability, commissioning, validation, and operational readiness requirements.
• Develop and execute roadmaps for advanced automation, robotics, PLC integration, and automated workflows.
• Define and support IoT device onboarding, device management, monitoring, updating, and edge-computing capabilities.
• Coordinate with MES, Oracle EBS/OCI, data/AI, Maximo, network, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure end-to-end integration.
• Support manufacturing data analytics and AI/ML use cases such as predictive maintenance, quality control, process optimization, downtime analysis, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Identify and resolve complex IT/OT integration issues, including interface failures, interoperability problems, performance constraints, and production-impacting technical issues.
• Ensure IT/OT solutions address availability, resiliency, performance, maintainability, safety, cybersecurity, and operational continuity requirements.
• Develop and maintain system design documents, configuration documentation, SOPs, integration specifications, runbooks, and other technical artifacts.
• Support testing, UAT, commissioning, validation, production deployment, and post-implementation verification of manufacturing technology solutions.
• Work within SAFe Agile delivery teams to translate manufacturing and technical requirements into Epics, Features, Stories, and deliverable increments.
• Provide technical recommendations to BEP leadership concerning manufacturing technology, modernization priorities, automation, integration, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Support knowledge transfer and training for operators, engineers, IT personnel, and other stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelors Degree and 8 years professional experience or an Associates Degree and 10 years professional experience, or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 12 years professional experience
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in manufacturing IT, operational technology (OT), industrial automation, industrial control systems, systems integration, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing IT/OT architectures in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Hands-on experience integrating manufacturing systems and equipment with enterprise IT systems, including MES and/or ERP platforms.
• Experience with industrial control technologies such as SCADA, PLCs, industrial networks,…