Role Overview
We are seeking a versatile IT Infrastructure & Industrial Systems Support Specialist to bridge the gap between enterprise IT environments and plant floor operations. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end technical support across desktop computing, industrial network infrastructure, and shop-floor automation systems. You will serve as a key technical liaison for our process manufacturing ecosystem supporting desktop users while maintaining real-time integration between industrial plant systems, laboratory testing systems, and SAP Business One, specifically leveraging BCMIX (batch control/mixing) and LABMIX (laboratory/quality assurance) add-ons.
Key Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Desktop & End-User Support
- Provide 1st Level support for Windows workstations, peripherals, and enterprise applications across office and remote users.
- Administer endpoint management systems for automated software deployment, patch management, and Group Policy (GPO) enforcement.
- Manage identity services, access control, and authentication via Active Directory (AD)
- Support specialized workplace peripherals, including PCs, tablets, phones, scanners, printers, industrial scales, and serial communication interfaces & devices
2. Industrial IT & Shop-Floor Integration Support
Support, deploy, and maintain ruggedized industrial PCs, HMIs, touch-screen terminals, and batch-control workstations across the plant floor.
- Maintain operational uptime and real-time data flows between shop-floor batch dosing systems (BCMIX), quality testing instruments (LABMIX), and SAP Business One
- Troubleshoot data interfaces, online & offline backups, integration framework queues, and server connections linking physical plant machinery to enterprise applications.
- Ensure operational continuity of laboratory instrumentation feeding quality control metrics into LABMIX.
3. Network Infrastructure & Security
- Diagnose and resolve complex network connectivity issues across LAN, industrial Wi-Fi, VPN, and VLAN-segmented plant environments.
- Support enterprise and industrial managed networking equipment (e.g., Access Points, switches, firewalls, and routers) within the corporate Network Model.
- Troubleshoot end-to-end network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) as well as industrial protocols (Modbus TCP, Ether Net/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA).
- Enforce cybersecurity best practices, network isolation/DMZ rules, endpoint threat protection, and disaster recovery image backups for plant-critical workstations.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: 5+ years of combined experience in IT system administration/desktop support alongside exposure to manufacturing, industrial OT, or plant environments.
- ERP & Industry Add-Ons: Hands-on experience supporting SAP Business One clients and process industry add-ons like BCMIX (batch mixing/recipe management) and LABMIX (laboratory information & QC).
- Network Infrastructure: Solid understanding of TCP/IP, VLAN segmentation, NAT, VPN tunnels, and diagnosing connectivity via packet capture/network tools (Wireshark, ping, traceroute, nslookup).
- OS & Directory Services: Deep proficiency in Windows 10/11, Windows Server and Active Directory, GPO
- Industrial Readiness: Ability and willingness to operate safely in plant floor environments (adhering to PPE guidelines, managing physical safety, and minimizing production downtime).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors in IT / Computer Sciences
- Certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CCNA / CCNA Industrial will be plus
- Experience with industrial protocols (Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA) and SCADA/PLC interfacing.
- Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82).
- UAE Driving license is mandatory.
