Role Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
Ma'aden is seeking a
Lead Specialist, Infrastructure & Hosting Platform II to lead and own
Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity across its industrial sites.
This role is responsible for the
day-to-day operation, lifecycle management, and reliability of OT hosting platforms, ensuring stable compute, storage, and industrial networks that support live production operations and digital initiatives.
This is a
hands-on, operational OT infrastructure role not a corporate IT or control-systems design position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and operate OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity environments across sites
- Own OT servers, virtualization, storage, and edge compute platforms
- Ensure availability, performance, capacity, and reliability of OT-hosted systems
- Execute routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle activities
- Oversee OT network infrastructure and ensure resilient connectivity between OT systems, plant networks, and enterprise platforms
- Implement backup, redundancy, and recovery practices for OT environments
- Monitor infrastructure health, respond to incidents, and lead root-cause analysis
- Drive standardization and support modernization of legacy OT infrastructure
- Coordinate closely with site OT teams, enterprise OT architecture, and IT network teams
Platforms in Scope
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Industrial historians (e.g., OSI PI, Honeywell, Siemens, Rockwell, Aveva)
- Edge compute and industrial hosting platforms
Broad familiarity is required; deep expertise in every platform is not mandatory.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience in OT or industrial infrastructure & hosting (8+ years strongly preferred)
- Hands-on experience supporting live production environments
- Strong understanding of industrial networks and OTIT connectivity
- Experience with virtualization, storage, backup, and recovery in OT environments
- Ability to operate under uptime, availability, and incident pressure
- Strong coordination skills across site teams, architects, and IT stakeholders
Relevant Industry Experience
Experience From The Following Environments Is Highly Valued
- Mining & metals
- Oil & gas
- Utilities / power
- Heavy manufacturing
- Chemicals, cement, automotive, or food & beverage (industrial scale)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary in a tax-free environment
- Housing and transportation allowances
- 30 days of vacation plus public holidays
- Paid home leave tickets
- Complimentary meals and uniform cleaning
- Medical and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and worldwide complimentary room nights
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Additional family benefits
Schedule & Hours
Full-time role.
