Senior OT Engineer

Overall Job Purpose

The OT (Operation Technology) Engineer is working in billion-dollar scale projects to deliver the Digitalisation Strategy for the Facility. Digital innovation requires Operational Technology (OT) systems, such as ICSS, Vendor Control Systems, Marine Packages through to Telecommunication etc, to interact and connect with Enterprise Information Technology systems. With OT-IT integration, the data collected by physical equipment, vendor systems and devices can be used to identify problems or increase efficiencies.

You will be focusing on connecting a previously isolated Systems and Equipment within OT network to the Enterprise IT environment and coordinating the data and information use into Advanced Analytics, AI, Automation, and other application to improve Business and Operational processes.

In addition, you will assist with the development and sustainment of robust processes for data handling / governance, enabling the management of tactical and strategic interactions between Digital team and other business units across the organization.

Core Responsibilities

• Advocate, integrate and improve on existing technology change management process.
• Develop, implement, and troubleshoot interfaces between the Business Systems and OT Networks.
• Assist with Scoping, Development and Management of OT projects.
• Assist with Hardware Lifecycle planning and standardization.
• Liaising with key stakeholders
• Participates in project design reviews to ensure consistency with required business outcomes.
• Analyse Operation Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) networks for opportunities to improve integration, network architecture and security.
• Provide architectural advice and oversight and input into selected Operational Application implementation projects
• Design, document and deliver technical solutions to integrate FPSO OT Technology within company and client enterprise architectures.
• Communicate effectively with, and between the immediate team, business subject matter experts, developers, analysts, engineers, end users of systems and management.
• Report to Operation Technology Lead in Digital & Analytics department to support global initiatives across projects and phases
• Interact with Tech Team in Digital & Analytics department to support building digital infrastructure and solutions in-house and with 3rd party

Educational Qualification & Experience:

- More than 5 years' experience of control system "hands-on" design in oil & gas industry.

- Broad understanding of Technology Infrastructure and Applications to support FPSO Operations.

- Understanding of Industrial Communications protocols.

- Understanding of Network design and infrastructure used in both OT and IT realms.

- Having awareness of problems for conventional control system design and/or rooms for the improvement with Digital techniques.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field of Engineering (With a strong knowledge of Logic and/or Programming Language/s)

Required Knowledge (not MUST, but PLUS; no need to have all points listed below):

- Understanding of Cyber Security standards (IEC, ISO, NIST or equivalent). Certified competencies highly regarded.

- Understanding of FPSO ICSS and Vendor Control Systems.

- Understanding of Operational Challenges for Integrating and managing OT systems.

- Understanding of Data structures, Data conditioning and manipulation.

- Understanding of Virtualisation, Server equipment and SAN Solutions (either in Use, Management or Design)

- Understanding of EPCI Engineering Development Tools and Lifecycle Information.

- Good knowledge of System's Engineering approaches, tools and their application

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field of Engineering (With a strong knowledge of Logic and/or Programming Language/s)