Operational Technology - Montréal, Canada - Renewable Energy Systems Limited

Renewable Energy Systems Limited

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Montréal, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Description

We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels heard and respected, and extending our culture of care so that every individual can reach their full potential.

We want you to have a sense of belonging and feel valued for your contributions and the perspectives you bring.

Summary:

The Operational Technology (OT) Manager will play a key part in the Americas in meeting the growing needs of our expanding portfolio of assets and services and how RES delivers its core business services.

This role is vital to ensuring OT serving the Americas region is maintained and adapted to support business change, by ensuring:

OT systems and infrastructure performs and scales to support business growth
Effective data acquisition, system resilience and cyber security capabilities are inherent in OT system design and operation
OT standardization and simplification practices are progressively established globally
OT improvement projects are effectively supported in terms of technology delivery into operations
OT systems are maintained in compliance with relevant technology regulations and standards
Technology and service cost optimization measures are continually assessed and practiced

Travel to other RES sites, outside of primary works locations, will be required typically every one to two months to establish and maintain key stakeholders and customer relations.

Reporting to the Cyber Security, OT and Architecture Director this role will focus on the operational support, maintenance and improvement of deployed OT systems and infrastructure serving the Americas region.

Requirements:

The person in this role will provide leadership and technical direction of OT Operations in the America region so to:

Manage OT infrastructure on behalf of RES Americas O&M, Asset Management, and Controls Center departments. This includes OT infrastructure at Solar, Wind, and Battery Storage facilities as well as central infrastructure and communication methods to sites.
Oversee and undertake incident response and resolution for RES owned or maintained central and sitebased OT systems and infrastructure to uphold agreed levels of data acquisition and asset reliability which allow RES to robustly deliver its business services
Manage business requests and technical changes impacting OT systems in line with agreed standards and service levels
Support the successful delivery of technology changes associated to projects so to progressively improve the standardization, performance, security and scalability of OT systems and infrastructure
Perform technical planning to ensure repeatable and timely execution of the adoption of new generation sites into a BAU support regime provided by the OT Function
Support the identification and where approved the introduction of new technologies which will help the business grow, enhance OT resilience and business competitiveness.
Provide OT system upgrade recommendations to Clients demonstrating the financial benefit
Contribute to Client contract agreements to ensure solution meets all parties' requirements in terms of OT systems operations and data acquisition
Build and maintain internal and external relationships with key partners and industry bodies to ensure success, (such as maintaining awareness of industry standards and OEM system enhancements)
Produce regular reporting to track OT systems operational performance in terms data acquisition and system and infrastructure reliability within the OT Team and to key America's business stakeholders in particular in Support Services
Ensure best practice OT cyber security standards are followed in adherence with the RES Cyber Security Framework to support the key business objectives of RES and our clients
Orchestrate and oversee security penetration testing of OT systems and infrastructure to ensure the effective management and remediation of any resulting improvement actions
Establish and maintain a knowledge management repository for OT system and infrastructure to uphold service levels on change delivery and operational support
Serve as RES NERC CIP Compliance Officer for all NERC CIP registered facilities

Qualifications:

5 or more years' experience in IT or OT, as well as Build and Run/Service Delivery, required
Bachelor's Degree in technology management or engineering, preferred
Certification in architecting, deploying, and securing enterprise or OT related cloud platforms including Azure, AWS and Google, preferred
Vendor qualifications or equivalent in leading firewall and networking technologies such as Fortinet and Cisco, preferred
3 or more years' experience leading geographically distributed teams, preferred
3 or more years' experience managing cyber security arrangements in IT or OT environments, preferred
Ability to travel 5 to 15%, required
Valid driver's license and eligible for corporate vehicle insurance coverage, required
Extensive know