OT Infrastructure Manager

Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint.

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.

Arxada Information Technology is seeking an experienced OT Infrastructure Manager to support operational technologies across all Arxada locations. This role is responsible for ensuring secure, reliable, and consistent OT infrastructure services, providing hands-on architectural guidance, and addressing infrastructure gaps.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management & Architecture

• Provide hands-on architectural guidance and oversight for Arxada OT infrastructure and applications.

• Identify and address gaps within the OT infrastructure landscape, particularly related to end-of-life hardware and operating systems.

• Develop OT server architecture, standards, and best practices to support OT-related applications.

• Deliver solutions using Microsoft Azure cloud services and on-premises VMWare hypervisor technologies.

Collaboration & Operational Efficiency

• Work closely with onsite operations and OT applications teams to optimize service delivery.

• Collaborate with IT Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Infrastructure CoE teams, as well as external IT service providers.

• Partner with IT infrastructure and service delivery managers in other regions to ensure alignment and operational efficiency.

Technical Strategy & Compliance

• Develop standards, best practices, and strategies to implement state-of-the-art OT hardware and related services.

• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of OT servers and workstations across all locations.

• Develop technical roadmaps for migrating OT applications from on-premises to Azure cloud.

• Identify infrastructure gaps, ensuring proper Development, Test, and Production environments for OT applications.

• Maintain 99% uptime for local applications on OT computers in R&D and QC Labs during business hours.

• Ensure OT backup of servers and workstations and perform testing for site disaster recovery plans.

Security & Compliance

• Follow and support global IT processes and policies, including security vulnerability remediation.

• Oversee monthly patching of OT servers and workstations, ensuring vulnerability fixes and updates.

• Ensure compliance with architectural, security, and engineering policies, standards, and procedures.

Infrastructure Strategy & Documentation

• Contribute to the development of infrastructure strategy and roadmap.

• Partner with application architecture, network, and security engineering teams to ensure alignment with infrastructure architectural principles.

• Develop and maintain OT-related documentation to support operations.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Azure Cloud, Windows & Linux Servers, VMWare, and NetApp Storage technologies.

• Strong ethics, professionalism, and presentation skills.

• Ability to prioritize and quickly resolve issues in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong project management and prioritization abilities.

• Ability to anticipate risks and implement solutions in real time.

• Working knowledge of IT architecture, IT security, ITIL, and IT governance.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.