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At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Automation & Operations Technology Engineer based in Dallas, TX!

The Automation & Operations Technology Manager will be the single point of contact for Operational Technology Cybersecurity strategy, improvement, maintenance and will also act as a liaison between plant operations and regional and global IT and Cybersecurity team. The Automation & Operations Technology Engineer position will be responsible for Danone plants in Dallas, TX and Fort Worth, TX .

Primary responsibility of the Automation & Operations Technology Engineer will be to use cybersecurity tools (Claroty, Hackuity, Firewalls, Factory Talk Security) for threat mitigation, vulnerability management, alert monitoring, preventing of unauthorized access and remote access management and maximize the availability of industrial automation systems (Hardware, Network, Scada Software, Database, Integration of new components and solutions)

The Automation & Operations Technology Manager will also collaborate with operations and engineering teams on corporate and plant initiatives ensuring all cybersecurity policies are followed. The Automation Operations Technology Manager will also be responsible for managing automation improvement projects and participating in recovery efforts during equipment and plant outages or planned shutdowns.

Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 lbs, have stamina and endurance (e.g., standing, sitting, walking, etc.) to occasionally work long hours, willingness to travel stateside & abroad, and the availability to be on-call & work flexible hours (e.g., weekends, off shifts, holidays during special projects implementation)

Job Responsibilities:

• Enforce Danone Global OT cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Daily health check on all OT systems
• Continuous improvement of Cybersecurity KPI (Vulnerability, Cybersecurity alerts, Backup systems management, PLC Security)
• Formal monthly reporting of Cybersecurity KPI’s to plant directors, automation director and regional security officer
• Report high priority incidents related to cybersecurity to automation director and regional cyber security manager and plant leadership team
• Industrial legacy system migration related obsolete operating system, database and automation software
• Industrial Automation Asset Management and data contextualization using Claroty xDome
• Management of vendor remote access to OT systems
• Management of vendor onsite wireless access to OT systems
• Participate in Cybersecurity audits and maintain audit reports
• Continuous improvement of industrial automation systems
• Maintain and update industrial automation architecture drawings and network monitoring software (HiVision, Solar Winds)
• Industrial automation hardware life cycle management (obsolescence)
• Organize windows patch install in industrial automation servers and workstations with the Americas server infrastructure team
• Master plan development for industrial networking and industrial applications roadmap
• Share knowledge and learnings through Danone North America networking
• Enforce Danone North America automation standards and specifications as part of plant initiatives and projects.
• Facilitate meetings with the regional IT teams regarding continuous improvement of system performance, reliability, and obsolescence.
• This role is on site in Dallas, TX, support for Fort Worth plant will require monthly visits (estimated travel ~30% - 40%), to be managed by the candidate based on business needs.
• Travel required occasionally for training or plant projects.