OT Engineer

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is seeking a skilled Operations Technology Engineer who brings manufacturing technology experience, industrial cybersecurity skills, and a passion to find OT solutions that support the Koch Business. Within this role, you will partner closely with talented global IT/OT team members across KGS and the business IT teams to improve firewall security solutions and management processes.

The ideal candidate will be located in Wichita, Kansas or within close proximity to one of our Koch Fertilizer Plants.

KAES and its subsidiaries distribute more than 13 million tons of fertilizer products annually worldwide. From an IT perspective, this creates a wealth of opportunities to develop your technical skills and to explore a variety of career paths. The Operations Technology Engineer will be a key member of the KAES OT Solutions capability. This role requires strong critical thinking skills to help resolve complex technical issues for business users.

This person will also have an opportunity to continue building out our competency in proactive monitoring and application health as well as designing solutions for real business challenges.

• Maintain and support Operational Technology (OT) systems, including virtual machine infrastructure, user access management, and remote access enablement to ensure reliable and secure operations.
• Perform comprehensive OT asset inventory, manage firmware updates, and conduct end-of-life assessments across site equipment to maintain system integrity and compliance.
• Support and troubleshoot network connectivity within OT environments, including managing switch networks and enforcing secure segmentation and firewall rules to protect critical systems.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date site documentation while ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements, GxP standards, ISRM frameworks, and site Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Actively participate in OT cybersecurity initiatives such as threat monitoring, remediation planning, and system hardening activities to enhance the security posture of OT environments.
• Contribute to OT Business Continuity Planning and disaster recovery preparedness efforts to minimize operational risks and ensure rapid recovery from incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and enterprise peers to support the integration, deployment, and continuous improvement of OT systems and security controls.
• Evaluate and implement best practices and emerging technologies to drive operational excellence and align OT capabilities with organizational cyber strategies.
• Lead or assist in incident response activities related to OT systems, working to restore operations quickly and mitigate future risks.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to support onsite assessments, implementations, troubleshooting, and collaboration.

• Experience working as a IT or OT technician (generalist)
• Experience working with networking technology (TCP/IP, routing & switching, firewalls, and wireless communication technology)
• Experience working with servers, virtualization platforms, Active Directory, DNS, and Domain Controllers

• 5+ years of engineering-related support of OT environments, industrial control systems (DCS/PLC), or SCADA
• Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Fortinet NSE-4, JNCIA or equivalent network certification
• Familiarity with IEC-62443, NIST 800-53 and 800-82 or other industrial cybersecurity standards is a plus
• Knowledge of the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture - Experience with IloT and edge computing Travel

This role does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.