OT/IT Architect

OT/IT Architect - United States - 194363 - Koch

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OT/IT Architect

Location(s)

Atlanta, Georgia

Company

Georgia-Pacific

Career Field

Information Systems & Technology

Job Number

194363

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking an OT Architect to shape secure, resilient, and scalable technology solutions for manufacturing environments. This role connects process control, engineering, cybersecurity, and information technology teams to define architecture direction, guide solution decisions, and improve the reliability and security of operational technology across the enterprise.

Our Team

The Infrastructure Architecture team partners with Georgia-Pacific businesses and technology capabilities to develop standards, patterns, and roadmaps that enable long-term value. The team works across manufacturing, engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to align OT solutions with business outcomes and enterprise technology strategies.

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain IT/OT architecture standards, reference designs, and reusable patterns aligned with security, information technology, and operational technology frameworks
• Lead cross-organizational architecture efforts that bring together manufacturing, process control, engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application stakeholders
• Guide the design and implementation of current and future OT solutions, including DCS, PLC, HMI, industrial networking, remote access, edge, IoT, and supporting infrastructure
• Assess emerging technologies to identify capability gaps, overlap with existing solutions, integration needs, risks, and opportunities to create value
• Translate manufacturing, regulatory, and industry security requirements into actionable architecture decisions, technical standards, and implementation guidance
• Advise project and product teams on reliability, segmentation, availability, recovery, replication, virtualization, and secure configuration decisions for manufacturing environments
• Promote adoption/consumption of approved patterns and share practical knowledge across architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, and site technology communities
• Apply automation and infrastructure-as-code approaches where they improve repeatability, governance, speed, or total cost of ownership

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience deploying or administering industrial control technologies in manufacturing environments, including PLC, HMI, or DCS platforms
• Experience designing or supporting industrial networks and firewalls using the Purdue architecture model or an equivalent industrial segmentation model
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple cross-organizational architecture or technology initiatives from problem definition through solution decision and implementation guidance
• Experience applying architecture concepts such as high availability, elimination of single points of failure, recovery, data replication, and virtualization to technology designs
• Documented experience translating manufacturing, regulatory, or cybersecurity requirements into technical standards, architecture patterns, designs, or implementation actions
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including visits to manufacturing sites, and to comply with site-specific safety and personal protective equipment requirements
• Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five or more years of experience deploying or administering industrial control systems, PLC, HMI, or DCS technologies in manufacturing environments
• Five or more years of experience with networking, firewalls, and industrial segmentation in manufacturing environments
• Two or more years of experience in a technical lead or IT/OT architecture role
• Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code technologies such as AWX or Terraform
• Experience with cloud, edge, and industrial IoT technologies
• Experience with secure vendor or remote access platforms used in manufacturing environments, including NextNine or comparable solutions
• Bachelor''s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate''s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy at jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture.

Who We Are

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world''s leading makers of tissue, pulp, packaging, and building products. Our products are part of everyday life. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries operate facilities across North America.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

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, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation and time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions about which benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Additional information is available at www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf.

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