Manager, Operational Technology Infra-Structure, Hosting & Connectivity

Manager, Operational Technology Infra-Structure, Hosting & Connectivity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Other at Maaden Job We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. Read about how we use cookies and how you can control them by visiting our Cookie Settings page. Cookie SettingsAllow Skip to main content Discover Us Future Leaders Program Scholarship Program Join the Talent Community Sign up Saved jobs (0) - Manager, Operational Technology Infra-Structure, Hosting & Connectivity Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Job ID: 9292 Full time Apply Now Save Description Maaden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. We are leading the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, unique, and fully integrated mining value chain. We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for the below mentioned position. This role offers a chance to contribute to our ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.Why This Role Matters This role leads Ma’aden’s OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity environments to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performance industrial technology services across sites. It owns the operation and lifecycle of OT compute, storage, virtualization, edge platforms, hosted OT systems, and industrial network connectivity that enable safe operations, digital initiatives, data platforms, and enterprise integration. What You Will Deliver Manage OT Infrastructure & Hosting Operations Operate and maintain OT servers, storage, virtualization, hosting platforms, and edge compute environments across industrial sites. Ensure availability, performance, capacity, and reliability of hosted OT systems including MES, LIMS, historians, and edge nodes. Execute routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, backups, lifecycle management, and infrastructure health monitoring activities. Ensure OT hosting services support operational continuity, plant availability, and approved digital enablement requirements. Oversee OT Networks & Connectivity Operate and maintain OT network infrastructure across plant, site, and industrial control environments. Ensure stable, resilient, and secure connectivity between OT systems, plant networks, data platforms, and upstream enterprise systems. Apply standardized network configurations, segmentation principles, connectivity patterns, and performance monitoring practices. Coordinate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, site engineering, and enterprise connectivity teams to maintain reliable OT-IT integration. Drive Standardization & Modernization Implement OT infrastructure, hosting, connectivity, and edge platform standards across sites and operational environments. Support modernization of legacy hardware, operating systems, virtualized environments, industrial networks, and hosted OT platforms. Execute infrastructure upgrades in line with OT roadmaps, architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, and site readiness plans. Promote reusable configurations, common operating procedures, and consistent support models across OT environments. Ensure Reliability & Operational Resilience Implement redundancy, backup, recovery, monitoring, incident response, and operational resilience practices for OT infrastructure and hosted systems. Monitor infrastructure health and respond to incidents impacting availability, performance, reliability, connectivity, or hosted OT services. Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity issues. Ensure operational support processes protect plant continuity, safety, cyber resilience, and agreed service levels. Lead Team, Vendors & Cross-Functional Execution Lead the OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity team in delivering reliable operational support and improvement initiatives. Coordinate with cloud, connectivity, cybersecurity, platform, data, application, and site teams to resolve dependencies and execution risks. Manage vendor support, service delivery, technical escalations, maintenance windows, and infrastructure delivery commitments. Maintain clear operating procedures, service dashboards, risk logs, and stakeholder communications for OT infrastructure services. What Success Looks Like OT infrastructure, hosting platforms, and connectivity services operate reliably with strong availability, performance, and capacity control. Hosted OT systems such as MES, LIMS, historians, and edge platforms are maintained, patched, upgraded, and monitored effectively. Industrial network connectivity is stable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise OT standards. Legacy infrastructure modernization and lifecycle activities are executed with minimal disruption to operations. Incidents are resolved quickly, recurring issues are addressed through root-cause actions, and operational resilience improves over time. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Master’s Degree is preferred. Experience Minimum 8–12 years of experience in OT infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, hosting, connectivity, network operations, or technology operations roles. Hands-on experience with OT servers, storage, virtualization, edge compute, industrial networks, MES, LIMS, historians, and site-based OT environments. Experience leading operational teams, vendors, incident response, infrastructure lifecycle activities, and reliability improvement initiatives in industrial or asset-intensive environments. Skills That Matter OT infrastructure, hosting, and connectivity operations management Industrial compute, storage, virtualization, edge platforms, and hosted OT systems MES, LIMS, historians, edge nodes, SCADA/DCS connectivity, and plant network environments Industrial networking, OT-IT connectivity, segmentation, resilience, and performance monitoring Infrastructure lifecycle management, patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and capacity planning Reliability engineering, incident management, root-cause analysis, and operational resilience Vendor management, service delivery coordination, maintenance planning, and operational governance Leadership, stakeholder management, cross-functional coordination, and clear operational communication Benefits 1. Career Growth 2. Competitive Salaries 3. Comprehensive Package 4. Inclusive Work Environment 5. Work-Life Balance 6. 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