IT/OT Specialist

Overview

RoviSys Nederland is looking for a skilled IT/OT Specialist to bridge the gap between enterprise IT systems and operational technology networks. In this role, you’ll work on critical infrastructure projects, ensuring secure, reliability, and high-performance connectivity. You’ll collaborate with cross functional teams, engage directly with clients, and play a key role in delivering innovative solutions that keep operations running smoothly.  Primary employment location can be Groningen or Utrecht, Netherlands, Berlin or Frankfurt Germany, or Dublin, Ireland or London, UK

Responsibilities

Travel to Customer sites

• This position may include up to 50% travel. All travel from location of employment is paid by RoviSys.

Team Leadership & Sales Support 

• Provide technical guidance for our multiple project teams, with a focus on IT and IP networking
• Serves as a technical contact for customers
• Identify and assign tasks within the project team
• Lead customer meetings
• Assist with proposal generation by estimating hardware costs and the engineering effort required for a project
• Maintain relationships with existing customers

Instrumentation & Electrical Design 

• Design control systems’ network architectures and control strategies
• Specify, select, and purchase the IT equipment for projects, including firewalls, servers, switches, routers, servers, hosts, storage systems, and software.

System Design and Configuration

• Lead customer design review meetings
• Configure IT equipment for projects, including firewalls, servers, switches, routers, servers, hosts, storage systems, and software
• Provide guidance and training for other employees
• Participate in designing company standards for IT deployments
• Lead customer demonstrations and acceptance testing
• Maintain a firm competency of one or more IT platforms
• Execute internal functional and quality control testing
• Review/comment on control system specifications and testing documentation

Onsite System Startup

• Audit customer installations for best practice compliance
• Leads installation, starup, and replacement of client IT equipment for automation systems
• Troubleshoot and identify installation discrepancies
• Develop commissioning test plans
• Train customer representatives on operations and maintenance of IT system

Qualifications

• Professional level English (C1, C2, or native)
• At least 3 years of professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, and industrial protocols (Modbus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP)
• Solid understanding of network security principles, including firewalls, ACLs, and secure remote access
• Hands-on server administration experience with Linux and Windows environments
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, or similar network equipment
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware or Hyper-V
• Collaborative mindset, working effectively with cross-functional teams across IT, OT, and business units
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable engaging directly with clients, understanding their needs, and delivering tailored solutions
• Proactive in identifying issues, proposing solutions, and following through to resolution 

Preferred qualifications

• 2nd European language: German, Dutch, Spanish, French, or Italian (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, or native)
• CCNA/CCNP, CompTIA Network+, or equivalent Experience / Certifications
• Familiarity security requirements and guidelines such as EU NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0
• Experience with deployments of network monitoring or cyber security software
• VMware Experience / Certifications
• Enterprise Linux Systems