Manufacturing IT/OT Support Technician (Lincoln, UK)

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join our small, agile team in Lincoln to keep critical manufacturing systems secure, efficient, and connected. You deliver hands-on support across IT and OT, uphold cyber security compliance, and align with corporate security standards to safeguard production. You balance independent work with close collaboration across engineering, operations, and maintenance to maximise up-time and throughput. You contribute to local and global digitisation initiatives while ensuring high-quality digital services and secure connectivity to the production areas.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• You provide hands-on support for manufacturing IT/OT systems and partner with engineering, operations, and maintenance to boost equipment up-time and throughput.
• You assist with local implementation of IT/OT projects, ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 27001 and IEC 62443, and maintain hardware/software standards in production areas.
• You set up and maintain secure network connectivity for OT hardware and external vendor equipment, document local network architecture, and manage OT assets to support business continuity and disaster recovery.
• You act as a technical liaison between IT, OT, engineering, and business teams, participate in global Manufacturing IT/OT community initiatives, and deliver measurable productivity and security metrics.
• You implement, monitor, and improve cyber-security for factory IT and OT systems, coordinate with global cyber-security teams, and support secure on-boarding, configuration, and patch management of digital assets.
  
  
  

What You Bring

• You have a degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, plus some experience in a technology support role—ideally within industrial manufacturing OT environments.
• You offer foundational IT networking knowledge and strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• You’re familiar with cybersecurity frameworks and industrial cybersecurity standards, and you manage time and solve problems with an entrepreneurial, responsible mindset.
• You can work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Bonus: experience with IIoT machine connectivity (e.g., OPC UA), cloud platforms like AWS Connected Factory, and OT hardware such as PLCs, HMIs, and sensors.
  
  
  

About The Team

You’ll join a small, agile team focused on delivering high-quality digital services and secure connectivity to the production areas in Lincoln. The team ensures secure, efficient, and standardised digital operations across IT and OT environments, upholding cybersecurity compliance and resilience. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and maintenance, acting as a bridge between IT, OT, and business stakeholders. The team participates in global Manufacturing IT/OT community initiatives to standardise services and align with corporate security standards. Together, you document local network architecture, manage OT assets, and support IT business continuity planning, including disaster recovery. Your collective efforts are measured through productivity and security metrics that reflect reliable, secure manufacturing performance.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups