Global IT/OT Engineer

Job Summary

Do you want to securely connect manufacturing operations with enterprise technology and turn industrial data into real business impact?

At IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances), we are a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. Our teams deliver sustainable innovations that improve everyday products worldwide.

We are looking for a Global IT/OT Engineer to help bridge Operational Technology and IT, enabling secure, reliable, and scalable manufacturing data across our global operations.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

Key Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and enhance IT/OT data pipelines connecting manufacturing systems with enterprise platforms
• Troubleshoot manufacturing data, automation, and system integration issues
• Develop automated workflows, scripts, data transformations, and interfaces supporting operations
• Integrate data from process historians, MES, PLCs, and other OT sources
• Partner with Operations, Process Control, Quality, and Digital teams to drive data‑enabled plant performance
• Support global and site‑level digital initiatives and contribute to data governance and standardization
• Promote best practices in data modeling, automation, documentation, and scalable design
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Support OT network segmentation and design in collaboration with IT and OT Security
• Define firewall rules and contribute to secure remote access and data extraction
• Create and maintain technical documentation and reference knowledge bases
• Participate in FAT/SAT testing and validation of OT network assets
  
  

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial data, automation, or engineering environments
• Solid understanding of manufacturing systems and IT/OT integration
• Hands‑on experience with Python, SQL, ETL tools, or data platforms
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• Familiarity with ISA‑95, ISA‑99, IEC 62443, 21 CFR Part 11, and Aveva PI Historian
  
  

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more