Hiring: Director of Operational Technology Company: Canopy Aerospace & Defense Location: Irvine, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:20:35 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AutoCAD, Azure, CAD, Firmware, Manufacturing Execution Systems, PLC, Product Lifecycle Management, SCADA, SOC 2, Security Clearance, Segment, Windows Server About the job Experience: •10 years in information or operational technology, including at least 4 years leading a team with direct-report and budget accountability •5 years supporting discrete manufacturing; aerospace, defense, or another regulated manufacturing sector required •Minimum 10 years in information or operational technology, including at least 4 years leading a team with direct-report and budget accountability •Minimum 5 years supporting discrete manufacturing; aerospace, defense, or another regulated manufacturing sector required Required Skills: •Own the manufacturing network and every device on it: CNC and multi-axis machining centers, CMMs and metrology, thermal processing and coating equipment controls, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and historian systems, test cells, and shop-floor data collection •Maintain an accurate, continuously updated OT asset inventory — controller model, OS and firmware version, network address, criticality, owner, and patch or compensating-control status •Design and enforce segmentation between enterprise and plant-floor zones using a defensible zone-and-conduit model (Purdue / ISA-95, IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82). Own the industrial DMZ and control every conduit that crosses it •Manage legacy and ‘unpatchable’ machine controllers through isolation, allowlisting, media control, jump-host access, monitoring, and documented compensating controls that survive assessor scrutiny •Own secure, controlled transfer of NC code, program files, and inspection data between engineering, ERP/PLM, and the shop floor — including removable-media policy and its technical enforcement •Set network, security, and remote-access requirements for new equipment at the purchase-specification stage, in partnership with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Facilities. Vendor remote access is a decision this role owns, not a concession made at installation •Own OT business continuity: controller images, post-processor and parameter backups, tested restores, and documented recovery objectives for production-critical systems •Own day-to-day IT service delivery for multiple sites — incidents, requests, change and problem management — and serve as senior escalation and, when needed, the person who does the work Qualifications: •Demonstrated hands-on experience with OT / industrial control environments — machine-tool networks, PLC/HMI/SCADA, or shop-floor data collection. Governance-only OT exposure will not be competitive •Direct experience implementing and sustaining NIST SP 800-171 controls, and participation in at least one CMMC readiness effort, DIBCAC assessment, or equivalent third-party assessment of a defense environment •Solid functional working knowledge of DFARS 252.204-7012, SPRS scoring, CUI handling, and ITAR-controlled technical data in an IT/OT context •Ownership of ERP operations in manufacturing (Epicor or similar) and of ERP/MES/PLM integrations; core Microsoft and enterprise networking depth •Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent additional directly relevant experience •U.S. Person requirement. Must be a U.S. Person as defined at 8 U.S.C •62, and able to pass a background investigation. On-site in Irvine five days per week; after-hours and weekend support required •Active or eligible U.S. Government security clearance (Secret or higher) •Multi-site or multi-entity manufacturing group experience; AS9100 and NADCAP familiarity; certifications such as GICSP, GRID, CISSP, CISM, CCNP, or CMMC RP/CCP Compensation: •$175,000 - $195,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!