Director of OT and Control

Company Profile:

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid Spain. With a team of over 25000 employees across more than 20 countries we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals nearly 6 GW of installed capacity with a strong presence in Spain the United States Italy and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) plays a key role in this vision with aims to increase generation capacity to more than 4.5 GW of renewable energy in North America by 2029.

We are driven by innovation collaboration and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP) including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing growth and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Summary:

This role provides overall ownership of Operational Technology (OT) and SCADA systems supporting renewable energy assets across the U.S. ensuring reliable secure and scalable infrastructure. It leads the design and evolution of OT architecture including network systems cybersecurity cloud connectivity and integration with corporate IT while managing the IT/OT boundary and ensuring compliance with standards such as NERC-CIP. The position also supports plant commissioning oversees network performance and drives continuous improvement through monitoring documentation and implementation of policies and disaster recovery plans.

As a technical leader the role manages and develops OT and SCADA teams fostering collaboration across engineering operations IT and cybersecurity functions. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in OT networks industrial control systems and renewable energy environments along with strong expertise in enterprise networking cloud platforms cybersecurity and SCADA technologies backed by proven leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Overall ownership of OT & Control systems for renewable energy assets in the US including SCADA systems ROCC infrastructure and OT network infrastructure.
• Define lead and evolve the OT architecture and standards covering network design cybersecurity SCADA communications cloud connectivity and integration with corporate IT systems.
• Design deploy maintain and continuously improve the OT network infrastructure including LAN/WAN routers switches firewalls monitoring systems and secure remote access solutions supporting both centralized ROCC and geographically distributed power plants.
• Ensure cybersecurity and regulatory compliance of OT environments with specific responsibility for NERC-CIP requirements applicable to SCADA and critical infrastructure in the US utility sector.
• Lead and develop OT and SCADA teams providing technical guidance mentoring and training while fostering strong collaboration with Engineering & Construction Operations & Maintenance IT Cybersecurity and external partners.
• Own the IT/OT boundary defining secure architectures segmentation models and connectivity principles that balance operational reliability cybersecurity and business needs.
• Support commissioning activities including FAT/SAT plant onboarding and integration into ROCC ensuring alignment with OT standards and operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain OT and Scada documentation including architecture network diagrams configurations procedures and disaster recovery plans.
• Implement and maintain OT policies procedures and frameworks including network usage access control backup and business continuity.
• Monitor OT network performance analyze trends identify risks and provide reporting and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with corporate IT and Cybersecurity teams to align OT solutions with enterprise strategies while preserving OT-specific requirements and constraints.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be authorized to work for any US employerwithout the need for work visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelors degree in computer science information technology or related field.
• 8 years of experience in OT network engineering and industrial control system environments including technical leadership responsibilities.
• Verifiable experience in renewable energy assets including utility-scale wind and/or solar plants.
• Proven knowledge of network and OT communication protocols architectures and technologies such as TCP/IP VLANs OSPF BGP MPLS VPNs and SD-WAN.

Demonstrated experience with:

• Enterprise routing switching wireless and monitoring technologies e.g. Cisco/Meraki/Juniper/Aruba.
• Designing implementing and maintaining SSL/IPsec VPN technologies.
• AWS/Azure/GCP as well as cloud networking technologies.
• Virtualization/VMWare knowledge and integration into OT environments.
• Designing configuring and troubleshooting Industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA networks
• Managing and integrating Active Directory environments within OT infrastructures.
• Industry certificates such as: CCNA/CCNP CISSP Fortinet FCP and Palo Alto PCCSE are a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices particularly in the context of critical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP standards.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and act as technical authority in complex OT environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bi-Lingual English/Spanish preferred

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran