Operations Technology Associate

As a Digital Operations Technology Associate you are the site point of contact for OT information security ensuring manufacturing greenhouse laboratory automation and facility systems remain secure reliable highly available and compliant with Bayer cybersecurity and risk management standards. The role manages hardening assets vulnerability remediation maintain documentation and procedures supports incident response and helps ensure regulatory and audit requirements are met.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Implement and maintain cybersecurity standards security baselines and hardening requirements for site operational technologies.

• Ensure new systems technologies and infrastructure changes comply with corporate cybersecurity policies and standards; document and track approved exceptions.

• Support engineering operations and capital projects by providing cybersecurity and infrastructure guidance throughout design implementation and commissioning.

• Review administer and execute approved firewall network security and remote access changes in accordance with established governance processes.

• Perform identity and access management activities for OT systems including account provisioning deprovisioning access reviews and audit support.

• Support the security availability and maintenance of OT infrastructure cybersecurity platforms and site-critical operational systems.

• Coordinate vulnerability management patching configuration management and remediation activities across the OT environment.

• Monitor cybersecurity alerts risks and incidents; participate in incident response troubleshooting and recovery efforts.

• Serve as a technical resource for cybersecurity and infrastructure-related initiatives supporting site operations and continuous improvement efforts.

• Coordinate with vendors service providers and enterprise technology teams to ensure secure and reliable service delivery.

• Maintain cybersecurity documentation asset inventories risk assessments and compliance records.

• Prepare and communicate status reports risk updates and technical recommendations to site and technology leadership.

• Independently identify and address cybersecurity and operational technology risks while escalating significant issues as appropriate.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required:

• B.S. degree in Cyber Operations Information Technology Computer Science Software Engineering or related field OR 4 years applicable business experience

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations to drive actions

• Ability to convince teams to test out new processes and methods regularly

• Wide experience in orchestrating programs across different functional organizations and allocated resources to ensure continuous engagement

• Proven ability to grow relationships with key partners and suppliers

• Ready to think behave and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the organizations digital business strategies

• Excellent organizational verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work on site in manufacturing greenhouse and laboratory environments and follow site safety and PPE requirements.

Preferred:

• B.S. degree in related field with 3 years relevant professional experience OR Masters degree in related field with 1 years relevant professional experience

• Foundational knowledge of networking (TCP/IP VLANs routing/switching firewalls wireless) and information security principles (access control patching system hardening).

• Hands-on exposure to network or security work through internships co-ops coursework labs or personal projects.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately $90k-135k. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive program (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care vision dental retirement PTO sick leave etc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 10/12/26.