Operational Technology Specialist

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

Perth Airport is investing more than $5 billion in new infrastructure so we can support our airline partners to grow, offering more services to new destinations and an improved customer experience.

Over the coming decade we will expand T1 International, and build new domestic terminal facilities, a parallel runway, two multi-storey carparks and our first airport hotel. This will deliver one airport for the people of Western Australia which will host all flight services in a central location giving passengers a seamless, world-class travel experience.

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.5 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings.

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel.

Our team is currently looking for an experienced a Operational Technology Specialist to join our expanding team. In this role you’ll enhance the reliability, security and of Perth Airport’s Operational Technology systems. You’ll bring strong technical expertise across OT/IT environments to ensure critical infrastructure systems remain robust, secure and aligned to our businesses needs.

What you'll do:

• Assess and improve the reliability and security of current Operational Technology systems.
• Document the technical configuration of Operational Technology systems and components.
• Onboard new Operational Technology systems ensuring adherence to PAPL Standards.
• Perform periodic review of systems components (hardware and software) to ensure currency and supportability.
• Review of support contracts to ensure ongoing maintenance and Incident Support is in place and contribute to service management meetings with the System Owner. 

About you:

• Tertiary qualification (or relevant experience) in Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, or a related field.
• Good understanding of enterprise Information Technology and/or Operational Technology concepts and high-level technology architectures.
• 5+ years’ experience working with Operational Technology systems at a technical level within a related field.
• Knowledge of cyber security in enterprise organizations and preferably with organizations designated Critical Infrastructure. Strong grasp of IT/OT convergence, including VLANs, firewalls, network segmentation.
• Good understanding of SCADA systems, PLCs, HMIs, and industrial communication protocols.
• Experience with any of the following systems is highly regarded: electrical, car park, building management, security, screening, or conveyance systems.

About Us:

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.