IOF Infrastructure Lead – Intelligent Oil Field (Onsite)

About the role

The IOF Infrastructure Lead will own the digital oilfield infrastructure that enables real‑time field operations, data acquisition and analytics. This onsite role in Basra, Iraq, focuses on bridging operational technology (OT) with corporate IT to support predictive maintenance, digital twins and remote operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment and operation of digital oilfield infrastructure, including field networks (fiber, microwave, LTE, satellite), edge computing platforms and industrial servers.
• Define technical architecture standards for field communications, data centres, redundancy, disaster recovery and hybrid‑cloud integration.
• Work closely with cybersecurity teams to implement OT network security, NIST alignment, zero‑trust and vulnerability management for industrial systems.
• Ensure reliable, secure flow of production data from SCADA, PLC, DCS and sensor networks to cloud analytics, data lakes and digital‑twin platforms.
• Oversee vendor and project management for systems integrators, telecom providers, cloud services and automation suppliers, driving large capital projects such as smart‑field rollouts and OT‑cloud migration.
• Support production optimisation initiatives – predictive maintenance, AI/ML analytics, emissions monitoring and remote operations – by providing a scalable technology platform.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading digital oilfield or industrial OT/IT integration projects.
• Strong understanding of field network technologies and edge computing in a high‑availability environment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cybersecurity, vendor and project teams on large‑scale deployments.

Required skills

• Field network technologies: fiber, microwave, LTE, satellite.
• Edge computing platforms and industrial servers.
• SCADA, PLC, DCS, sensor networks and data historians (PI System).
• Cloud connectivity, data lakes, APIs, DMZ and Industrial IoT gateways.
• Digital Twins, AI/ML analytics and predictive maintenance frameworks.
• Cybersecurity standards: NIST, zero‑trust architecture, vulnerability management, ransomware protection.