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West Fraser is a leading diversified forest products company, listed on the TSX and NYSE. Recognized for the eighth time as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, we are a growing company looking for talented people to be part of our team. Are you interested in working for a company that offers both a challenging work environment and a rewarding career path.

Operational Technology Specialist

As an Operational Technology Specialist, you will help support our increasing deployment of connected technologies in our industrial facilities. This role will be responsible for supporting Paloalto Edge Firewalls, IP Cameras, several Azure Cloud Technologies including BeyondTrust Remote Vendor Support. Additionally, the Operational Technology Specialist is responsible for ensuring our industrial environments follow and industry best practices using the ISA62443 standard for Industrial Cyber Security.

As the interface between West Fraser’s corporate IT and Operational Technology business practices, the Operational Technology Specialist must be comfortable operating in both a traditional IT and manufacturing environment. This role will be instrumental in reshaping West Fraser’s industrial network edge and facilitating our adoption of IoT\IIoT technologies.

Your Responsibilities

• Support the corporate security team on both reactive and proactive security remediation tasks and projects
• Follow standards and procedures for the use of industrial technologies
• Support the deployments of next-generation firewalls within our manufacturing environments
• Support mill staff with their connected projects e.g. centralized alarm monitoring, predictive maintenance
• Support the standardization and secure deployment of IP camera systems
• Support the BeyondTrust – Privileged Remote Access system.
• Deploying and monitoring industrial cyber security technologies
• Support the standardization and secure deployment of Data Gathering Systems\Historians
• Identify opportunities for improving our use of technology and security posture whenever possible

Your Qualifications

• Experience in working with both industrial and corporate technologies
• A good understanding of the current cyber security threats facing companies like West Fraser
• Experience with industrial technologies from vendor like Emerson, Rockwell, Porter, and USNR
• Capable of designing systems that require in depth knowledge of: Networking, Azure Active Directory, SCADA/DCS, IP cameras, cyber security
• Must be able to form strong working relationships
• Experienced in supporting complex, multi-technology systems
• Must be highly adaptable, with ability to quickly process complex information and identify appropriate actions

Occasional evening and weekend coverage for system related service disruptions and security events will be required for this position. Occasional travel within Canada and to the United States may also be required.

West Fraser Timber has over 60 locations across Canada, the United States and Europe. We believe strongly in promoting from within and pride ourselves on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company. West Fraser offers an excellent compensation package including a competitive salary, excellent benefits and an outstanding pension plan.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin or any other protected legal characteristic.

If this position sounds like the start of a career for you, submit your cover letter and resume by at www.westfraser.com/jobs click "apply now" in green at the top of the page.

For more information on West Fraser and other career opportunities, visit our website at www.westfraser.com/jobs.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.