<p>Summary: The OT Team Lead is responsible for planning, designing, and delivering significant portions of complex Operational Technology (OT) systems with minimal supervision. This role leads the configuration, implementation, testing, and documentation of OT solutions, including servers, networks, hardware, and software, requiring advanced technical expertise across multiple IT and OT disciplines. The OT Team Lead serves as a technical leader and project contributor, working under a Project Manager on larger initiatives while leading smaller projects and start-up efforts directly. In addition to hands-on technical responsibilities, this position provides leadership through team oversight, training, mentoring, quality assurance, and onboarding, while supporting project estimating, job financial management, and departmental direction. The role requires availability for after-hours support, on-site system startup oversight, customer training, and the ability to handle sensitive customer information with discretion.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities: include the following: Other duties may be assigned.</p> <ul> <li>Planning and design of significant portions of OT systems with minimal supervision. </li><li>Configuration, implementation, testing and documentation of an OT system which may include setup of one or more parts of the overall system. This would include Server and PC machine setup, Network Setup, Hardware Setup, and Software Setup, and thus could require an advanced knowledge of IT skills in several areas as listed below. </li><li>Maintains confidentiality on potentially sensitive customer information. </li><li>Available for afterhours support </li><li>Ability to troubleshooting and support OT hardware, software, and networks. </li><li>Oversees the installation and start-up of an OT system on a customer's site, as well as supervises the start-up team while on site. </li><li>Oversees in-house and in-plant customer operator training for the OT system. </li><li>Responsible for monitoring quality of programmer's work and adhering to programming standards. Also is the technical leader on assigned projects. </li><li>Takes a lead in the training of other OT employees in the department. </li><li>Performs the duties of Project Manager on small projects. </li><li>Performs technical design and helps Estimating Team on assigned projects. </li><li>Performs other duties as assigned or required by leadership. </li><li>Provides leadership to members of team </li><li>Provide assistance in career growth and development to members of team </li><li>Ensures new team members receive appropriate onboarding </li><li>Understands and manages job financials and setting up new jobs </li><li>Assists Leadership Team to define department and company direction </li></ul> <p>Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>Education and/or Experience: 2 or 4-year degree in Information Technology, Network/Systems Administration or Computer Science or a related technical field, 5-7 years' experience in Information Technology and ground up system design configuration or equivalent combination of education and related experience/training. Must have at least two years' experience as a Systems Analyst, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.</p> <p>Travel Requirements: Travel will be required for sales purposes, for fact finding, to install OT systems, and to provide plant start-up services at customer sites. The amount of travel will vary according to business requirements.</p> <p>Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.</p> <p>Compensation: The pay range for this position is $106,300 to $133,000+ benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by the experience and education required, and level of responsibility. The range posted for this role represents a range that Interstates, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting. The pay is determined by job related skills, training, education, and experience.</p> <p>Application End Date: January 31st, 2026</p> <p>In alignment with Colorado state regulations, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications by January 31st, 2026. This will ensure your application is considered in the initial review process. Applications received after this date may be considered depending on the status of the search.</p> <p>Interstates Describes Its Culture as: Family-Like:</p> <ul> <li>Caring co-workers treat each other like family </li><li>Be treated like an individual, not just a number </li><li>Flexible schedules allow you to focus on your personal life as well as work-life </li><li>Lunch gatherings and social activities promotes fun and camaraderie </li><li>Support charities and your community through events sponsored and hosted by Interstates </li></ul> <p>Benefits:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive Pay so you know you are valued </li><li>401(k) to help you plan for your future </li><li>Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance with different options to meet your needs </li><li>Vacation so you can focus on you </li><li>Performance Bonus </li><li>Established Career Paths to help plan your future </li><li>Career Coaches that are focused on your success </li></ul>