IOF Analyst-(Intelligent Oil Field)-Onsite

Job Description 

Job Title:  Intelligent Oil Field (IOF Analyst) 
Company:  KBR  
Location:  Basra Iraq 
Employment Type:  Full-time, Contract 

Rotation: 28/28 

Required Nationals  Any 

About Company 

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! 

The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. 

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets." 

Purpose 

• Assess, validate and define secure, DMZ-compliant methods to export OT/IoT data from air‑gapped/offline OT into the data lake for the digital twin and AI analytics. 

Key responsibilities 

• Conduct sensor inventory and offline validation; capture full metadata without disrupting live control systems. 

• Define and test secure extraction workflows: edge gateway configs, buffering, uni-directional transfer (data diode), scheduled exports and file handoff procedures through the DMZ. 

• Specify and validate edge gateway hardware/software and protocol bridging (Modbus, OPC‑UA wrappers, MQTT, etc.) compatible with DMZ policies. 

• Validate timestamp integrity, sampling rhythm, units and completeness for delayed/batch transfers; design reconciliation and eventual-consistency checks. 

• Produce secure integration specifications, data schemas, acceptance criteria, and handover packets for the data‑lake ingestion team. 

• Troubleshoot field device connectivity and provide remediation plans that comply with OT change-control. 

• Coordinate with operations to schedule permitted windows and ensure HSE/permit‑to‑work compliance. 

• Train operations/maintenance on safe, repeatable DMZ handoff procedures. 

Required qualifications 

• Degree in Instrumentation, Control, Electrical, Computer Engineering or similar. 

• 5+ years’ experience in oil & gas instrumentation, SCADA/DCS, or process control with experience under DMZ/air‑gapped constraints. 

• Practical knowledge of industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC‑UA, MQTT) and secure OT‑to‑IT transfer patterns (data diodes, DMZ, jump kits). 

• Experience coordinating with OT cybersecurity and network teams. 

Preferred 

• Experience with edge gateways, buffering strategies, and offline validation tools (simulators/test rigs). 

• Certifications in ICS/OT cybersecurity or relevant standards. 

KPIs 

• % of sensors mapped and validated for DMZ‑compliant transfer. 

• Data completeness/reconciliation error rates after batch transfers. 

• Time to implement a secure transfer workflow per sensor/system. 

Working conditions & safety 

• Fieldwork in onshore facilities; strict adherence to HSE, permit‑to‑work, and OT change‑control procedures. 

• No ad‑hoc connections to OT; all transfers must use approved DMZ mechanisms and encrypted media as required.