diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0a03b4512..c08e5b813 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ gem "mime-types"
 gem "mini_magick"
 gem "modernizr-rails"
 # Pin because capistrano raises an error at >= 7.2
+gem "net-sftp"
 gem "net-ssh", "~> 7.1.0"
 gem "normalize-rails"
 gem "oai"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1b1208444..e632e23d6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   modernizr-rails
   net-imap
   net-pop
+  net-sftp
   net-smtp
   net-ssh (~> 7.1.0)
   normalize-rails
diff --git a/app/controllers/ocr_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ocr_requests_controller.rb
index 5d03e5a15..0901656e0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ocr_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ocr_requests_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def upload_file
     authorize! :update, OcrRequest.new
     @ocr_request = OcrRequest.new(ocr_request_params)
     if @ocr_request.save
-      PdfOcrJob.perform_later(resource: @ocr_request, out_path: ocr_out_file)
+      PdfOcrJob.perform_later(resource: @ocr_request)
       render status: :ok, json: { message: "uploaded" }
     else
       render status: :unprocessable_entity, json: @ocr_request.errors
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ def upload_file
 
   private
 
-    def ocr_out_file
-      out_dir = Figgy.config["ocr_out_path"]
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(out_dir) unless File.directory?(out_dir)
-      File.join(out_dir, @ocr_request.filename)
-    end
-
     def ocr_request_params
       {
         filename: params["file"].original_filename,
diff --git a/app/jobs/create_ocr_request_job.rb b/app/jobs/create_ocr_request_job.rb
index 653354eaf..0f3fe640d 100644
--- a/app/jobs/create_ocr_request_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/create_ocr_request_job.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,7 @@ def perform(file_path:)
     ocr_request = OcrRequest.new(filename: filename, state: "Enqueued")
     ocr_request.save!
     ocr_request.pdf.attach(io: File.open(file_path), filename: filename, content_type: "application/pdf")
-    out_path = File.join(ocr_out_dir, filename)
-    PdfOcrJob.perform_later(resource: ocr_request, out_path: out_path)
+    PdfOcrJob.perform_later(resource: ocr_request)
     File.delete(file_path)
   end
-
-  def ocr_out_dir
-    out_dir = Figgy.config["ocr_out_path"]
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p(out_dir) unless File.directory?(out_dir)
-
-    out_dir
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/jobs/pdf_ocr_job.rb b/app/jobs/pdf_ocr_job.rb
index db15fd6bb..5cc47a7a9 100644
--- a/app/jobs/pdf_ocr_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/pdf_ocr_job.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 class PdfOcrJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :high
-  attr_reader :blob, :out_path, :resource
+  attr_reader :blob, :resource
 
-  def perform(resource:, out_path:)
+  def perform(resource:)
     logger.info("PDF OCR job initiated for: #{resource.filename}")
     @resource = resource
-    @out_path = out_path
     @blob = resource.pdf # Required for ActiveStorage blob to tempfile method.
     update_state(state: "Processing")
     return unless pdf_attached?
@@ -24,15 +23,16 @@ def pdf_attached?
 
   def run_pdf_ocr
     blob.open do |file|
-      _stdout_str, error_str, status = Open3.capture3("ocrmypdf", "--force-ocr", "--rotate-pages", "--deskew", file.path, out_path.to_s)
-      return true if status.success?
-      update_state(state: "Error", message: "PDF OCR job failed: #{error_str}")
-
-      # Copy orginal file to destination without OCR
-      FileUtils.cp file.path, out_path.to_s
+      _stdout_str, error_str, status = Open3.capture3("ocrmypdf", "--force-ocr", "--rotate-pages", "--deskew", file.path, temporary_file.path.to_s)
+      if status.success?
+        transfer_file(temporary_file.path.to_s)
+        true
+      else
+        update_state(state: "Error", message: "PDF OCR job failed: #{error_str}")
+        transfer_file(file.path)
+        false
+      end
     end
-
-    false
   end
 
   def update_state(state:, message: nil)
@@ -40,4 +40,20 @@ def update_state(state:, message: nil)
     resource.note = message if message
     resource.save
   end
+
+  def temporary_file
+    @temporary_file ||= Tempfile.new
+  end
+
+  def transfer_file(path)
+    host = Figgy.config["illiad_sftp_host"]
+    user = Figgy.config["illiad_sftp_user"]
+    pass = Figgy.config["illiad_sftp_pass"]
+    port = Figgy.config["illiad_sftp_port"]
+    out_path = File.join(Figgy.config["illiad_sftp_path"], "pdf", resource.filename)
+
+    Net::SFTP.start(host, user, { password: pass, port: port }) do |sftp|
+      sftp.upload!(path, out_path)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index 7ebdda198..67c2841ab 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ defaults: &defaults
   archivespace_password: <%= ENV["ASPACE_PASSWORD"] %>
   plausible_api_key: <%= ENV["PLAUSIBLE_API_KEY"] %>
   cdl_in_path: <%= ENV["CDL_IN_PATH"] %>
-  ocr_in_path: <%= ENV["OCR_IN_PATH"] %>
-  ocr_out_path: <%= ENV["OCR_OUT_PATH"] %>
+  ocr_in_path: <%= ENV["OCR_ILLIAD_IN_PATH"] %>
+  illiad_sftp_host: <%= ENV["ILLIAD_SFTP_HOST"] || "sftp.example.com" %>
+  illiad_sftp_port: <%= ENV["ILLIAD_SFTP_PORT"] || "2222" %>
+  illiad_sftp_user: <%= ENV["ILLIAD_SFTP_USER"] || "user" %>
+  illiad_sftp_pass: <%= ENV["ILLIAD_SFTP_PASSWORD"] || "password" %>
+  illiad_sftp_path: <%= ENV["ILLIAD_SFTP_BASE_PATH"] || "/illiad" %>
   pyramidals_bucket: "iiif-image-staging"
   pyramidals_region: "us-east-1"
   aws_access_key_id: <%= ENV["FIGGY_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] %>
@@ -237,7 +241,6 @@ development:
   <<: *defaults
   cdl_in_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "cdl_in") %>
   ocr_in_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "ocr_in") %>
-  ocr_out_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "ocr_out") %>
   repository_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "more_files") %>
   pyramidals_bucket: <%= ENV["FIGGY_PYRAMIDALS_BUCKET"] %>
   cloud_geo_bucket: "figgy-geo-staging"
@@ -254,7 +257,6 @@ test:
   plausible_api_key: "plausible_api_key"
   cdl_in_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_cdl_in") %>
   ocr_in_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_ocr_in#{ENV["TEST_ENV_NUMBER"]}") %>
-  ocr_out_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_ocr_out#{ENV["TEST_ENV_NUMBER"]}") %>
   repository_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_files#{ENV["TEST_ENV_NUMBER"]}") %>
   derivative_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_derivatives#{ENV["TEST_ENV_NUMBER"]}") %>
   pyramidal_derivative_path: <%= Rails.root.join("tmp", "test_pyramidal_derivatives#{ENV["TEST_ENV_NUMBER"]}") %>
diff --git a/spec/jobs/pdf_ocr_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/pdf_ocr_job_spec.rb
index 3c089b582..630d58fcb 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/pdf_ocr_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/pdf_ocr_job_spec.rb
@@ -3,27 +3,20 @@
 
 RSpec.describe PdfOcrJob do
   describe "#perform" do
-    let(:out_dir) { Figgy.config["ocr_out_path"] }
-    let(:out_path) { File.join(out_dir, "ocr-sample.pdf") }
+    let(:sftp_session) { instance_double(Net::SFTP::Session) }
     let(:resource) { FactoryBot.create(:ocr_request, file: fixture_path) }
 
     before do
-      # Create tmp ocr out directory
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(out_dir) unless File.directory?(out_dir)
-    end
-
-    after do
-      # Cleanup PDFs
-      File.delete(out_path) if File.exist?(out_path)
+      allow(Net::SFTP).to receive(:start).and_yield(sftp_session)
+      allow(sftp_session).to receive(:upload!)
     end
 
     context "with a valid PDF" do
       let(:fixture_path) { Rails.root.join("spec", "fixtures", "files", "sample.pdf") }
 
-      it "creates on OCRed PDF in an output directory and deletes the attached PDF" do
-        expect { described_class.perform_now(resource: resource, out_path: out_path) }
-          .to change { File.exist?(out_path) }
-          .from(false).to(true)
+      it "creates on OCRed PDF, uploads the file to the Illiad SFTP server, and deletes the attached PDF" do
+        described_class.perform_now(resource: resource)
+        expect(sftp_session).to have_received(:upload!).with(/.*/, /pdf\/sample\.pdf/)
         ocr_request = OcrRequest.all.first
         expect(ocr_request.state).to eq "Complete"
         expect(ocr_request.pdf.attached?).to be false
@@ -33,12 +26,12 @@
     context "with a PDF that can't be OCRed" do
       let(:fixture_path) { Rails.root.join("spec", "fixtures", "files", "bad.pdf") }
 
-      it "saves error on the ocr request resource and copies original file to out path" do
-        described_class.perform_now(resource: resource, out_path: out_path)
+      it "saves error on the ocr request resource and uploads the original file to the Illiad SFTP server" do
+        described_class.perform_now(resource: resource)
         ocr_request = OcrRequest.all.first
         expect(ocr_request.state).to eq "Error"
         expect(ocr_request.note).to include "PDF OCR job failed"
-        expect(File.exist?(out_path)).to be true
+        expect(sftp_session).to have_received(:upload!)
         expect(ocr_request.pdf.attached?).to be false
       end
     end
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@
       let(:resource) { FactoryBot.create(:ocr_request) }
 
       it "adds an error message to the ocr request resource" do
-        described_class.perform_now(resource: resource, out_path: out_path)
+        described_class.perform_now(resource: resource)
         ocr_request = OcrRequest.all.first
         expect(ocr_request.state).to eq "Error"
         expect(ocr_request.note).to include "Resource has no attached PDF"