Description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite technical resource for OT network engineering initiatives.
• Design, deploy, and support secure and resilient network infrastructure for manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Lead implementation and adoption of OT network solutions and standards.
• Implement network segmentation, IDMZ, firewalls, access controls, and secure connectivity.
• Support enterprise LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, redundancy, and wireless networking.
• Provide escalation support for complex network incidents and service requests while meeting applicable SLAs.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and performance issues across plant-floor, automation, and edge-connected systems.
• Support network monitoring, high availability, maintenance activities, cutovers, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with internal IT teams, plant engineering, operations, and vendors to resolve technical issues.
• Translate production and business requirements into effective OT network solutions.
• Develop network documentation, standards, implementation procedures, and architecture guidance.
• Mentor and train local IT support teams and operational personnel on OT networking and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Network Engineering experience.
• Strong experience supporting OT, industrial, or manufacturing network environments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, secure network architecture, and high-availability solutions.
• Hands-on experience with LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, and network monitoring.
• Experience with network segmentation and IDMZ architecture.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in production and high-availability environments.
• Experience supporting deployments, maintenance windows, cutovers, and operational support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to mentor support personnel and drive technical tasks through completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, or plant-floor networking experience.
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity, industrial protocols, automation, and control systems.
• Experience with large-scale OT network deployments or plant modernization.
• Experience working with production engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent networking/security certifications

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree