Senior OT Network Engineer

About the role

We are hiring a Senior OT Network Engineer for a contract opportunity in Liberty, North Carolina. The position is 100% onsite with limited travel.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, secure, and support OT and enterprise network infrastructure in manufacturing environments.
• Implement network segmentation, IDMZ architecture, firewalls, secure connectivity, and access controls.
• Support plant-floor, automation, controls, and edge-connected systems.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, wireless, firewall, and network performance issues.
• Support network cutovers, deployments, maintenance windows, and operational readiness.
• Design and maintain highly available and redundant network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with IT, plant engineering, production, maintenance, operations, and external vendors.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support for OT networking teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with OT, industrial, plant-floor, or manufacturing networks.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, network segmentation, and redundancy.
• Experience with secure network architecture and high-availability environments.
• Experience supporting network deployments, cutovers, and production-critical environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or plant-floor environments.
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity, IDMZ, and network segmentation.
• Experience with automation, controls, and industrial networking protocols.
• Experience with large-scale OT network deployments or plant modernization projects.
• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent.

Schedule

Standard Business Hours