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We are looking for an experienced IT Network Engineer to support daytoday network operations and assist with ongoing infrastructure upgrades across multiple manufacturing sites. This role is primarily operational (60%), including troubleshooting, break/fix work, and supporting productioncritical network issues. The remaining 40% will focus on project work such as firewall upgrades, SDWAN modernization, and plant network refresh initiatives. The ideal candidate has deep handson experience with routing and switching (Cisco preferred), Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and ideally some background supporting manufacturing/OT environments.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Support ( 60%)
Handle daytoday break/fix tickets for LAN/WAN, wireless, and firewall systems.
Troubleshoot routing, switching, and security issues across plant and enterprise networks.
Resolve network issues impacting production lines, sensors, OT devices, plant-floor apps, and IoT/Industry 4.0 platforms.
Monitor network health and help drive stability, performance, and resilience improvements.
Participate in on-call rotation for critical network incidents.
Project Work ( 40%)
Support Palo Alto firewall upgrades, policy refinement, and migration tasks.
Assist with SDWAN transformation projects (Prisma SASE/Prisma SDWAN or VeloCloud).
Contribute to network modernization: switch refresh, cabling, redesign, VLAN segmentation.
Implement approved changes following established change management processes.
Collaborate with crossfunctional IT, OT, and vendor teams to ensure smooth deployments.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong handson experience with Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst/NexISR/ASR).
Solid understanding of OSPF, BGP, STP, VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, ACLs, QoS.
Palo Alto Networks firewall experience including policy management, zones, NAT, AppID, and GlobalProtect.
Experience supporting networks in a manufacturing environment (preferred but not required).
Solid understanding of:
WAN/MPLS/SDWAN architectures
Layer 2 and Layer 3 enterprise design
VPN (IPsec, SSL)
High availability (HA) concepts
Familiarity with wireless networking (Cisco, Aruba, or equivalent).
Strong documentation practices (Visio, diagrams, configs, runbooks).
Preferred Skills (Nice To Have)
Cisco ISE experience (authentication, authorization, policy sets, TACACS ).
Prisma SDWAN (formerly CloudGenix) deployment or administration experience.
VeloCloud SDWAN experience (profiles, business policies, overlays).
Manufacturing OT networking exposure (EtherNet/IP, industrial VLANs, segmented PCN/PMS environments).
Experience with DNS/DHCP/IPAM (Infoblox or similar).
Experience with network monitoring tools (PRTG, SolarWinds, Meraki Dashboard, etc.).
Certifications: CCNA/CCNP, PCNSE, or equivalent handson knowledge.
Soft Skills
Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Ability to operate effectively in fastpaced manufacturing/plant environments.
Organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
Selfstarter with strong problemsolving skills.
We are looking for an experienced IT Network Engineer to support daytoday network operations and assist with ongoing infrastructure upgrades across multiple manufacturing sites. This role is primarily operational (60%), including troubleshooting, break/fix work, and supporting productioncritical network issues. The remaining 40% will focus on project work such as firewall upgrades, SDWAN modernization, and plant network refresh initiatives. The ideal candidate has deep handson experience with routing and switching (Cisco preferred), Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and ideally some background supporting manufacturing/OT environments.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Support ( 60%)
Handle daytoday break/fix tickets for LAN/WAN, wireless, and firewall systems.
Troubleshoot routing, switching, and security issues across plant and enterprise networks.
Resolve network issues impacting production lines, sensors, OT devices, plant-floor apps, and IoT/Industry 4.0 platforms.
Monitor network health and help drive stability, performance, and resilience improvements.
Participate in on-call rotation for critical network incidents.
Project Work ( 40%)
Support Palo Alto firewall upgrades, policy refinement, and migration tasks.
Assist with SDWAN transformation projects (Prisma SASE/Prisma SDWAN or VeloCloud).
Contribute to network modernization: switch refresh, cabling, redesign, VLAN segmentation.
Implement approved changes following established change management processes.
Collaborate with crossfunctional IT, OT, and vendor teams to ensure smooth deployments.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong handson experience with Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst/NexISR/ASR).
Solid understanding of OSPF, BGP, STP, VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, ACLs, QoS.
Palo Alto Networks firewall experience including policy management, zones, NAT, AppID, and GlobalProtect.
Experience supporting networks in a manufacturing environment (preferred but not required).
Solid understanding of:
WAN/MPLS/SDWAN architectures
Layer 2 and Layer 3 enterprise design
VPN (IPsec, SSL)
High availability (HA) concepts
Familiarity with wireless networking (Cisco, Aruba, or equivalent).
Strong documentation practices (Visio, diagrams, configs, runbooks).
Preferred Skills (Nice To Have)
Cisco ISE experience (authentication, authorization, policy sets, TACACS ).
Prisma SDWAN (formerly CloudGenix) deployment or administration experience.
VeloCloud SDWAN experience (profiles, business policies, overlays).
Manufacturing OT networking exposure (EtherNet/IP, industrial VLANs, segmented PCN/PMS environments).
Experience with DNS/DHCP/IPAM (Infoblox or similar).
Experience with network monitoring tools (PRTG, SolarWinds, Meraki Dashboard, etc.).
Certifications: CCNA/CCNP, PCNSE, or equivalent handson knowledge.
Soft Skills
Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Ability to operate effectively in fastpaced manufacturing/plant environments.
Organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
Selfstarter with strong problemsolving skills.