Cisco Network Engineer – Critical Infra & NERC CIP

Optomi; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi is seeking a Network Engineer to support design and deployment of critical network infrastructure for a major nuclear power plant construction project. You will focus on Cisco networking, infrastructure design, implementation planning, and field-ready engineering packages.

The ideal candidate will have strong routing and switching fundamentals, excellent documentation skills, and experience coordinating network implementations across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional network engineering experience with Cisco focus.
• Experience designing, configuring, and supporting LAN, WAN, and WLAN environments.
• Strong routing and switching understanding (route advertisement, filtering, redistribution).
• Experience with GRE, IPsec, DMVPN, and SD-WAN.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting firewalls and security configurations.
• Ability to create network diagrams using Visio, detailed implementation documentation, and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and implement enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless network infrastructure.
• Develop detailed network engineering packages, configurations, diagrams, and installation instructions for field technicians.
• Create Bills of Material (BOMs) and coordinate hardware procurement and deployment.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and network connectivity solutions.
• Collaborate with network architects, project managers, field technicians, and engineering teams to ensure successful implementations.
• Support network routing, security policies, configuration changes, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Ensure network designs meet corporate standards, security requirements, and NERC CIP compliance.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Troubleshooting

Communication

Project coordination

Documentation

Tools

SolarWinds Orion

Cisco ISE

BlueCat IPAM

Visio

Job description

Optomi is seeking a Network Engineer to support design and deployment of critical network infrastructure for a major nuclear power plant construction project. You will focus on Cisco networking, infrastructure design, implementation planning, and field-ready engineering packages.

The ideal candidate will have strong routing and switching fundamentals, excellent documentation skills, and experience coordinating network implementations across multiple teams.