Field Network Engineer - Energy Storage & Data Centers

ON.energy; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Overtime eligibility

Per diem

Travel opportunities (80%)

Professional development

Job summary

ON.energy is seeking a Field Network Technician to deploy, configure and maintain field-level communications for Battery Energy Storage Systems in data center environments. This hands-on role demands expertise in networking, OT/SCADA, and industrial protocols, with willingness to travel up to 80% for commissioning and site integration.

The position is site-based in Tysons, United States, offering hourly compensation with overtime eligibility and per diem, and exposure to multi-site energy

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on network engineering in industrial, utility, or field deployments.
• Experience deploying project networks (not only operations or enterprise IT).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, STP, VLANs, VPNs, NAT, DHCP, DNS.
• Experience with OT, SCADA, or power-system environments.
• Ability to read network/ single-line/ control architecture drawings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with control systems, SCADA, EMS, IT, cybersecurity, and commissioning teams for secure field connectivity.
• Specify, deploy, and configure routing, switching, wireless, and security hardware (Cisco, Fortinet, Ubiquiti, Cradlepoint).
• Implement OT network segmentation, VLAN management, VPNs, firewall policies, and redundant paths.
• Support commissioning of BESS, SCADA servers, RTUs/PLCs, and EMS platforms.
• Establish communication between field devices, HMIs, sensors, relays, networking gear, and remote ops centers.
• Validate I/O, SCADA mappings, and command pathways between site controllers.
• Diagnose issues across hardware, software, and protocol layers in active environments.
• Analyze packet flows, latency, conflicts, routing loops, and misconfigurations using tools like Wireshark and SolarWinds.
• Provide secure remote access and tunneling support for engineering and operations teams.

Skills

Field networking

Industrial networking

TCP/IP

Network security

OT/SCADA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Network Eng / Electrical Eng / Computer Eng

Tools

Cisco devices

Fortinet

Ubiquiti

Cradlepoint

Wireshark

SolarWinds

Job description

ON.energy is seeking a Field Network Technician to deploy, configure and maintain field-level communications for Battery Energy Storage Systems in data center environments. This hands-on role demands expertise in networking, OT/SCADA, and industrial protocols, with willingness to travel up to 80% for commissioning and site integration.

The position is site-based in Tysons, United States, offering hourly compensation with overtime eligibility and per diem, and exposure to multi-site energy