Industrial Cisco Network Engineer

Steel Dynamics, Inc.; Columbus, Airport Road (MS, WY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Dynamics, Inc. is seeking an experienced network professional to own the Cisco-based infrastructure across offices, data center, and plant environments. The role is hands-on and requires strong Cisco skills to support a manufacturing environment.

You will administer Cisco routers, switches, wireless, and firewalls, manage VPNs, perform maintenance and upgrades, and maintain thorough network documentation. Occasional night/weekend work is required.

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Cisco expertise (IOS/IOS-XE, Catalyst, routing, wireless).
• TCP/IP, IPv4 addressing, subnetting, VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, DNS, DHCP.
• Experience configuring firewalls, VPNs, and network segmentation.
• Proficiency with monitoring/troubleshooting tools and evidence-based problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, wireless LAN controllers, access points, and firewalls across office, data center, and plant environments.
• Manage Cisco firewall and VPN connectivity to remote sites.
• Plan and execute maintenance, IOS upgrades, hardware refreshes, and expansion projects.
• Maintain network documentation (inventory, IP addressing, VLANs, configurations, diagrams).
• Coordinate with admins, vendors, service providers, and users; mentor junior IT staff.

Skills

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE

Catalyst switches

Routing

Wireless

TCP/IP

VLANs

DNS/DHCP

Firewall/VPN

Monitoring/troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork/mentoring

Education

Associate's degree in IT-related field

Bachelor's degree in IT-related field

Tools

CUCM

Cisco IE switches

Job description

Steel Dynamics, Inc. is seeking an experienced network professional to own the Cisco-based infrastructure across offices, data center, and plant environments. The role is hands-on and requires strong Cisco skills to support a manufacturing environment.

You will administer Cisco routers, switches, wireless, and firewalls, manage VPNs, perform maintenance and upgrades, and maintain thorough network documentation. Occasional night/weekend work is required.