Industrial Network Engineer (AI Enablement)

Dexian; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to support the OT side of an AI adoption program for an energy company. You will design, implement and secure routing, switching, and firewalls across industrial environments, collaborating with OT teams to meet data and connectivity needs.

Based in the Houston area, you will join a fast-moving, newly formed team, help set standards, and travel occasionally to operating sites as projects roll out. Experience with AI-enabled workflows is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands on network engineering experience in enterprise or industrial environments.
• Strong working knowledge of routing, switching and firewalls (for example, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, segmentation and major firewall platforms)
• A solid, practical understanding of how AI tools and workflows work, including experience integrating or automating AI driven workflows beyond casual use of an assistant
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to engineers and non network stakeholders
• Comfort working in a fast moving, newly formed team and building standards from the ground up
• Based in the Houston area and able to work onsite

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and support routing, switching and network security for industrial and operational technology environments
• Partner with OT engineers and operations teams to understand their data and connectivity needs, then deliver secure network paths for AI and analytics use cases
• Help establish standards and guardrails so AI initiatives connect to plant, field and edge systems in a consistent and secure way
• Support segmentation, secure remote access and data flows between operational networks, edge locations and cloud platforms
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues, document designs, and contribute to network changes and rollouts
• Rotate across other network projects as priorities shift, with occasional travel to operating sites

Skills

Network engineering

Routing & switching

Technical communication

Onsite in Houston

AI workflow understanding

Tools

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

Firewall platforms

OT/SCADA familiarity

Python/Ansible scripting

Job description

About the Role

A large integrated energy company is standing up a new dedicated team to bring structure and security to how artificial intelligence is adopted across its operations. We are looking for a network engineer who can support the operational technology (OT) side of that effort, helping teams connect AI use cases to industrial environments safely, reliably and quickly. You will be a hands on engineer who understands both how industrial networks work and how modern AI workflows depend on them.

What You Will Do

• Design, configure and support routing, switching and network security for industrial and operational technology environments
• Partner with OT engineers and operations teams to understand their data and connectivity needs, then deliver secure network paths for AI and analytics use cases
• Help establish standards and guardrails so AI initiatives connect to plant, field and edge systems in a consistent and secure way
• Support segmentation, secure remote access and data flows between operational networks, edge locations and cloud platforms
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues, document designs, and contribute to network changes and rollouts
• Rotate across other network projects as priorities shift, with occasional travel to operating sites

What You Bring

• 5+ years of hands on network engineering experience in enterprise or industrial environments
• Strong working knowledge of routing, switching and firewalls (for example, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, segmentation and major firewall platforms)
• A solid, practical understanding of how AI tools and workflows work, including experience integrating or automating AI driven workflows beyond casual use of an assistant
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to engineers and non network stakeholders
• Comfort working in a fast moving, newly formed team and building standards from the ground up
• Based in the Houston area and able to work onsite

Nice to Have

• Experience with OT, industrial control or SCADA networks, or exposure to industrial standards such as IEC 62443 and the Purdue model
• Experience with industrial networking gear and OT security or monitoring tools
• Scripting or automation skills (such as Python or Ansible)
• Background in oil and gas, energy, utilities or manufacturing

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.