Industrial OT Network Engineer - SCADA/ICS

Kinetik; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetik, headquartered in the Permian basin area, seeks an experienced Industrial Network Engineer to design and support OT networks across field sites and plants.

You will deploy Ethernet networks, manage IP schemas, support OT protocols, and collaborate with Automation, SCADA, and IT teams. The role includes on-call support and opportunities to work on cloud connectivity and AI-driven optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing enterprise or industrial network infrastructure.
• 3+ years supporting ICS/SCADA or industrial networking.
• Strong knowledge of Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, DNP3, PROFINET, OPC UA, MQTT.
• Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Fortinet, or equivalent platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain industrial Ethernet networks including switches, routers, and wireless.
• Engineer highly available network architectures for facilities and remote assets.
• Develop network diagrams, IP address management, and documentation.
• Configure troubleshooting for switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless infra.
• Support OT security and secure network architectures.
• Participate in AI-driven automation infrastructure support.
• Assist with cloud connectivity for OT apps and industrial IoT.
• On-call support for critical OT networks.

Skills

Industrial networking

ICS/SCADA experience

LAN/WAN troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto

Juniper

Fortinet

VMware

Azure

AWS

SolarWinds

Job description

Kinetik, headquartered in the Permian basin area, seeks an experienced Industrial Network Engineer to design and support OT networks across field sites and plants.

You will deploy Ethernet networks, manage IP schemas, support OT protocols, and collaborate with Automation, SCADA, and IT teams. The role includes on-call support and opportunities to work on cloud connectivity and AI-driven optimization.