Network Engineer

JPS Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd; Liberty Township (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPS Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd is seeking a Senior OT Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support secure OT networking within a manufacturing setting. This onsite role requires hands-on expertise across OT/industrial and enterprise networking, security, segmentation, and high-availability environments.

You will collaborate with IT, plant engineering, operations, and vendors to deliver reliable network solutions with minimal disruption to production and provide mentoring to local IT and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Network Engineering experience.
• Strong experience supporting OT, industrial, or manufacturing networks.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, secure network architecture, and high-availability solutions.
• Hands-on experience with LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, and network monitoring.
• Experience with network segmentation and IDMZ architecture.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in production and high-availability environments.
• Experience supporting deployments, maintenance windows, cutovers, and operational support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to mentor support personnel and drive technical tasks through completion.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite technical resource for OT network engineering initiatives.
• Design, deploy, and support secure and resilient network infrastructure for manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Lead implementation and adoption of OT network solutions and standards.
• Implement network segmentation, IDMZ, firewalls, access controls, and secure connectivity.
• Support enterprise LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, redundancy, and wireless networking.
• Provide escalation support for complex network incidents and service requests while meeting applicable SLAs.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and performance issues across plant-floor, automation, and edge-connected systems.
• Support network monitoring, high availability, maintenance activities, cutovers, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with internal IT teams, plant engineering, operations, and vendors to resolve technical issues.
• Translate production and business requirements into effective OT network solutions.
• Develop network documentation, standards, implementation procedures, and architecture guidance.
• Mentor and train local IT support teams and operational personnel on OT networking and troubleshooting.

Skills

OT network engineering

Industrial networks

LAN/WAN

IDMZ

Firewalls

Network security

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior OT Network Engineer to support the design, deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing reliability of Operational Technology (OT) network infrastructure within a manufacturing environment.

This is an onsite role requiring a hands‑on network professional with strong experience across OT/industrial and enterprise networking, network security, segmentation, and high‑availability environments. The engineer will work closely with IT, plant engineering, operations, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver secure and reliable network solutions with minimal disruption to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite technical resource for OT network engineering initiatives.
• Design, deploy, and support secure and resilient network infrastructure for manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Lead implementation and adoption of OT network solutions and standards.
• Implement network segmentation, IDMZ, firewalls, access controls, and secure connectivity.
• Support enterprise LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, redundancy, and wireless networking.
• Provide escalation support for complex network incidents and service requests while meeting applicable SLAs.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and performance issues across plant-floor, automation, and edge-connected systems.
• Support network monitoring, high availability, maintenance activities, cutovers, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with internal IT teams, plant engineering, operations, and vendors to resolve technical issues.
• Translate production and business requirements into effective OT network solutions.
• Develop network documentation, standards, implementation procedures, and architecture guidance.
• Mentor and train local IT support teams and operational personnel on OT networking and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive Network Engineering experience.
• Strong experience supporting OT, industrial, or manufacturing network environments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, secure network architecture, and high-availability solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, and network monitoring.
• Experience with network segmentation and IDMZ architecture.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in production and high-availability environments.
• Experience supporting deployments, maintenance windows, cutovers, and operational support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non‑technical teams.
• Ability to mentor support personnel and drive technical tasks through completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, or plant-floor networking experience.
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity, industrial protocols, automation, and control systems.
• Experience with large-scale OT network deployments or plant modernization.
• Experience working with production engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent networking/security certifications.