Onsite Network Engineer – Production Networks & Security

Nucor Corporation; Ghent (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucor Business Technology (NBT) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to configure, secure, and support network infrastructure in production environments across Nucor locations. This role is based onsite at the Gallatin, KY site with travel about 25% to assist other divisions.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in IT/CS or related field with LAN/WAN experience and is comfortable working in a safety-focused, team-driven setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field with 1 year experience supporting LAN/WAN OR 3 years of LAN/WAN experience
• Experience with TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP)
• Willingness to onsite work in Gallatin, KY with ~25% travel and US work authorization

Responsibilities

• Configure, secure, and maintain network infrastructure for production environments
• Collaborate with local IT groups and enterprise teams to implement network solutions
• Coordinate installations, hardware configurations, and upgrades at local sites
• Promote current networking standards and best practices across the enterprise
• Provide technical support and service to teammates for network-related requests
• Identify improvements to standards, policies, and procedures for reliability and efficiency
• Troubleshoot network issues to minimize downtime and maintain performance
• Familiarity with network security and access control models; hardware/software (switching/routing, firewalls)
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, documentation, or requirements gathering

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Networking fundamentals

Security best practices

Team collaboration

Onsite work mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or related IT/Engineering field

Tools

Cisco IOS

Palo Alto

SD-WAN

Firewalls

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Nucor Business Technology (NBT) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to configure, secure, and support network infrastructure in production environments across Nucor locations. This role is based onsite at the Gallatin, KY site with travel about 25% to assist other divisions.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in IT/CS or related field with LAN/WAN experience and is comfortable working in a safety-focused, team-driven setting.