OT Network Engineer - Hybrid, Secure Industrial Networking

Jacobs Engineering Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group in Houston is seeking a senior network engineer to design, implement, and secure OT networks at industrial sites. You will build reliable, high-availability networks that protect critical operations, enable automation, and support resilient environments across complex facilities.

Working with Jacobs ICS teams, you will configure switches, routers, firewalls and industrial protocols; ensure network security and performance; review architectures against cybersecurity

Qualifications

• Experience with Industrial control systems (DCS/PLC) or aptitude to be trained in ICS environments.
• Some networking knowledge (TCP/IP, routing, or switching).
• Experience with firewalls and wireless communication technology.
• Experience with virtualization platforms, Active Directory, DNS, and Domain Controller.
• Cisco CCNA, Fortinet NSE-4, JNCIA or equivalent network certification.
• Some knowledge of PLC/SCADA and/or DCS network architecture.

Responsibilities

• This position sets up and maintains networking and control infrastructure in accordance with company standards and works with OT Network Management to provide solutions for maintenance and operations. This includes but is not limited to Process Control Infrastructure and Third Party Vendor Packages.
• Create and maintain detailed network diagrams of the manufacturing industrial infrastructure, network, server, cabling, rack level, and logical architecture including procedures and plans to support current and future projects.
• Travel to project sites to provide support of ICS networks, manage and maintain converged platforms, virtualization, networks, security platforms and various other OT/IoT technologies
• Review of network architectures and determining if good practices are being followed and provided recommendations to comply with applicable cybersecurity framework for industrial environment controls

Skills

TCP/IP

Routing & Switching

Network Security

Wireless Communications

Virtualization

Active Directory

DNS

DCS/PLC knowledge

ICS basics

Education

Cisco CCNA certification

Fortinet NSE-4 certification

Juniper JNCIA certification

Tools

DCS/PLC hardware knowledge

Firewalls

Industrial protocols

Virtualization platforms

Active Directory

DNS

Job description

Jacobs Engineering Group in Houston is seeking a senior network engineer to design, implement, and secure OT networks at industrial sites. You will build reliable, high-availability networks that protect critical operations, enable automation, and support resilient environments across complex facilities.

Working with Jacobs ICS teams, you will configure switches, routers, firewalls and industrial protocols; ensure network security and performance; review architectures against cybersecurity