OT Network Engineer – Utility-Scale Energy Storage

Jupiter Power; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Jupiter Power in Austin, TX (hybrid) is seeking a Network Engineer to design and deploy secure OT networks for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems. You will own network architecture, documentation, and site deployments across multiple facilities, with field travel to startup and commissioning phases.

You will collaborate with OT cybersecurity teams, ensure NERC CIP compliance, and develop standards for multi-site deployments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing and supporting industrial networks.
• Experience with OT, utility or industrial control systems.
• Travel to project sites for field commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain OT network architectures for utility-scale BESS sites.
• Lead network planning and deployment for greenfield and brownfield projects, including site LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, and segmentation.
• Configure and support industrial switches, routers, firewalls, and remote access solutions.
• Ensure reliable and secure communications between SCADA systems, plant controllers, PCS, meters, and protection equipment.
• Lead network commissioning, testing, site acceptance activities for network systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex network, latency, and communication issues in live utility environments.
• Develop and maintain network standards, documentation, and diagrams.
• Support and align with OT cybersecurity requirements, utility standards, and regulatory frameworks including support of the NERC CIP program.

Skills

Palo Alto

HP/Aruba SD-WAN

Cisco

Hirshman

MOXA

Artista

Industrial Ethernet

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Job description

Jupiter Power in Austin, TX (hybrid) is seeking a Network Engineer to design and deploy secure OT networks for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems. You will own network architecture, documentation, and site deployments across multiple facilities, with field travel to startup and commissioning phases.

You will collaborate with OT cybersecurity teams, ensure NERC CIP compliance, and develop standards for multi-site deployments.