Senior Network Architect, Power & OT Solutions

Energy Jobline ZR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Network Architect IV in Houston, TX (also Tulsa, OK) to develop repeatable IT/OT network architectures for Power projects, lead design reviews, and ensure secure, scalable solutions across plant IT and OT networks.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Cybersecurity, Operations, Controls and Infrastructure, delivering architecture governance, standards and support for complex deployments. Strong leadership and hands-on troubleshooting are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise, industrial, utility or energy networking.
• 3+ years leading complex network design or architecture work.
• Experience IT/OT segmentation, DMZs, controlled vendor access.
• Strong routing, switching, WAN/SD-WAN, wireless, firewall, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, high-availability design.

Responsibilities

• Develop repeatable IT/OT network architectures for Power projects, including plant IT, OT/control networks, segmentation, resiliency, addressing, routing, remote access and management.
• Lead design reviews, translate requirements into HLD/LLD deliverables, review vendor designs and support commissioning and operational handoff.
• Design secure boundaries, data flows and vendor/OEM access patterns; partner with Cybersecurity, Controls, Operations and Infrastructure on risk, compliance and change decisions.
• Create reference designs and standards, reduce one-off site designs, address lifecycle and resilience risks, and support complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Accelerate project delivery through standardized architectures and technical leadership for the Power project portfolio.

Skills

Network architecture

IT/OT integration

Security design

Vendor coordination

Root-cause analysis

Education

CCNP Enterprise

Industrial networking credentials

Tools

Cisco Catalyst/SD-WAN

ISE

DNA Center

Palo Alto firewalls

Infoblox

SolarWinds

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Network Architect IV in Houston, TX (also Tulsa, OK) to develop repeatable IT/OT network architectures for Power projects, lead design reviews, and ensure secure, scalable solutions across plant IT and OT networks.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Cybersecurity, Operations, Controls and Infrastructure, delivering architecture governance, standards and support for complex deployments. Strong leadership and hands-on troubleshooting are required.