Senior Network Engineer - Manufacturing OT & SD-WAN Expert

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced IT Network Consultant to support day-to-day network operations and lead infrastructure upgrades. The role focuses on routing, switching, and security across manufacturing environments, with ongoing SD-WAN projects and firewall work.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on Cisco and Palo Alto firewall expertise, plus strong knowledge of OSPF/BGP/VLANs and IPsec/SSL VPN. This is a contract-to-full-time opportunity in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Cisco routing and switching experience.
• Palo Alto firewall experience with policy management.
• Experience in manufacturing environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day network operations support across LAN/WAN and firewall systems.
• Troubleshoot routing, switching, and security issues across plant and enterprise networks.
• Assist with firewall upgrades, policy refinement, and migration tasks.
• Contribute to SD-WAN transformation projects and network modernization.
• Collaborate with IT, OT, and vendor teams to ensure smooth deployments.

Skills

Cisco routing/switching

Palo Alto firewalls

OSPF/BGP/VLANs

SD-WAN experience

IPsec/SSL VPN

High availability

Wireless networking

Manufacturing OT networking

Job description

Sonata Software in Irvine, CA seeks an experienced IT Network Consultant to support day-to-day network operations and lead infrastructure upgrades. The role focuses on routing, switching, and security across manufacturing environments, with ongoing SD-WAN projects and firewall work.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on Cisco and Palo Alto firewall expertise, plus strong knowledge of OSPF/BGP/VLANs and IPsec/SSL VPN. This is a contract-to-full-time opportunity in a fast-paced setting.