Operational Technology Network Engineer

Operational Technology Network Engineer

Location: West Sacramento, CA | Full-Time | 25%+ Travel

Build the Future of Industrial Automation and Cybersecurity

Are you a controls engineer or network professional ready to take your career into Operational Technology (OT), industrial networking, and IC cybersecurity?

Our client is a growing process and controls engineering company delivering automation and technology solutions to manufacturing companies across the United States and Caribbean. This role combines industrial automation, networking, cybersecurity, virtualization, SCADA, and customer-facing engineering .

You’ll work on projects that connect IT and OT environments while helping clients improve reliability, security, and performance.

What You’ll Do

Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot industrial networks and OT infrastructure

Develop industrial data centers using servers, switches, firewalls, NAS/SAN, hypervisors, and clusters

Configure Windows/Linux servers , Active Directory, DNS, WSUS, certificates, and related infrastructure

Configure and deploy SCADA systems , including high availability and database/authentication integrations

Conduct industrial network assessments and present findings to customers

Support ICS cybersecurity implementation, monitoring, and defense-in-depth strategies

Perform patching, firmware upgrades, system maintenance, and troubleshooting

Develop network drawings, IP address lists, server documentation, functional descriptions, and user requirements

Work with IT teams to complete IT/OT integrations

Support controls engineers with PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFD, and instrumentation troubleshooting

Work with electrical and telecommunications contractors during network installations

Manage OT/ICS infrastructure projects up to $250K

Help develop internal standards, best practices, and lab environments

Work directly with customers to understand needs and deliver solutions

What You Bring

CCNA certification

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity , or related field

3+ years of controls engineering experience programming, integrating, and commissioning PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems

2+ years of enterprise or industrial network configuration

1+ year of virtualization experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix, or similar

Experience troubleshooting industrial networks, SCADA, and Windows/Linux systems

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Proficiency with Microsoft Office , including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project

Willingness to travel at least 25%

Preferred Experience

Experience with any of the following will strengthen your application:

Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley platforms including Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk

Ignition, Sepasoft, or WonderWare

VMware ESXi, vCenter, Hyper-V, or Proxmox

Cisco, Dell, or Fortinet network equipment

Industrial protocols including EtherNet/IP, Modbus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, RIO, or DH+

IT/OT infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, SMTP Relay, WSUS, Certificate Services, and backup systems

OT network vulnerability assessments

IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82

AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio

EIT or PE certification

VMware VCP certification

Why Join?

Work at the intersection of automation, networking, and cybersecurity

Support industrial projects across the U.S. and Caribbean

Work with PLC, SCADA, networking, virtualization, and IC cybersecurity technologies

Take ownership of projects from design through implementation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

If you have controls, industrial networking, SCADA, or OT infrastructure experience and want to expand your career into industrial cybersecurity, apply today.

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