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# Network Engineer

- **Company:** Icon Clinical Research, Inc
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Embedded Software, Network Topologies, Network Architecture, Routing, Network Segmentation, Remote Access Technology, Virtual Local Area Networks, Hardware Testing, Information Technology, Process Control Systems, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18506586?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18506586%2FNetwork-Engineer-Texas-Austin

## About the Role

* 5+ years in network engineering, with real experience in industrial, manufacturing, orlab/test environments, not purely corporate office IT.
 * Hands-on expertise with routing and switching, VPN technologies (mesh/overlay VPNssuch as Tailscale), and network segmentation (VLANs, firewalls).
 * Strong troubleshooting fundamentals across DNS, DHCP, and general connectivity, withthe composure to work a live issue while a test is waiting on you.
 * Experience supporting OT/IT converged environments: PLCs, industrial controllers, orrobotics traffic sharing infrastructure with standard IT systems.
 * A reliability-first design mindset: redundancy, failover, and monitoring built in from thestart, not bolted on after something breaks.
 * Strong documentation habits. You'll be building the playbook, not inheriting one.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Experience supporting distributed or international engineering teams needing remotehardware access.
 * Familiarity with cellular/5G failover setups for site connectivity.
 * Background in construction tech, robotics, or additive manufacturing environments.
 * Comfort working alongside active hardware testing (this is a live test site, not a datacenter).

## Description

* Own the site network: switches, routers, cabling, and uplink, for a mixed environment of industrial controls, robotics telemetry, and standard IT traffic.
 * Design and maintain proper segmentation between OT/robotics traffic and general ITtraffic, so machine control stays isolated and protected from everyday network activity.
 * Build and maintain reliable remote-access infrastructure for distributed engineeringteams who need low-latency, stable control of test hardware, including cellular/5Gfailover options.
 * Stand up proactive monitoring and alerting so issues are caught and resolved beforethey interrupt a test.
 * Work directly with robotics, controls, and embedded software engineers to understandwhat each subsystem needs from the network (latency, packet loss tolerance,bandwidth) and design to it.
 * Document network topology, failure modes, and recovery procedures, building theplaybook for a site that's scaling fast.
 * Serve as the go-to owner for network architecture decisions as the print suite and itsremote-access needs grow., Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit candidates through this application. ICON does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency submissions for candidates and will not pay fees to any third-party agency without a prior agreement with ICON.