Network Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a highly skilled** Sr Network Engineer** to architect, deploy, and support mission-critical IT and OT network infrastructure at a growing semiconductor manufacturing facility.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of enterprise networking, industrial automation, cybersecurity, AI-driven manufacturing, and semiconductor operations. You’ll help build and support the next generation of secure manufacturing networks that enable advanced process control, equipment automation, and factory digitization.

If you’re passionate about Cisco networking, IT/OT convergence, industrial infrastructure, and supporting cutting-edge manufacturing environments, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities

Support enterprise, OT, and manufacturing networks, including SD-WAN and equipment-level connectivity.

Configure and maintain Cisco routers, switches, wireless networks, firewalls, and VPNs.

Implement network segmentation and cybersecurity solutions for manufacturing environments.

Manage VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, IP addressing, and QoS.

Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and support high availability and disaster recovery.

Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, IT, and security teams.

Support automation initiatives using PowerShell, Infrastructure-as-Code, and DevOps practices.

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

5+ years of enterprise and industrial networking experience.

Strong Cisco networking experience.

Experience in manufacturing, factory, or OT environments.

Knowledge of LAN/WAN, IT/OT integration, network security, routing, switching, and VPNs.

2+ years of PowerShell scripting experience.

1+ year of ServiceNow (or similar) experience.

Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

CCNA or equivalent certification.

Experience with Arista, Dell, or Palo Alto technologies.

Knowledge of SCADA, MES, industrial protocols, and semiconductor manufacturing.

Experience with Tanium, Chef, DMZ architectures, backup/recovery platforms, and cybersecurity best practices.

Ideal Candidate

Strong Cisco and industrial networking expertise.

Experience supporting manufacturing and OT environments.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Self-starter with strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities.

Passion for automation, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing technologies., If you have a strong background in Cisco networking, manufacturing infrastructure, industrial networking, PowerShell automation, and IT/OT systems, we want to hear from you., * Bachelor’s Degree