An exciting career awaits you

At MPC were committed to being a great place to work one that welcomes new ideas encourages diverse perspectives develops our people and fosters a collaborative team environment.

The Midstream OT Senior Network Engineer / Team Lead serves as the technical lead for the OT Communications team. This hybrid role combines deep technical expertise with Agile leadership to drive delivery through SAFe ceremonies and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will guide the team in translating high-level architectural designs into actionable low-level implementations that support secure resilient and scalable communications across field sites and control centers. Hands-on experience with modern practices such as Network as Code and CI/CD pipelines is preferred to enable automated consistent and efficient network deployments. A strong understanding of Operational Technology (OT) and critical infrastructure in industrial environments is highly preferred as the role operates within safety-critical systems that demand reliability compliance and operational continuity.

This position belongs to a family of jobs with increasing responsibility competency and skill level. Actual position title and pay grade will be based on the selected candidates experience and qualifications.

• Deploys complex network configurations for on-premise or cloud-based networks and assists in the development of playbooks for network systems. Assists in the integration of new systems and tools. Develops and maintains scripts to facilitate network administrative tasks and automate repetitive processes.
• Sets the requirements and thresholds for monitoring systems for network devices. Participates in troubleshooting sessions for network-related issues at all layers of the OSI model.
• Monitors performance identifies areas for improvement for the network and implements performance tuning.
• Identifies trends in issues and determines the root cause to reduce future issues.
• Adheres to network policies standards and standard operating procedures for how-to documents.
• Undertakes the regular analysis and interpretation of traffic and utilization of services on network connections.
• Observes systems for network alerts and events so quick response can be provided and issues can be proactively
• addressed.
• Analyzes alternative hardware platforms and technologies for the network infrastructure
• Interprets high-level architectural designs and guides the team in developing detailed actionable low-level designs for implementation.
• Provides oversight and direction during solution development ensuring deliverables meet performance reliability and security requirements for OT environments.
• Holds team members accountable for technical quality delivery timelines and adherence to best practices including documentation testing and change control.
• Acts as a technical mentor for engineers helping to unblock issues and elevate the teams overall competency.
• Owns and manages the teams backlog translating business needs into actionable technical work.
• Leads the teams participation in SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning Sprint Planning System Demos and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Serves as the primary liaison between the team and business stakeholders ensuring clarity of vision and delivery expectations.

• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology related field or equivalent experience required.

• 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Proven experience configuring and supporting routing protocols including BGP OSPF and EIGRP in enterprise network environments.
• Proven experience configuring and troubleshooting WAN and security protocols such as IPSec; DMVPN experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN and associated technologies.
• Proven experience supporting wireless technologies including cellular satellite point-to-point and point-to-multipoint broadband and narrowband radios and microwave communication equipment.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Ansible Terraform Netbox Nautobot and Itential is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Operational Technology (OT) and critical infrastructure in industrial environments is highly preferred
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices is preferred.
• Experience managing a product backlog writing user stories and prioritizing work in alignment with business and technical goals is preferred.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Authentic Communicator Expresses ideas and information both verbally and in writing clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.
• Cost Optimization The process to analyze plan and manage costs for cost efficiency and expense reduction while maximizing business value.
• Internet of Things (IoT) Familiarity with IoT concepts and protocols as well as experience designing architectures that incorporate IoT devices and enable seamless connectivity and data exchange.
• IT Service Management (ITSM) IT Service Management (ITSM) refers to the set of processes policies and procedures that an organization implements for designing delivering managing and improving IT services it provides to its customers or internal users. ITSM aims to align the delivery of IT services with the needs of the business and ensure that IT services are delivered efficiently effectively and in a way that adds value to the organization.
• Network Administration Organizing installing and supporting the organizations computer systems including local area networks LANs) wide area networks (WANs) network segments intranets and other data communication systems.
• Network Automation Automating the configuration and management of network resources in LAN and WAN environments. This ensures consistency and scalability of the network.
• Network Design Provided network design bandwidth allocation IP address allocation supervising installation configuration and maintenance on major network technologies.
• Network Engineering The process of orchestrating network traffic and data flow across the enterprise ecosystem.
• Network Installations Configure network hardware and software components according to organizational guidelines and technical requirements. This includes the implementation and configuration of multiple servers network devices and network management tools as well as the management of user network access to ensure stable and reliable network operations.
• Network Management System The use of network monitoring to determine in real time whether a network is running optimally to optimize and improve the average percentage of time during which the network is performing its intended function.
• Network Security Management The process of providing complete visibility into the network and generating data for assets (asset groupings and classifications) firewalls applications ports protocols VPNs NAT and security policies and vendor devices.
• Network Standards Sets and establishes rules that determine how data is transmitted between different devices in the same network.
• Requirements Management The process of documenting analyzing tracing prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change while also communicating to relevant stakeholders.
• Results Driven Drives operational and process excellence and innovative behavior by empowering others collaborating taking appropriate risk making timely decisions and holding people accountable for results.
• Strategic Outlook Examines issues generates ideas creates future scenarios and develops plans with a long-term perspective. Ensures short-term goals support long-term strategy and that organizational/functional strategy aligns with and supports MPCs overall business strategy.
• Troubleshooting The act or process of discovering and resolving problems disputes or mechanical issues through a systematic usually iterative approach.

As an energy industry leader our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location:

Job Requisition ID:

Pay Min/Max:

Grade:

Location Address:

Additional locations:

Education:

Employee Group:

Employee Subgroup:

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race color religion creed sex gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression reproductive health decision-making age mental or physical disability medical condition or AIDS/HIV status ancestry national origin genetic information military veteran status marital status citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP please contact our Human Resources Department at . Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes but is not limited to access to health vision and dental insurance paid time off 401k matching program paid parental leave and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment including those with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.