IT Network Engineer

Irvine, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Irvine CA

Mode: Hybrid 3 days per week from client offic

Job Description:

Position: IT Network Consultant

Contract Type: 12 month contract with option to hire early

Location: Irvine (hybrid - 3-days in office)

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced IT Network Engineer to support day to day network operations and assist with ongoing infrastructure upgrades across multiple manufacturing sites. This role is primarily operational (60%) including troubleshooting break/fix work and supporting production critical network issues. The remaining 40% will focus on project work such as firewall upgrades SD WAN modernization and plant network refresh initiatives. The ideal candidate has deep hands on experience with routing and switching (Cisco preferred) Palo Alto Networks firewalls and ideally some background supporting manufacturing/OT environments.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Support ( 60%)

Handle day to day break/fix tickets for LAN/WAN wireless and firewall systems.
Troubleshoot routing switching and security issues across plant and enterprise networks.
Resolve network issues impacting production lines sensors OT devices plant-floor apps and IoT/Industry 4.0 platforms.
Monitor network health and help drive stability performance and resilience improvements.
Participate in on-call rotation for critical network incidents.

Project Work ( 40%)

Support Palo Alto firewall upgrades policy refinement and migration tasks.
Assist with SD WAN transformation projects (Prisma SASE/Prisma SD WAN or VeloCloud).
Contribute to network modernization: switch refresh cabling redesign VLAN segmentation.
Implement approved changes following established change management processes.
Collaborate with cross functional IT OT and vendor teams to ensure smooth deployments.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands on experience with Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst/Nexus/ISR/ASR).
- Solid understanding of OSPF BGP STP VLANs trunking EtherChannel ACLs QoS.
Palo Alto Networks firewall experience including policy management zones NAT App ID and GlobalProtect.
Experience supporting networks in a manufacturing environment (preferred but not required).
Solid understanding of:
- WAN/MPLS/SD WAN architectures
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 enterprise design
- VPN (IPsec SSL)
- High availability (HA) concepts
Familiarity with wireless networking (Cisco Aruba or equivalent).
Strong documentation practices (Visio diagrams configs runbooks).

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

Cisco ISE experience (authentication authorization policy sets TACACS).
Prisma SD WAN (formerly CloudGenix) deployment or administration experience.
VeloCloud SD WAN experience (profiles business policies overlays).
Manufacturing OT networking exposure (EtherNet/IP industrial VLANs segmented PCN/PMS environments).
Experience with DNS/DHCP/IPAM (Infoblox or similar).
Experience with network monitoring tools (PRTG SolarWinds Meraki Dashboard etc.).
Certifications: CCNA/CCNP PCNSE or equivalent hands on knowledge.

Soft Skills

Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Ability to operate effectively in fast paced manufacturing/plant environments.
Organized proactive and capable of managing multiple priorities.
Self starter with strong problem solving skills.

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