Location
Lafayette LA
Industry
Manufacturing
Job Type
Full-Time Regular

Senior Network Engineer, IT/OT

Location: Carencro, LA
Work arrangement: On-site

We are recruiting a Senior Network Engineer to design, secure, and support networks across corporate and industrial environments. This hands-on role works closely with IT, site operations, and controls teams to keep critical systems connected and available.

What you’ll do

  • Design and maintain LAN, WAN, wireless, and site-to-site connectivity across multiple facilities.

  • Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routing, switching, and wireless infrastructure.

  • Manage Fortinet firewalls, VPNs, security policies, and centralized management tools.

  • Build secure separation between corporate IT and industrial networks using VLANs, firewalls, and industrial DMZs.

  • Support networks connected to PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and other operational technology.

  • Improve network resilience through redundant connections, firewall high availability, monitoring, and incident response.

  • Maintain network diagrams, addressing records, firewall rules, and support procedures.

  • Partner with site teams on upgrades and troubleshooting, with occasional travel, on-call support, and maintenance work.

What we’re looking for

  • Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking and Fortinet security technologies.

  • Solid knowledge of TCP/IP, routing and switching, VPNs, firewalls, network segmentation, and troubleshoot