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OT Network Architect - Plant Systems Integration

People First RecruitingMedina, Tennessee🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 23, 2026

Why this role stands out

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to serve as the primary technical lead for industrial networks, allowing you to drive digital transformation and expand your expertise in complex manufacturing environments. You will thrive in this position if you are a collaborative problem-solver who enjoys bridging the gap between IT and operations to ensure seamless, secure plant performance. Apply today to take the next step in your career and make a lasting impact on critical infrastructure.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationMedina, Tennessee, United States
Network Administration

Job description

Job Description Job Description OT Network Architect - Plant Systems Integration

Location: Jackson, Tennessee (onsite) Travel: up to 10%
Department: Information Services Job Level: Experienced, Grade 09 Job Family: IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration

A Day in the Life

You start your morning with a quick check of the plant's OT dashboards. Network health looks solid, so you roll into a planned switch replacement on a production cell. By mid-morning you're partnering with Automation and Maintenance to validate connectivity for a new SCADA tag rollout. After lunch, you lead a tabletop for incident response with Information Security, review segmentation policies, and document lifecycle plans for core plant switches. You close the day triaging a vendor remote-access request, ensuring controls and monitoring are in place before enabling it. Through it all, you are the plant's primary technical resource for industrial networks, manufacturing systems, and digital-factory initiatives.

What You'll Do
  • Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial Ethernet and broader OT network infrastructure.
  • Enable manufacturing systems and plant-floor connectivity, including automation/controls and MES/SCADA integrations, to maximize operational uptime.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Automation, IT, Information Security, Operations, Maintenance, and external vendors.
  • Apply OT cybersecurity practices: segmentation, access controls, monitoring, compliance, and incident response.
  • Own documentation, standards, governance, lifecycle planning, and continuous improvement of the OT network.
What You Bring
  • Hands-on experience supporting OT/industrial networks in a manufacturing environment.
  • Expertise in switching, routing, firewalls, secure remote access, and network troubleshooting for industrial settings.
  • Background with manufacturing systems and plant-floor technology; proven ability to collaborate across IT and Operations.
  • Solid understanding of OT cybersecurity and secure network design.
Preferred
  • Experience with automation/controls, MES, SCADA, Industry 4.0, and digital-factory programs.
  • Relevant certifications in networking, cybersecurity, or industrial technology (e.g., CCNA).
How Success Is Measured
  • Reliable, resilient plant-floor connectivity.
  • Secure and compliant OT infrastructure.
  • Responsive operational support to production.
  • Clear, current documentation and standards.
  • Demonstrated technology improvements across the site.
Proficiencies
  • CCNA
  • Networking

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