OT Network Engineer

The City of Lake Worth Beach seeks an OT Network Engineer to design, secure, and maintain operational technology networks supporting utilities, public works, and city infrastructure. In this role, you will architect and manage industrial control system (ICS) and SCADA networks, configure firewalls, switches, and VLANs, and implement cybersecurity best practices for critical infrastructure. You will monitor network performance, troubleshoot outages, coordinate with IT, utilities, and public safety teams, manage vendors, support incident response, and document standards to ensure resilient, compliant, and reliable services for the community.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain OT, ICS, and SCADA network architectures for utilities and city infrastructure
• Configure and manage network devices including routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs
• Implement and monitor cybersecurity controls for critical infrastructure networks
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; respond to incidents and outages
• Troubleshoot complex OT network and connectivity issues with cross-functional teams
• Coordinate with IT, utilities, public works, and public safety to support operational needs
• Manage vendors, service providers, and maintenance contracts for OT network services
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, standards, and operating procedures
• Support disaster recovery, redundancy, and high-availability strategies for OT systems
• Ensure compliance with relevant security, regulatory, and municipal policies

Required Skills

• OT networking
• ICS/SCADA systems
• TCP/IP networking
• Routing and switching
• Firewall configuration
• VPN technologies
• Network monitoring tools
• Industrial cybersecurity
• VLANs and segmentation
• Disaster recovery and high availability