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OT Network Engineer, Physical Infrastructure - Memphis
Southaven, MS +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
Southaven, MS - Experience
- 3+ years of professional network engineering experience with a qualifying bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years in lieu of a degree; plus 2+ years of relevant hands-on OT or critical-infrastructure experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline; or equivalent experience as specified by the 5+ years alternative.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and supports resilient operational-technology networks for supercomputer and critical-site infrastructure, including commissioning, maintenance, and operational support.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain secure, highly available, multi-site networks; deploy hardware and support site cutovers and commissioning.
- Troubleshoot network issues, maintain monitoring and automation, and document architectures, procedures, and root causes.
- Coordinate maintenance and provide networking support during operations, including on-call and launch or test campaigns.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or another STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in OT networking, critical facility infrastructure, industrial automation, or controls engineering.
- Experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks in latency-sensitive and/or industrial environments.
- Experience with multiple network vendors and with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code Frameworks, as both user and contributor.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper data center class switches.
- Scripting and automation experience, such as Bash/PowerShell/Python and Terraform or Ansible.
Tools
Cisco, Arista, Juniper, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code Frameworks, Bash/PowerShell/Python, Terraform, Ansible
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