Network Engineer - Enterprise & Industrial Lifecycle

Network Engineer - Enterprise & Industrial Lifecycle

Our client is seeking an experienced OT Network Engineer to support critical network life cycle, discovery, and infrastructure upgrade projects across multiple manufacturing sites throughout Europe and the UK.

• Start Date: January
• Duration: 12-month contract
• Remote-based role with extensive travel across Europe and the UK.
• Approximately 70% travel required.
• Travel expenses fully covered.
• Valid EU passport and driving licence required.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver life cycle, migration, and deployment projects across enterprise and industrial network environments.
• Install and configure Cisco Catalyst 9000 and Cisco Industrial Ethernet switching infrastructure.
• Support manufacturing sites through network audits, documentation, and upgrade planning.
• Maintain reliable Layer 2/3 network services, ensuring production uptime and operational continuity.
• Create network diagrams, asset inventories, and Bills of Materials (BoMs) to support future life cycle initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience with Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switching platforms.
• Good working knowledge of Cisco Industrial Ethernet (IE) solutions.
• Strong Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking expertise, including:
  • STP
  • VLANs
  • LACP
  • VRFs
  • Enterprise switching technologies
• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, plant-floor, or production environments.
• Understanding of industrial communication protocols such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, or similar.
• Strong documentation skills with advanced Microsoft Visio experience.
• Experience conducting infrastructure audits and producing detailed asset inventories and BoMs.
• Ability to work independently at operational sites and engage effectively with production and engineering teams.

Interested?

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