Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: SR. Network Engineer
Location: Richardson, TX 75081
Employment Type: W2 Contract, 6 month contract with possibility for extensions.
Pay Rate: $65.00 – $72.00 per hour (Determined by experience, paid weekly)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Work Model: On-site role with some remote flexibility
Shift: Day Shift
Note: W2 only — No C2C or C2H candidates
Role Overview
BEPC is actively seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support one of our client’s most mission-critical semiconductor manufacturing sites in Richardson, TX. This role provides both architectural and operational support for advanced IT/OT (Information Technology / Operational Technology) infrastructure used in high-performance semiconductor production.
This engineer will design, deploy, manage, and optimize network systems—including LAN/WLAN/IOT environments, Special Use Networks (SUN), factory automation integrations, and next-generation AI-based semiconductor systems. You will operate in a fast-paced, highly technical setting supporting modern manufacturing equipment, automation platforms, and secure network segmentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on operational support for on-premises network infrastructure across enterprise, manufacturing, and sensor-level communications.
- Collaborate with process, equipment, and advanced manufacturing engineering teams for factory-floor equipment integration.
- Design, deploy, and support Special Use Networks (SUN) to isolate and secure critical manufacturing systems.
- Support migration from global authentication to local domain controller authentication .
- Troubleshoot network performance across all layers of the IT/OT stack.
- Implement and deploy new network technologies including switches, wireless systems, firewalls, and monitoring tools.
- Participate in cross-functional calls with corporate IT, manufacturing engineering, and factory operations.
- Attend and support daily tier meetings with manufacturing systems teams.
- Maintain network documentation including topology maps, configuration records, and logs.
- Partner with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with corporate and semiconductor security standards.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize network health, availability, and capacity.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and network automation workflows.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering , or a related field
- 5+ years supporting enterprise or industrial network environments
- Hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching
- Strong understanding of factory-floor (OT Level 2/3) and IT (Level 3.5/4) network integration
- Expertise with:
- Firewalls, VPNs
- VLANs, subnetting, DNS/DHCP
- Routing/switching, NAT
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Experience in:
- Network segmentation & redundancy
- Disaster recovery strategies
- CI/CD integration for network changes
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- PowerShell scripting (2+ years)
- ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools
- Strong documentation skills (network diagrams, automation scripts, architecture documentation)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- CCNA certification or higher
- Experience with multi-vendor ecosystems (Cisco, Arista, Dell, Palo Alto)
- Experience with:
- Tanium, CHEF, or network patching tools
- Security hardening of network devices
- Rubrik, Veeam, Commvault, Zerto
- Strong understanding of IT/OT convergence, including:
- SCADA, MES, industrial protocols
- Equipment automation and integration
- Industrial network experience (DMZ layers, redundant designs, secure remote access)
- Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and support organizational change
- Highly proactive, self-motivated, and capable of operating with minimal supervision
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Weekly pay, Contract work, Local area, Remote work, Shift work, Day shift,