Industrial Network Architect (IT/OT) - Semiconductor

Salary: $149,760 - 149,760 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of enterprise and industrial networking experience, including manufacturing, factory, or OT environments.
• Strong Cisco networking experience and knowledge of LAN/WAN, IT/OT integration, network security, routing, switching, and VPNs.
• At least 2 years of PowerShell scripting experience.
• At least 1 year of experience with ServiceNow or a similar ITSM platform.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Preferred: CCNA or comparable certification; experience with Arista, Dell, or Palo Alto; familiarity with SCADA, MES, industrial protocols, and semiconductor manufacturing; and exposure to Tanium, Chef, DMZ architectures, backup and recovery platforms, or cybersecurity best practices.
• This position involves information or facility access subject to ITAR and/or EAR, which may limit access to controlled technologies to U.S. persons or certain foreign nationals who have received an export authorization.

• Support enterprise, OT, and equipment-level networks, including SD-WAN and factory tool connectivity.
• Configure and maintain Cisco routing and switching, wireless networks, firewalls, and remote-access VPNs.
• Implement network segmentation and cybersecurity controls for manufacturing environments.
• Administer VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, IP addressing, and QoS.
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot incidents, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
• Automate recurring tasks with PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps workflows.
• Work with manufacturing, engineering, IT, and security teams to resolve issues and improve network performance.

• AI
• Architect
• Cisco
• DevOps
• Support
• ITSM
• LAN
• NAT
• Network
• PowerShell
• Security
• ServiceNow

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We are hiring an Industrial Network Architect in Richardson, Texas, at $72 per hour. At PDS Tech Commercial, we work at the intersection of enterprise networking, industrial automation, cybersecurity, and AI-driven manufacturing. In this role, youll help build and secure the network foundations supporting a growing semiconductor operation and its advanced process control, equipment automation, and factory digitization. We offer hands-on work with modern Cisco-based networks, exposure to AI and automation technologies, opportunities for technical growth and leadership, and collaboration across engineering, operations, and cybersecurity.

last updated 43 week of 2026