Role: IT Network Consultant

Location:  Irvine, CA (3 Days office in a week) - 

In-person Interview Only Locals

Role Descriptions:

We are looking for an experienced IT Network Engineer to support day-to-day network operations and assist with ongoing infrastructure upgrades across multiple manufacturing sites. This role is primarily operational (60%), including troubleshooting, break/fix work, and supporting production-critical network issues. The remaining 40% will focus on project work such as firewall upgrades, SD-WAN modernization, and plant network refresh initiatives. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with routing and switching (Cisco preferred), Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and ideally some background supporting manufacturing/OT environments.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Support (˜ 60%)

• Handle day-to-day break/fix tickets for LAN/WAN, wireless, and firewall systems.
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• Troubleshoot routing, switching, and security issues across plant and enterprise networks.
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• Resolve network issues impacting production lines, sensors, OT devices, plant-floor apps, and IoT/Industry 4.0 platforms.
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• Monitor network health and help drive stability, performance, and resilience improvements.
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• Participate in on-call rotation for critical network incidents.
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Project Work (˜ 40%)

• Support Palo Alto firewall upgrades, policy refinement, and migration tasks.
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• Assist with SD-WAN transformation projects (Prisma SASE/Prisma SD-WAN or VeloCloud).
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• Contribute to network modernization: switch refresh, cabling, redesign, VLAN segmentation.
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• Implement approved changes following established change management processes.
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• Collaborate with cross-functional IT, OT, and vendor teams to ensure smooth deployments.
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