Manufacturing Linux Network Engineer

The role

This person will design, implement, and maintain IT and network infrastructure across manufacturing facilities. They will work at the intersection of enterprise IT and plant-floor operations.

What you will do

• Design, deploy, and maintain LAN/WAN network infrastructure across manufacturing plants, warehouses, cloud providers, and corporate sites.
• Implement and manage high-speed core switching at 10G and 100G using Arista, Juniper, and other platforms.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize Layer 2/3 networking and security controls.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux servers using automation tools.
• Monitor network and system performance across all sites.
• Design and maintain redundancy, failover, QoS, and traffic engineering strategies.
• Manage structured cabling and Wi-Fi 6/6E wireless infrastructure.
• Partner with engineering, automation, OT, and IT security teams.
• Lead and contribute to greenfield and brownfield IT/OT modernization projects.
• Own network documentation including topology diagrams and IPAM.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in network and Linux infrastructure engineering.
• Deep Linux expertise with Rocky Linux / RHEL, including administration of DNS, DHCP, and network storage (NFS).
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
• Demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure at scale using Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tooling.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VLANs, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), switching, and network security.
• Experience with enterprise network vendors including Cisco, Arista, and Juniper.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices aligned with NIST frameworks.
• Experience with wireless networking (Wi-Fi 6, cellular/private LTE) in industrial or plant-floor settings.
• Experience with network monitoring and observability platforms (Grafana, Zabbix, or similar) and on-call alerting integrations.
• Ability to review data center and plant-floor physical designs.
• Comfortable working on the plant floor alongside cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python scripting for network automation, configuration management, and compliance reporting.
• Experience with cloud connectivity and hybrid network architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in manufacturing contexts.
• Familiarity with MES platforms and their integration with enterprise IT systems.
• Knowledge of structured cabling standards (TIA-568, IEC 11801) and data center operations within manufacturing environments.
• Experience with SD-WAN solutions for multi-site manufacturing connectivity.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.