Lead Network Engineer — OT Infrastructure

Job overview

Lead Network Engineer — OT Infrastructure is an office-based role in Chicago, IL, with some travel to other RWE offices and field locations. Compensation is $127,000–$171,000 per year. The role supports RWE Americas’ energy operations and its OT and SCADA infrastructure. The engineer provides technical leadership for secure, resilient network infrastructure across sites and geographies. Through architecture, incident resolution, standards, and modernization work, the role helps maintain availability, security, and regulatory readiness for operational systems.

What you'll do

• Design and implement secure, scalable OT networks
• lead complex troubleshooting and high-severity incident resolution
• develop architecture standards and configuration baselines
• improve performance, capacity, and availability
• design segmentation, firewall, access-control, and secure remote-access solutions
• develop high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions
• lead deployments and modernization
• mentor engineers and technicians
• support NERC CIP and other applicable requirements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

lead network engineer

chicago il

rwe americas

ot networks

scada

network security

cisco

palo alto

fortinet

nerc cip

renewable energy

salary $127,000–$171,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and short-term incentives.

Why this role

Technical team-lead role with mentoring and project direction but no formal personnel-management responsibility.

About the employer

RWE Americas is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.