Network Engineer
Pasadena, TX, US, 77507
Job Description
Join Stepan as a Network Engineer, where you'll play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our enterprise network infrastructure. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate across infrastructure, security, and operations teams to ensure secure, high-performing connectivity across our global footprint. If you're passionate about network architecture, cybersecurity, and continuous improvement, we invite you to bring your expertise to a company committed to innovation and excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining company networks including VPNs, routers, firewalls and other physical hardware
- Create and maintain documentation of all network components
- Installing and configuring network equipment
- Install, configure and maintaining firewalls to keep data and communications protected
- Monitoring of all network components and traffic to improve network performance
- Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management
- Working with the infrastructure team on disaster recovery procedures and tests
- Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems
- Work with 3rd party providers, system integrators and contractors to make appropriate network changes Perform wireless surveys and predictive analysis using Ekahau
- Participate in network upgrade projects including Fiber, UPS, point to point, switch, AP and all other network equipment/software
- Utilize Aruba central, Panorama, Velocloud Orchestrator, Paloalto management software to manage networks
- Work with the infrastructure and security teams to analyze potential cyber security attacks
- Work with OT/PCN team to insure network security and integration to the IT network
- Maintain/troubleshoot ISP connections and upgrade as needed
- Perform firmware upgrades on network equipment
Qualifications
- 5+ years of networking experience
- PCN – Process Control Network experience a plus [Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Data Historians and Switches]
- OT – Operational Technology support experience a plus [Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)]
Education
High School Diploma
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Established in 1932, Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of basic and intermediate chemicals including surfactants, polymers, as well as specialty ingredients that go into consumer, household, and institutional products such as laundry detergents, shampoos, and surface cleaners. Stepan Company currently has 22 global manufacturing locations and over 2,500 employees. We have a strong record of growth. Our growth allows us to provide meaningful career opportunities and stability to our team members. We have big goals at Stepan and know every team member will be crucial to achieving our objectives. Regardless of function, we are looking for team members who bring with them a growth mindset, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the ability to thrive in an evolving environment.
We celebrate diversity at Stepan and are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Nearest Major Market: Houston