Location: Fort Worth, TX
Salary: $30.00 USD Hourly - $40.00 USD Hourly
Description: Job Description:
Top 3 Must Haves:
- Linux Admin
- Windows Admin
- Cisco Network
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST (with occasional after-hours support as needed)
Education: High School Diploma, Trade, Associate degree. Bachelors degree not required, no certifications required.
Experience: 5 years
Preferred Qualifications / Experience
- Experience with Cisco networking (switching, routing, VLANs, basic diagnostics)
- Experience with Microsoft Active Directory (user/group management, authentication concepts)
- Experience with virtualization platforms, preferably Proxmox
- Experience working with Linux systems (basic administration, services, logs, troubleshooting)
- Experience supporting systems in manufacturing, industrial, laboratory, or regulated environments
- Familiarity with cybersecurity or network segmentation concepts in OT environments
We are seeking an IT Technician to support the reliability, availability, and day-to-day operation of IT and network infrastructure that underpins automation, control, and manufacturing systems within a campus environment.
This role works closely with Senior Control Systems Technicians and Control Systems Engineers to troubleshoot and resolve IT, server, virtualization, and network-related issues that impact control systems, building automation, and industrial applications. The position is heavily focused on system sustainment, troubleshooting, and uptime, rather than new system design or large-scale implementations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform routine system administration tasks to support high availability of IT systems supporting automation, control, and manufacturing operations.
- Monitor system health and respond to incidents to minimize downtime and service disruptions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve IT and network-related issues impacting control systems in collaboration with Control Systems Engineers and Senior Control Systems Technicians.
- Support and maintain on-premise infrastructure, including servers, virtual machines, storage, and network devices used for industrial and control system applications.
- Perform system updates, patches, and basic maintenance activities following approved procedures and change controls.
- Assist with diagnosing network communications issues affecting control systems, automation platforms, and field devices.
- Support identity, authentication, and access-related tasks for systems integrated with directory services.
- Maintain system documentation, network diagrams, configuration records, and troubleshooting notes.
- Escalate complex issues appropriately and clearly communicate system status, risks, and corrective actions to senior technical staff.
- Support backup, recovery, and basic disaster recovery tasks as directed.
- Follow cybersecurity, access control, and system hardening requirements applicable to industrial and manufacturing environments.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Working knowledge of IT fundamentals including servers, networking, virtualization, and operating systems.
- Experience troubleshooting system availability, performance, and connectivity issues.
- Ability to work effectively at the interface of IT and operational technology (OT) systems.
- Ability to follow structured troubleshooting and incident response processes.
- Strong documentation and communication skills, particularly when working across technical disciplines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks during system outages or high-impact events.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 5 years of experience in IT support, systems administration, or infrastructure support
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English
- Work Schedule: First shift, Monday-Friday, standard business hours (with occasional after-hours support as needed)
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