Senior Network Engineer Industrial Network

The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world’s current and future energy challenges. As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies.
Chevron's vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance. With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Meeting the world’s growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all.

About the Position

The Chevron ENGINE – Senior Industrial Network Engineer is responsible for consulting, designing and deploying networking technologies and solutions for the enterprise and its business partners. As a team member, you will use your infrastructure experience and network knowledge to serve as a subject matter expert and project consultant, improving or introducing network capabilities that enable business outcomes while protecting Chevron from external and internal threats. You will work closely with architects, business partners, managed service partners, vendors, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams and digital platforms to solve difficult and rapidly changing technical challenges. Where new technologies are introduced, you will partner with Operations to ensure a successful transition.

The Senior Industrial Network Engineer will work with modern technologies and engage in global projects and initiatives across business, industrial and process control networks. The role requires strong knowledge of industrial routing and switching, Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco DNA Center/Catalyst Center, industrial wireless, network access control using Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass, and industrial asset visibility using Cisco Cyber Vision. The successful candidate will identify appropriate network solutions, implement resilient and secure infrastructure in accordance with engineering standards and company security policies, demonstrate strong troubleshooting skills, follow industry developments and collaborate effectively across global teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain resilient business and industrial LAN, WAN, routing and switching solutions across plant and enterprise environments.
• Develop network architecture standards for IP addressing, VLANs, VRFs, routing protocols, QoS, redundancy and high availability.
• Design and govern Cisco SD-WAN architecture, policy, path selection, resilience, failover testing and multi-site lifecycle management.
• Catalyst Center for network assurance, automation, visibility and operational governance.
• Design, review and troubleshoot industrial wireless solutions, including coverage, roaming, redundancy, interference, security and integration with plant networks.
• Validate and maintain device authentication, authorization and access policies using Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass or equivalent network access control platforms.
• Deploy and operate Cisco Cyber Vision capabilities, including sensor integration, industrial asset visibility, baselining and security-event investigation.
• Gather requirements and work with internal stakeholders to design network infrastructure that supports secure and reliable industrial operations.
• Create technical design documentation, implementation plans, test plans, operational standards and recovery procedures.
• Provide Tier 3 support for major incidents using packet captures, route analysis, device logs and end-to-end path validation, coordinating vendors and service providers when required.
• Follow standard change-management processes and participate in business continuity and disaster-recovery exercises supporting the network environment.
• Work with team, architects, operations, cybersecurity teams and business stakeholders to deliver solutions, improve processes and transition new technologies into operational support.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• 10–15 years of network engineerin experience, including significant experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, energy or critical-infrastructure environments.
• Advanced English-language communication skills.
• CCNP or an equivalent advanced networking certification.
• Expert knowledge of advanced routing and switching, including VLANs, VRFs, STP, OSPF, BGP, QoS, multicast, redundancy, high availability and complex industrial network troubleshooting.
• Strong Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Catalyst Center experience covering architecture, policy, assurance, automation, resilience and multi-site governance.
• Hands-on industrial wireless experience covering design review, survey interpretation, coverage, roaming, redundancy, security and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass experience for device authentication, authorization and network access policy.
• Knowledge Cisco Cyber Vision experience covering deployment, sensor integration, industrial asset visibility, baselining and security-event investigation.
• Strong technical documentation, change control, incident leadership and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and supporting industrial networks across brownfield and greenfield sites.
• Experience integrating routing, switching, SD-WAN, network access control, wireless and Cisco Cyber Vision within secure and resilient plant environments.
• Relevant certifications in Cisco Enterprise, Security, Wireless, SD-WAN or industrial cybersecurity.
• Strong written and verbal communication, business negotiation, influencing, conflict-resolution and technical decision-making skills.

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.

What we can offer you

Everything we do at Chevron is guided by our values and our commitment to The Chevron Way.

Have the opportunity to take part in world-leading energy projects, advance your professional development and expand your career within an inclusive and collaborative workplace.

• Join a workplace where innovation, collaboration and safety are at the core of how we work.
• Work in thoughtfully designed environments that support focus, well-being, and innovation enhanced by digital tools that enable seamless collaboration.
• Grow through structured learning, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to impactful projects that align with Chevron’s values and business priorities.
• Access comprehensive benefits that support your health, well-being, and work-life balance.
• Engage with emerging technologies and digital solutions that are shaping the future of energy and enterprise.

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