Plant Operation Network Engineer

About the role

CrossBoundary Energy is seeking a Plant Operation Network Engineer to ensure the availability, performance, integrity, and security of the operational technology (OT) network at its solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS) plant in Kolwezi. The role is critical for reliable communications across all plant systems during the operations and maintenance phase.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and support the plant OT and industrial network infrastructure to guarantee continuous, secure operations.
• Administer and troubleshoot industrial Ethernet networks, switches, routers, wireless links, firewalls, and fibre communication systems.
• Support SCADA, Power Plant Controller/Energy Management System, PLC, HMI, historian, inverter, tracker controller, BESS PCS, BMS, and met‑station communications.
• Monitor network performance, alarms, bandwidth, and availability, taking corrective actions to prevent disruptions.
• Implement network segmentation (Purdue model zoning), VLANs, access control, firewall rules, and remote access controls in line with OT cybersecurity requirements.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing OT and industrial network environments.
• Strong understanding of plant safety, cybersecurity, and change‑management procedures.
• Ability to work onsite in a remote mining‑focused renewable energy setting.

Required skills

• Industrial Ethernet networking
• Switches, routers, wireless links, fibre communication
• Firewalls and firewall rule configuration
• SCADA systems
• PLC and HMI interfaces
• VLAN creation and management
• Access control and remote access solutions
• Network segmentation (Purdue model zoning)