OES Edge, Networking & Cybersecurity Engineer (m/f/d)

Project overview

We are currently looking for a OES Edge, Networking & Cybersecurity Engineer (m/f/d), for one of our clients, starting November/December 2026.

Responsibilities

• Design, validation and troubleshooting of industrial network and connectivity architectures, including routing, segmentation, VPN/IPsec, firewalls, DNS, Layer 2 and remote access
• Development of network concepts for redundancy, routing, failover and subnet/IP management
• Design and implementation of network configurations across development, lab, QA, pilot and customer environments
• Cybersecurity engineering, including threat and risk assessments, vulnerability management, penetration testing, remediation, security hardening and SIEM/logging integration
• Design and implementation of identity and access management concepts (MFA, RADIUS, SSO, certificate-based authentication), PKI and certificate lifecycle management
• Development of edge device management concepts covering onboarding, remote access, backup and recovery, patch management, logging and device lifecycle
• Setup and validation of test environments for networking, cybersecurity and penetration testing
• Independent analysis and resolution of connectivity and infrastructure issues during pilot deployments
• Preparation of architecture, configuration and technical documentation, including knowledge transfer

Requirements

What you can expect:

• Extensive hands-on experience in industrial/OT networking and OT cybersecurity
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, NAT, DNS and subnetting
• Experience with VPN/IPsec, firewalls and secure remote access solutions
• Experience in threat and risk assessments, vulnerability management, penetration testing and security hardening
• Knowledge of PKI, certificates and authentication technologies
• Experience with logging, monitoring and SIEM integration
• Experience with edge devices, industrial gateways and network appliances
• Ability to independently analyze and resolve complex infrastructure and connectivity issues
• Strong documentation skills, including translating architecture concepts into actionable implementation guidelines
• Very good English communication skills
• Nice-to-have: Experience with Siemens SCALANCE (strongly preferred), ctrlX/CODESYS, AWS/Cloud-to-Edge Connectivity, Software Compliance, Vulnerability Handling, Device Lifecycle Management, Fleet Management and automated Device Onboarding
• Workload: 5 days a week
• Initial contract: 6 months
• Project location: Remote
• Hourly rate: To be discussed

Project details

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: Erlangen, Deutschland, DE