Global IT Network Manager: IT/OT & Plant Connectivity

Key People; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People in Pittsburgh seeks an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT expertise. You will own the infrastructure connecting offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites, while preserving uptime and safety.

You’ll drive Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation, industrial DMZ design, and secure enterprise-plant communications, collaborating with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and leadership to enable resilient operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3-5 years hands-on OT/industrial control system networking in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Demonstrated Purdue Model expertise (Levels 0-5), including IT/OT segmentation and Industrial DMZ design.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, switching, QoS, high availability, SD-WAN/SASE, and next-generation firewalls.
• Familiarity with EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, PROFINET, OPC UA, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; willingness to travel domestically and internationally and support occasional after-hours changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the network team; own priorities, network standards, budgets, and lifecycle planning.
• Direct global WAN, LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, VPN/remote access, and UC platforms.
• Design resilient, high-availability networks and drive incident response, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation, industrial DMZs, and controlled communications between enterprise and plant networks.
• Lead OT network assessments, asset inventories, plant segmentation roadmaps, and secure vendor remote-access practices.
• Work with cybersecurity and plant teams on OT monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and recovery planning.
• Oversee network infrastructure for site openings, acquisitions, and integrations; manage carriers and technology partners.
• Coordinate plant-safe change windows and support audits, cyber insurance reviews, and security controls.

Skills

Network leadership

OT/ICS networking

Purdue Model

WAN/LAN/WLAN/SD-WAN

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Webex Calling

Microsoft Teams Voice

VPN/ZTNA

Claroty

Nozomi

Dragos

Defender for IoT

Job description

Key People in Pittsburgh seeks an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT expertise. You will own the infrastructure connecting offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites, while preserving uptime and safety.

You’ll drive Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation, industrial DMZ design, and secure enterprise-plant communications, collaborating with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and leadership to enable resilient operations.