Global IT Network & OT Lead

Accounting Search; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT experience. You will own WAN/LAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, VPNs, and UC platforms while separating IT from production networks to ensure uptime and safety.

You'll guide a technical team, collaborate with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership, and drive Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation across multi-site operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3-5 years of hands-on OT/industrial control networking in manufacturing.
• 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.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

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 unified communications 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

Enterprise network leadership

OT/industrial networking

Purdue Model knowledge

BGP/OSPF/VLANs

SD-WAN/SASE

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Claroty

Nozomi

Dragos

Job description

Accounting Search in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT experience. You will own WAN/LAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, VPNs, and UC platforms while separating IT from production networks to ensure uptime and safety.

You'll guide a technical team, collaborate with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership, and drive Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation across multi-site operations.