Global IT/OT Network Lead for 24/7 Manufacturing

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT experience. You will own connections across offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites, and steer secure IT/OT separation without downtime impact.

You will guide a technical team, coordinate with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executives, and drive strategic network initiatives for 24/7 production environments worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3-5 years OT/industrial networking in manufacturing.
• Purdue Model expertise including IT/OT segmentation.
• Experience supporting 24/7 manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the network team; own priorities, 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 and continuous improvement.
• Develop Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation and industrial DMZs.
• Lead OT network assessments, asset inventories, and secure vendor remote-access practices.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and plant teams on OT monitoring and recovery planning.
• Oversee network infrastructure for site openings and acquisitions; manage carriers.

Skills

Network leadership

OT networking

Purdue Model

WAN/LAN/WLAN

IT/OT segmentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BGP

OSPF

SD-WAN

Job description

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT experience. You will own connections across offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites, and steer secure IT/OT separation without downtime impact.

You will guide a technical team, coordinate with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executives, and drive strategic network initiatives for 24/7 production environments worldwide.