Global IT/OT Network Leader

Job Juncture; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking an accomplished IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT expertise. You will own connectivity across offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites while safeguarding uptime and safety through IT/OT segmentation.

Lead a technical team, drive network standards, and partner with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership to deliver secure, highly available networks worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience, including 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3–5 years of hands-on OT/industrial control system networking in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Demonstrated Purdue Model expertise (Levels 0–5), 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.
• Experience supporting global, multi-site networks and 24/7 manufacturing operations.

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

Network leadership

OT/ICS networking

IT/OT segmentation

Purdue Model expertise

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

SD-WAN/SASE

Firewalls

VPN/Remote access

Industrial protocols (EtherNet/IP, Mod

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Webex Calling

Microsoft Teams Voice

VPN/ZTNA

Network observability tools

Job description

Job Juncture is seeking an accomplished IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with deep OT expertise. You will own connectivity across offices, data centers, cloud services, and manufacturing sites while safeguarding uptime and safety through IT/OT segmentation.

Lead a technical team, drive network standards, and partner with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership to deliver secure, highly available networks worldwide.