Global IT/OT Network Leader - 24/7 Manufacturing

Management Performance Associates; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates in Pittsburgh seeks an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network spanning offices, data centers, and manufacturing sites. You will oversee IT/OT segmentation, security, and uptime, partnering with plant engineering and cybersecurity to align networking with safety and business goals.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, 5+ in leadership, and hands-on OT knowledge; travel domestically and internationally is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3-5 years of hands-on OT/industrial control system networking in manufacturing or industrial settings.

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

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

SD-WAN/SASE

Firewalls

Industrial OT networking

OT segmentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Management Performance Associates in Pittsburgh seeks an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network spanning offices, data centers, and manufacturing sites. You will oversee IT/OT segmentation, security, and uptime, partnering with plant engineering and cybersecurity to align networking with safety and business goals.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, 5+ in leadership, and hands-on OT knowledge; travel domestically and internationally is required.