Global IT/OT Network Leader (Purdue Model Expert)

Sora Resource Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sora Resource Group in Pittsburgh is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT/IT convergence. You will own multi-site WAN/LAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, and secure plant IT/OT segmentation while aligning with safety and uptime goals.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of network engineering, 3-5 years in OT/industrial networking, and a proven track record in Purdue Model-based segmentation and high-availability design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• 3-5 years of hands-on OT/industrial control system networking in manufacturing.
• Experience with Purdue Model-based IT/OT segmentation and industrial DMZs.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, switching, QoS, SD-WAN/SASE, and next-gen firewalls.
• Familiarity with EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, PROFINET, OPC UA, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally; support after-hours changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the network team; own priorities, standards, budgets, and lifecycle planning.
• Oversee global WAN, LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, VPN/remote access, and UC platforms.
• Design resilient, high-availability networks and drive incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Implement Purdue Model IT/OT segmentation and industrial DMZs between enterprise and plant networks.
• Lead OT network assessments, asset inventories, and secure vendor remote-access practices.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and plant teams on OT monitoring and recovery planning.

Skills

Purdue Model expertise

IT/OT segmentation

BGP OSPF VLANs switching QoS

SD-WAN/SASE

Firewalls VPN/remote access

EtherNet/IP Modbus TCP PROFINET OPC UA

PLC/HMI/SCADA networking

Leadership in network team

24/7 manufacturing operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate/SASE

Cisco/Meraki

Webex Calling Microsoft Teams Voice

VPN/ZTNA

Network observability

Claroty Nozomi Dragos Defender for IoT

Job description

Sora Resource Group in Pittsburgh is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT/IT convergence. You will own multi-site WAN/LAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, and secure plant IT/OT segmentation while aligning with safety and uptime goals.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of network engineering, 3-5 years in OT/industrial networking, and a proven track record in Purdue Model-based segmentation and high-availability design.