Global IT/OT Network Leader — Uptime & Security

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

Job summary

Workforce Recruiter is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT expertise for manufacturing. You will own the IT/OT segmentation, oversee WAN/LAN/WLAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, and secure vendor remote access across offices, data centers, and plants.

You will drive incident response, vulnerability management, and continuous improvement while collaborating with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering/operations experience; 5+ years in network leadership.
• 3-5 years hands-on OT/industrial control system networking in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Purdue Model expertise (Levels 0-5) including IT/OT segmentation and Industrial DMZ design.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, QoS, SD-WAN/SASE, and next-generation firewalls.

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 controlled communications between enterprise and plant networks.
• Lead OT network assessments, asset inventories, plant segmentation roadmaps, and secure vendor remote-access practices.
• Coordinate OT monitoring, vulnerability management, and recovery planning with cybersecurity and plant teams.
• Oversee network infrastructure for site openings, acquisitions, and integrations; manage carriers and partners.

Skills

OT/ICS networking

Purdue Model (Levels 0-5)

BGP/OSPF

SD-WAN/SASE

Industrial DMZ design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Workforce Recruiter is seeking an IT Network Manager to lead a global enterprise network with strong OT expertise for manufacturing. You will own the IT/OT segmentation, oversee WAN/LAN/WLAN, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, and secure vendor remote access across offices, data centers, and plants.

You will drive incident response, vulnerability management, and continuous improvement while collaborating with plant engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership.