Senior OT Network Architect - Manufacturing Connectivity

Nissan Motor Corporation

Smyrna (TN)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Nissan Smyrna is seeking a Master Network Architect (OT) to serve as the enterprise technical authority for manufacturing network architecture across Nissan Americas. You will shape vision, strategy, and standards for secure, resilient connectivity across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to drive IT/OT convergence, cloud connectivity, and scalable OT solutions while ensuring uptime and security in

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
15+ years IS/IT experience.
10+ years enterprise network engineering/architecture.
10+ years Cisco networking (routing, switching, wireless, security).
5+ years Cisco ISE and DNAC experience.
Deep LAN/WAN, DNS, DHCP, load balancing, resiliency knowledge.
Hands-on cloud networking (AWS, Azure, hybrid).
Familiarity with SD-WAN, SASE, network automation, observability.

Responsibilities

Develop and govern OT network architectures for manufacturing tech (PLCs, DCS, SCADA, MES).
Design secure, highly available, low-latency networks with IT/OT segmentation.
Own long-term network architecture strategy across plants, data centers, cloud, OT.
Design end-to-end networks spanning LAN, WAN, WLAN, data centers, OT infra, wired/wireless.
Establish standards, reference architectures, patterns for consistency and scale.
Lead architecture reviews to align with security, regulatory, and ops standards.
Partner with cybersecurity to implement Zero Trust aligned networks and address risks.
Define network segmentation and protection strategies without impacting production.
Lead cloud/hybrid/multi-cloud network efforts for plant-to-cloud data flows.
Evaluate SD-WAN, SASE, automation, observability to improve scale and resiliency.
Design disaster-resilient architectures with 24x7 ops and recovery capabilities.
Serve as senior escalation for complex network issues; mentor teams.