The Team Lead – Global IT/OT Network is responsible for leading the global network team and ensuring the design, availability, performance, and security of IT and OT network environments across a GMP-regulated organization. The role ensures networks reliably support manufacturing, laboratory, and enterprise systems while meeting regulatory and cybersecurity requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global team of network engineers, including performance management and on-call support models.
• Define and execute the global IT/OT network strategy, architecture standards, and roadmaps (LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, data centers, cloud connectivity, and OT/ICS networks).
• Ensure compliance with GxP and relevant cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, IEC 62443, ISO 27001).
• Implement and maintain IT/OT segmentation, zones and conduits, firewalls, NAC, VPN, and secure remote access solutions.
• Own network operations including monitoring, incident response, problem management, change control, and capacity planning in alignment with ITIL and GMP validation requirements.
• Manage vendors, service providers, contracts, and SLAs; oversee vendor performance.
• Lead and support global projects such as site expansions, new facility integrations, SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud network transformations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of enterprise networking experience, including leadership of global or multi-site teams.
• Experience in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or medical devices.
• Strong technical knowledge of routing/switching, firewalling, high availability, OT/ICS networking, and cloud networking.
• Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, CISSP, GICSP, or ITIL.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and laboratory systems (SCADA, DCS, PLC, MES, LIMS, historian systems).

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