Lead Network Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA (NOW HIRING)

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow's needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
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Your Role at Cabot:

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Sr Network Engineer / Architect to join the Digital Security team at either Cabot location: Alpharetta, GA, Boston, MA or Billerica, MA. Reporting into the Digital Security organization, this role ensures the network operates as a security-aligned control plane, enabling Zero Trust, segmentation, and modern access models across IT and OT environments.
The Senior Network Engineer / Architect is responsible for the end-to-end ownership of the enterprise network platform, including architecture, engineering, implementation, security and ongoing operation.
This role operates with a dual mandate:

• Ownership of the network platform as a core enterprise capability

• Alignment of network architecture and operations to enterprise security principles

This role is accountable not only for defining the network platform, but for ensuring its successful implementation, security, and operation across the enterprise.
This role is based at either Cabot location (Alpharetta, GA, Boston, MA or Billerica, MA), but is eligible to participate in the current HybridWorking Arrangement program (Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday-Thursday in office).
Travel: domestic and international travel up to 15% to support global site rollouts, cutover events, and stakeholder engagements.

Off-hours availability when issues arise during planned cutovers, maintenance windows, and critical incident response.

How You'll Make an Impact:

Platform Ownership & Security Alignment

• Owns the global enterprise network platform (LAN, WAN, wireless, remote access, voice, and perimeter services).

• Ensures network architecture and operations are aligned to enterprise security principles and risk tolerance.

• Establishes and enforces global network standards, design patterns, and implementation models.

• Ensures the network operates as a security-aligned control plane, not solely a connectivity service.

• All network designs and implementations must be consistent, repeatable, and enforceable across regions and environments.

Platform Engineering & Delivery (Hands-On)

• Lead and directly execute global network engineering and modernization initiatives across firewalls, switching and routing, wireless infrastructure, and voice/collaboration platforms.

• Design, configure, and implement network solutions aligned to defined architecture, standards, and enterprise security principles.

• Plan and execute site deployments, migration activities, cutover events, and post-deployment stabilization (hypercare).

• Develop and maintain network design documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and as-built configurations.

• Coordinate with regional IT teams, managed service providers, and vendors to deliver consistent global implementations.

• Act as the point of escalation for managed service providers on network and security-related issues, providing technical direction and driving resolution of complex or systemic problems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the global network platform model (architecture standards implementation operation).

• Define and maintain the target-state network architecture and modernization roadmap (SD-WAN, SASE, cloud networking).

• Lead network technology selection, lifecycle management, and rationalization.

• Ensure alignment of network engineering and operations to enterprise security strategy (Zero Trust, segmentation, access control).

• Define and enforce network segmentation and secure access patterns across IT and OT environments.

• Provide hands-on engineering leadership for complex network design, implementation, and problem resolution.

• Govern MSP-delivered network services, ensuring execution aligns to standards, SLAs, and architectural intent.

• Define operational expectations, validation requirements, and acceptance criteria for network changes and deployments.

• Ensure the network supports logging, telemetry, detection, and response requirements.

• Support secure integration between enterprise IT and manufacturing/OT environments.

• Translate technical network risk into clear, actionable insights for leadership.

• Ensure all implementations adhere to defined architecture, standards, and security principles, with authority to require redesign or remediation where necessary.

What You'll Bring to Cabot:

• 10+ years in enterprise networking (engineering and architecture).

• University degree or equivalent experience in related technologies required

• Experience owning or operating a global network platform.

• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, WAN architectures, and network security controls.

• Experience with Zero Trust concepts, segmentation strategies, and secure access models.

• Hands-on experience operating within an MSP or hybrid delivery model.

• Excellent English skills, both verbal and written.

Experience That Strongly Aligns

• Network architecture within global industrial or manufacturing environments.

• SASE / SSE platforms (Zscaler, Netskope, Prisma, etc.).

• Cloud networking (Azure, AWS).

• Operational technology (OT) and industrial network segmentation.

Additional Preferred Experience

• Industry certifications: CCNP, CCDA/CCDP, Fortinet NSE 4 or higher, CWNA.

• Familiarity with InfoSec frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, or equivalent).

• Experience with ServiceNow for change and incident management.

• Scripting or automation experience (Python, Ansible).

• Bilingual or multilingual capability supporting Cabot's global footprint.

How You Operate

• Operates with a platform ownership mindset, accountable for outcomes end-to-end.

• Aligns engineering and operational decisions to security principles and risk posture.

• Balances architecture, engineering depth, and operational execution.

• Establishes clarity through structured, enforceable design patterns and governance.

• Maintains operational reliability while advancing modernization and security posture.

Measures of Success

• Adoption of a globally consistent network architecture and standards model.

• Improved network availability, performance, and resilience.

• Measurable advancement in network security posture (segmentation, access models, Zero Trust).

• Effective governance and performance of MSP-delivered network services.

• Successful execution of network modernization initiatives (e.g., SD-WAN, SASE).

How We'll Support Your Success:

• The pay range for this role is from $143,650-$214,900. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment - We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.

• Hybrid Work Environment- The autonomy to both work from home 2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 3 days a week.

• Growth-Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.

• Meaningful Work that is Valued- Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you're making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, "I was a part of that."

• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. - We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits

• Feedback- We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.

• Support- You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.

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At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, "Creating for Tomorrow," we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability - today and into the future.

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Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees' and applicants' disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.