Director, Network & Cloud Infrastructure (Remote)

Maximus; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus, Inc. is seeking a Director - Network Engineer to lead network strategy and a team of engineers in a remote role.

You will guide modernization, automation, and cloud-first initiatives while ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable network services across multi-cloud environments. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of leadership experience, deep expertise in enterprise networking, SRE, and ITIL processes, with strong communication to executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience leading and developing teams of engineers in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern enterprise networking architectures, resiliency design, SRE, security, observability, and performance optimization.
• Practical experience supporting public, private, and hybrid cloud environments with cloud networking and security knowledge (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with FedRAMP security requirements and NIST 800-series frameworks and their application to network design, controls, risk management, and compliance.
• Knowledge of automation, DevOps, Agile, IaC, and cloud-native networking concepts.
• Working knowledge of WAN, LAN, Wireless, Routing, Switching, Security, Firewalls, NAC, SD-WAN, SASE, and monitoring platforms.
• Strong ITIL understanding and service management experience, including SLAs and metrics.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of the network services strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to a team of network engineers.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of network initiatives and programs.
• Monitor service performance and drive improvements in reliability, security, and customer experience.
• Champion automation, Agile, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Evolve network technologies to support cloud-first strategies and reduce technical debt.
• Establish repeatable processes, governance, and best practices for high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align network capabilities with business needs.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, and career development initiatives.
• Drive adoption of modern networking across public, private, hybrid clouds.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Agile

DevOps

Infrastructure-as-code

Cloud networking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Tools

AWS

Azure

NIST guidelines

Job description

Maximus, Inc. is seeking a Director - Network Engineer to lead network strategy and a team of engineers in a remote role.

You will guide modernization, automation, and cloud-first initiatives while ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable network services across multi-cloud environments. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of leadership experience, deep expertise in enterprise networking, SRE, and ITIL processes, with strong communication to executive stakeholders.