Remote Director: Network, DevOps, AI & CMMC Strategy

Maximus; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Director - Network Engineer for a remote role requiring ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. You will lead the network strategy and oversee the Network Operations, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver services on-time and within budget.

You will champion automation, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code, guiding modernization across public, private, and hybrid clouds while ensuring security and high reliability for enterprise networks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience leading and developing teams of high-performing engineering professionals in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern enterprise networking architectures, resiliency design, site reliability engineering (SRE), security, observability, and performance optimization.
• Practical experience supporting public, private, and hybrid clouds with cloud networking, security, connectivity, and infrastructure services in AWS, Azure, and other enterprise cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of automation, DevOps, Agile, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native networking concepts.
• Working knowledge of WAN, LAN, Wireless, Routing, Switching, Security, Firewalls, NAC, SD-WAN, SASE, and monitoring platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop the network strategy and roadmap aligned to business and technology objectives.
• Provide direction and manage work assignments for Network Operations, Engineering, and Architecture teams.
• Ensure network services projects are delivered on-time and within budget.
• Monitor network SLAs and improve service delivery performance.
• Champion automation, agile, and DevOps to speed delivery of network services.
• Manage network technology lifecycle to drive innovation and security.
• Create repeatable processes and standards for high-quality network services.
• Lead staffing plans to ensure available human capital for department results.
• Exercise hiring, firing, and promotions authority within guidelines.
• Lead the execution of network services strategy and roadmap for business objectives.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of network engineers, fostering innovation and accountability.
• Ensure delivery of network initiatives within timelines and budget.
• Monitor performance metrics and drive improvements in reliability and customer experience.
• Promote modern networking practices across public/private/hybrid cloud.

Skills

Team leadership

Enterprise networking

Site reliability engineering

Cloud networking

Security controls

Automation / IaC

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Director - Network Engineer for a remote role requiring ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. You will lead the network strategy and oversee the Network Operations, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver services on-time and within budget.

You will champion automation, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code, guiding modernization across public, private, and hybrid clouds while ensuring security and high reliability for enterprise networks.