Senior Director, Enterprise Network & Collaboration

Default Brand; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tower Federal Credit Union seeks an AVP, Network & Collaboration Services to lead enterprise networking, cloud connectivity, and collaboration platforms across headquarters, branches, data centers and Azure.

You will drive strategy, manage budgets, vendor contracts, and ensure zero‑trust security, regulatory compliance, and high availability of telephony, video conferencing and collaboration tools for employees and members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• Eight to ten years of experience in enterprise networking, cloud networking (Azure), collaboration tools, or telecom infrastructure.
• Five years of people leadership with multi‑team or multi‑functional scope.
• Certifications such as Azure Administrator/Architect, CCNP, CompTIA Network+, ITIL, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success modernizing network and collaboration services in regulated or security‑sensitive environments.
• Proven ability to design and execute strategy, manage budgets, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Financial services or credit union experience preferred; familiarity with NCUA/FFIEC guidance and GLBA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Builds and develops high‑performing technical teams with expertise in networking, cloud connectivity, and collaboration platforms; fosters a service‑oriented and security‑focused culture.
• Defines the enterprise network and collaboration strategy and roadmap aligned to organizational goals, digital initiatives, cloud adoption, and risk posture.
• Oversees the design, implementation, and operations of LAN/WAN, SD‑WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPN, and cloud networking (Azure).
• Leads the design, governance, and operational oversight of telephony and the contact center platform.
• Monitors emerging trends and evaluates new solutions through cost‑benefit analysis to advance organizational capabilities.
• Ensures reliability and high availability for all collaboration tools including video conferencing systems, meeting room technology, and unified communications.
• Manages circuit contracts, telecom agreements, licensing, renewals, and technology lifecycle planning.
• Oversees network monitoring, alerting, incident response, and performance optimization leveraging analytics and telemetry.
• Maintains staffing plans that ensure customers always have access to timely, reliable support, regardless of time or day.
• Develops and oversees departmental budgets to ensure alignment with organizational goals and financial accountability.
• Ensures security controls and architectures follow zero‑trust principles and support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures departmental readiness and contribution to internal and external audits, including providing documentation, evidence and response for accountable areas.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Network engineering

Azure networking

Telephony

Collaboration tools

Zero-trust security

Regulatory compliance

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related

Azure Administrator/Architect

CCNP

CompTIA Network+

ITIL

Tools

Azure

VPN

Firewalls

Monitoring tools

Governance tools

Job description

Tower Federal Credit Union seeks an AVP, Network & Collaboration Services to lead enterprise networking, cloud connectivity, and collaboration platforms across headquarters, branches, data centers and Azure.

You will drive strategy, manage budgets, vendor contracts, and ensure zero‑trust security, regulatory compliance, and high availability of telephony, video conferencing and collaboration tools for employees and members.