Senior Network Engineering Leader: Hybrid Cloud & Security

Ampcus Inc; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

iTech Solutions, Inc. seeks an Associate Director of Network Engineering to lead a hands-on team responsible for the enterprise network design, implementation, and support.

You will mentor engineers while actively planning, configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, wireless, and cloud networking. The role requires strong leadership, project management, and collaboration with security and application teams to ensure high availability and end-to-end

Qualifications

• BS or BA in Computer Science or related field required.
• 12 years hands-on network engineering experience, 3–5 years in leadership/supervisory roles.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking and security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day operations of the network engineering team, providing technical guidance and mentoring.
• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, firewalls, VPNs, switches, wireless systems, and UCaaS/CCaaS systems.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex network issues, participating in troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Implement and maintain network monitoring and performance tuning tools to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Oversee network security in collaboration with the cybersecurity team, ensuring policy compliance.
• Manage lifecycle upgrades for switches, routers, firewalls, and other networking hardware.
• Participate in hybrid cloud network architectures (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Collaborate with application, server, and security teams for end-to-end support.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams and documentation.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate support for hardware/software.
• Lead network-related projects like office expansions, data center migrations, and cloud integrations.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing protocols

Firewall/VPN security

Cloud networking

Network automation

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

UCaaS/CCaaS

Education

BS or BA in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

SolarWinds

LogicMonitor

Job description

iTech Solutions, Inc. seeks an Associate Director of Network Engineering to lead a hands-on team responsible for the enterprise network design, implementation, and support.

You will mentor engineers while actively planning, configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, wireless, and cloud networking. The role requires strong leadership, project management, and collaboration with security and application teams to ensure high availability and end-to-end