Senior Manager - Network and Information Security

About The Role:

What You’ll Do:

• Leadership, Team and Vendor Management
  
  
  
  • Directly supervise, mentor, and develop a very small team of network and security engineers, providing technical guidance, and career development for internal members.
  
  
  • Set team priorities, manage workloads, and ensure 24/7 network operational coverage through effective on-call rotation and escalation protocols.
  
  
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence within the network security team.
  
  
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain top networking and security talent aligned with the organization's growth roadmap.
  
  
  • Manage external network and security vendors, holding all parties accountable to defined SLAs, quality standards, and outcomes.
  
  
  
  


• Network Architecture and Design
  
  
  
  • Lead and own the end-to-end enterprise network architecture strategy, including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, interconnects, and OT/IT segmentation.
  
  
  • Architect scalable, high-availability network solutions that support manufacturing operations, IoT devices, and enterprise applications.
  
  
  • Evaluate and recommend emerging network technologies, vendors, and platforms to address capability gaps and future-state requirements.
  
  
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive network architecture drawings, topology diagrams, standards documentation, and lifecycle roadmaps.
  
  
  • Lead routing and switching design, including BGP, OSPF, VLAN segmentation, QoS, and equipment lifecycle management.
  
  
  
  


• AWS Cloud Networking
  
  
  
  • Design, implement, and manage AWS networking constructs including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPN connections, Security Groups, and NACLs.
  
  
  • Architect hybrid connectivity between on-premises manufacturing sites and AWS cloud environments, ensuring low-latency, secure, and resilient integration.
  
  
  • Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to define and enforce network guardrails, tagging standards, and AWS Organizations-level networking policies.
  
  
  • Optimize AWS networking costs and performance through right-sizing, traffic engineering, and architectural reviews.
  
  
  
  


• Network Security
  
  
  
  • Lead the design and enforcement of network security policies, including firewall rule management, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), network access control (NAC), and micro-segmentation.
  
  
  • Oversee network vulnerability assessments and penetration test scoping; ensure timely remediation and deliver clear risk assessment reports to stakeholders.
  
  
  • Manage the installation, configuration, and lifecycle of firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxies, and related security appliances.
  
  
  • Support compliance activities (e.g., NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) through network controls documentation, audit evidence, and remediation execution.
  
  
  • Create management processes to keep all network equipment current and hardened against known vulnerabilities.
  
  
  • Work with team members to facilitate Purple Team and Table Top Exercises.
  
  
  
  


• Operations & Incident Management
  
  
  
  • Lead day-to-day network operations, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability across all enterprise and manufacturing network segments.
  
  
  • Resolve break/fix incidents on network security systems, serving as the senior technical escalation point for both internal engineers and external vendors.
  
  
  • Oversee network monitoring platforms (e.g., Grafana, Datadog, LogicMonitor, etc); define alerting thresholds, dashboards, and response runbooks.
  
  
  • Lead incident response for high-severity network outages, serving as the escalation point from the 24/7 operational support team.
  
  
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA) investigations; author and publish detailed RCA reports and corrective action plans for senior leadership.
  
  
  • Manage ticketing workflows, ensuring SLA adherence for network-related work orders and user-reported issues.
  
  
  
  


• Stakeholder Collaboration & Governance
  
  
  
  • Act as the primary network engineering liaison to IT leadership, OT engineering, manufacturing operations, and engineering teams.
  
  
  • Participate in capacity planning, capital expenditure budgeting, and vendor contract negotiations for network infrastructure.
  
  
  • Present network strategy, risk posture, and project updates to IT leadership and business stakeholders.
  
  
  
  

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field. Equivalent experience considered.


• 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a people management or technical lead role.


• Demonstrated experience architecting enterprise-grade network solutions in a manufacturing, industrial, or highly regulated environment.


• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, WAF, Security Groups).


• Proven experience in network security device management including NGFWs (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco), IDS/IPS, NAC, CASB/SASE, and Web Filtering platforms.


• Strong background in routing and switching protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MSTP, VLANs, and QoS.


• Experience with wireless network design and management (Cisco Meraki, Aruba, or equivalent) across large, distributed campuses.


• Certification(s) in CCNP Enterprise or CCIE, AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, CISSP or CISM, Palo Alto PCNSE, AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, ITIL v4 Foundation, etc.

Bonus Points For:

• Network platforms Cisco (IOS-XE/XR/NX-OS), Palo Alto, Juniper, Meraki, Fortinet.


• Cloud Networking: AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, WAF, Security Groups, NACLs.


• Security Tools: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM (Rapid7/Splunk/Palo Alto), NAC (Cisco ISE/Aruba ClearPass), Vulnerability Scanners.


• Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP/MSTP, VXLAN, DMVPN, MPLS, 802.1x, QoS.


• Wireless: Enterprise Wi-Fi 6/6E, WPA3, WLAN controllers, RF design and site surveys.