Network Lead

Verdantas

About The Position

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose! At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure. Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future. Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world. Ready to shape the future of resilient communities? The Network Lead is responsible for the design, administration, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. This role provides technical leadership and day‑to‑day management for a team of network administrators and engineers, ensuring secure, resilient, and high‑performing connectivity services. The Network Lead partners closely with compute, storage, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable network solutions, support mergers and acquisitions, and maintain reliable connectivity for critical systems and users.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
7+ years of experience
Technical Proficiency: Enterprise routing, switching, wireless, and firewall platforms; cloud‑based and hybrid networking architectures; VPN and secure remote‑access solutions; multi‑vendor network environments.
Analytical Skills: Network performance analysis, capacity planning, risk assessment, and root‑cause analysis.
Communication: Communicates technical architecture, risks, and recommendations clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
Problem‑Solving: Leads resolution of complex connectivity and security challenges; drives long‑term architectural improvements.
Attention to Detail: Ensures configuration consistency, documentation accuracy, and adherence to standards.
Adaptability: Evolves network strategy to support cloud adoption, business growth, and mergers and acquisitions.
Teamwork: Leads and coordinates a network team; collaborates across infrastructure, security, and business units.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of network administrators and engineers, ensuring consistent service delivery and professional growth.
Establish and maintain standards, best practices, and documentation for network architecture, operations, and lifecycle management.
Oversee administration of on‑premises network infrastructure including firewalls, switches, access points, and WAN connectivity.
Direct design, configuration, and management of enterprise routing, switching, wireless, and firewall environments.
Oversee cloud‑based networking architecture, including virtual networks, site-to-site and remote-access connectivity, cloud‑native firewalls, network segmentation and security controls, load balancing, application delivery components, private connectivity services, traffic management, and DNS services.
Lead implementation and maintenance of network security controls, including firewall policy, segmentation, VPN connectivity, and secure remote‑access solutions.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support for complex LAN, WAN, wireless, and cloud‑networking issues.
Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; lead proactive optimization and long‑term planning initiatives.
Plan and execute network integration and remediation activities for mergers and acquisitions, including multi‑vendor environments.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement security baselines, zero‑trust principles, and incident-response procedures.
Partner with compute, storage, and collaboration teams to align network architecture with application and infrastructure requirements.
Maintain accurate network documentation including diagrams, IP schemas, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
Serve as the escalation point for major incidents and coordinate cross‑team resolution efforts.