Network Modernization Lead

NTT DATA Services•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$123,172 - $205,288•Onsite

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking an experienced Network Modernization Lead to provide strategic leadership, architecture governance, and end-to-end delivery oversight for network transformation, AWS migration, and managed cloud services initiatives. This role will modernize enterprise network infrastructure, enable secure cloud connectivity, support large-scale migration activities, and ensure operational excellence across managed network and cloud services. The Network Modernization Lead serves as a primary technical and delivery authority, partnering with stakeholders, AWS, NTT DATA delivery teams, security organizations, and third-party providers to design, implement, transition, and operate modern, scalable, and secure hybrid-cloud environments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
12+ years of enterprise networking, infrastructure, or cloud transformation experience.
8+ years leading complex infrastructure modernization or managed services programs.
5+ years supporting cloud migration, hybrid-cloud connectivity, cloud operations, or AWS transformation programs.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience managing large, multi-team delivery efforts with executive-level client visibility.
Experience with public-sector, education, or regulated environments preferred.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCIE
ITIL 4 Managing Professional or equivalent
CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security credential
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management credential
TOGAF or enterprise architecture certification

Responsibilities

Define and execute the network modernization roadmap.
Lead modernization of campus LAN, wireless LAN, WAN, internet edge, data center, cloud connectivity, and security architectures.
Establish hybrid-cloud networking standards to support AWS migration, workload mobility, secure access, and resilient operations.
Chair architecture reviews and technical governance forums for network, cloud, security, and managed services design decisions.
Lead network readiness, dependency mapping, connectivity validation, and cutover planning for AWS migration waves.
Oversee AWS network architecture across landing zones, VPC design, segmentation, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, DNS, routing, and disaster recovery connectivity.
Coordinate migration sequencing with application, infrastructure, database, security, and operations teams.
Drive migration governance, issue resolution, change control, risk mitigation, and executive reporting for cloud migration activities.
Provide leadership for managed network and managed cloud operations, including monitoring, event management, incident management, problem management, configuration management, and continual service improvement.
Define operational readiness criteria, service acceptance gates, runbooks, escalation paths, SLA/KPI dashboards, and transition-to-operations deliverables.
Partner with service management teams to ensure ITIL-aligned process execution and disciplined service request, incident, change, and problem workflows.
Identify automation opportunities across provisioning, monitoring, compliance reporting, remediation, and operational reporting.
Ensure managed services teams maintain accurate documentation, asset data, configuration records, support models, and service performance reporting.
Embed security-by-design principles into network modernization and AWS migration activities.
Support Zero Trust architecture, network segmentation, least-privilege access, secure remote administration, and workload isolation controls.
Coordinate with security teams on vulnerability remediation, policy compliance, audit support, security operations integration, and disaster recovery readiness.
Assess and mitigate technical, operational, financial, schedule, compliance, and stakeholder risks throughout the modernization lifecycle.
Ensure delivery practices support public-sector and education-sector requirements, including protection of sensitive student, staff, operational, and institutional data.
Lead cross-functional teams that may include network engineers, cloud architects, security specialists, AWS engineers, service managers, field resources, vendors, and subcontractors.
Develop delivery plans, milestone tracking, dependency registers, risk logs, issue logs, and executive status reporting.
Manage financial performance inputs, forecast assumptions, staffing plans, vendor deliverables, and modernization-related budget considerations.
Act as an escalation point for modernization, migration, service transition, and operational risks.
Facilitate workshops, technical design sessions, governance reviews, and steering committee updates.