Director of Network and Unified Communications - Onsite

Amarx Search, Inc. - amarx.com

Direct Hire - Full Time position in Melbourne, FL
Position ID: 2728

An excellent position with a large defense technology company delivering innovative mission solutions

* Director of Network and Unified Communications *

Please apply ONLY if you have experience in Aerospace, Defense, or Manufacturing in a Fortune 1000 company

United States Citizenship is required due to government contract requirements

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:
1: 15 years of relevant experience (13 with Master's or 19 with no degree)
2: Experience in Aerospace, Defense, or Manufacturing within publicly traded, Fortune 1000 companies.
3: Deep expertise in enterprise networking (LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPN, routing/switching, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
4: Strong experience with unified communications, VoIP, SIP, telephony, video conferencing, and collaboration technologies.
5: Proven track record driving large-scale network modernization, cloud connectivity, and secure architecture transformations.
6: Experience operating within highly regulated environments (DoD, aerospace/defense, government contractors, or similar).
7: Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, manage MSPs, build high-performance teams, and deliver measurable operational outcomes.
8: Relevant certifications: CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, CWNP, ITIL, PMP, or equivalent.
9: Experience implementing Zero Trust-aligned core network services.
10: Background integrating cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and software-defined technologies.
11: Experience delivering large-scale site upgrades, network refresh programs, or global telecom modernization initiatives.
12: Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical requirements into operational and financial outcomes.
13: Able to influence across diverse business units, functions, and technology domains.
14: Able to empower teams, builds trust, promote accountability, and model company values.
15: Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

We are looking for a Director, Network & Unified Communications to lead the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of the company's global connectivity and collaboration ecosystem. This leader will ensure seamless, end-to-end IT connectivity across a complex landscape of providers and technologies, including wide area and local area networks, wireless infrastructure, telecommunications, and enterprise unified collaboration platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities
== Develop and execute the enterprise Network & Unified Communications strategy aligned to the Connectivity pillar and the broader Technology Reinvention strategy.
== Lead modernization initiatives including SD-WAN, NAC, Zero Trust-aligned network segmentation, wireless redesign, VoIP/UC modernization, and optimization of network edge environments.
== Establish a roadmap for reliability, capacity, lifecycle modernization, and secure workload placement across data centers, cloud, and edge sites.
== Oversee the design, deployment, and operations of all global network and telecom services, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and compliance.
== Drive proactive monitoring, observability, automation, and engineering standards to reduce MTTR, eliminate technical debt, and improve service stability.
== Lead end-to-end service management (incident, problem, change, capacity) in partnership with service delivery, Service Desk, Deskside, and Managed Service Providers.
== Own the enterprise UC strategy, covering voice, VoIP, Video/Telepresence, conferencing tools, contact center capabilities, SIP trunking, and future UCaaS capabilities.
== Modernize legacy telecom environments and transition to more secure, scalable, cloud-aligned platforms where appropriate.
== Lead a global team of network and telecom engineers, architects, and operations specialists; foster a culture of ownership, engineering rigor, and continuous improvement.
== Manage strategic partners, OEMs, and MSPs to ensure SLA performance, operational transparency, and value realization.
== Drive workforce planning, talent development, and capability building to support a modern, software-defined, automated network environment.
== Partner with Cybersecurity to ensure compliance with Zero Trust principles, STIGs, government/regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
== Drive network segmentation, identity-based access, and integrated threat detection in collaboration with security engineering.
== Ensure proper documentation, configuration management, architectural governance, and audit readiness.

Please send resume to - Amarx Search, Inc. - amarx.com