Director of Networking
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The Director of Networking is responsible for Voyager’s corporate network strategy, architecture, operations, and lifecycle management across corporate offices, engineering environments, manufacturing sites, secure collaboration platforms, and mission-support locations.
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this leader will own the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of Voyager’s corporate network foundation, including LAN/WAN, wireless, internet edge, SD-WAN, VPN, firewalls, network segmentation, monitoring, and carrier/provider relationships.
This role blends strategic leadership with technical depth. The successful candidate will modernize Voyager’s network operating model, support rapid site growth, partner closely with cybersecurity and IT operations, and ensure network services meet the needs of a regulated aerospace, defense, and space technology business. ResponsibilitiesNetwork Strategy & Architecture
- Define and execute the enterprise corporate networking roadmap across Voyager facilities, programs, and shared services.
- Develop network standards, reference architectures, lifecycle plans, and operating procedures for LAN, WAN, wireless, remote access, network edge, and segmentation.
- Design resilient network architectures that support engineering, manufacturing, secure collaboration, and high-availability business operations.
- Drive standardization across sites while allowing for mission-specific network requirements and regulated-environment constraints.
Network Operations & Reliability
- Own operational performance for corporate network services, including uptime, capacity, incident response, change control, and root-cause analysis.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and service metrics that make network health visible to IT and business leadership.
- Lead major network upgrades, site launches, office expansions, and migrations from legacy or ad-hoc designs to scalable enterprise patterns.
- Partner with IT support and infrastructure teams to resolve user-impacting connectivity issues quickly and sustainably.
Security, Compliance & Resilience
- Partner with cybersecurity to align network architecture with zero-trust principles, access controls, CMMC, ITAR/EAR, CUI handling, and enterprise risk requirements.
- Oversee firewall, VPN, network access control, segmentation, logging, and secure remote-access capabilities in coordination with security operations.
- Support audit readiness by maintaining network diagrams, standards, evidence, change records, and control documentation.
- Build network continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response playbooks for mission-critical sites and business services.
Leadership, Vendor & Financial Management
- Build and lead a high-performing network function, including internal staff, managed services, telecom carriers, and technology partners.
- Manage vendor performance, contracts, budgets, licensing, refresh cycles, and technology selection with strong commercial discipline.
- Communicate network risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, and progress clearly to executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
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Requirements
- must hold an active TS/SCI upon hire
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 10+ years of progressive networking, infrastructure, or enterprise IT experience, including 5+ years leading network teams, programs, or major network transformation efforts.
- Deep hands-on knowledge of enterprise LAN/WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPN, SD-WAN, internet edge, routing, switching, DNS/DHCP, network monitoring, and network segmentation.
- Experience supporting multi-site enterprise environments with high availability, secure access, and regulated data requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead network modernization, standardization, and operational maturity across distributed facilities.
- Experience partnering with cybersecurity teams on access controls, segmentation, logging, vulnerability remediation, and incident response.
- Strong executive communication, vendor management, budget planning, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
- U.S. Person status required for ITAR/export-control eligibility., * Experience in aerospace, defense, space systems, advanced manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience with Microsoft cloud networking, Azure Government, GCC High, secure collaboration environments, and hybrid connectivity.
- Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Juniper, Meraki, Zscaler, or similar enterprise networking and security platforms.
- Relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, PCNSE, CISSP, CISM, Security+, Network+, ITIL, or similar.
- Experience building automation for network provisioning, monitoring, documentation, or compliance evidence.
Travel, Physical and/or Government-Mandated Requirements
- Travel up to 30% to Voyager facilities, operational sites, and partner locations across the United States.
- Ability to participate in after-hours incident response or planned maintenance for critical network services as required.
- Ability to lift, move, or carry network and IT equipment up to 50 pounds in support of site activations and infrastructure deployments.
The good faith base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $220,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.
Benefits & conditions
Be an Early Applicant In-Office Denver, CO, USA 190K-220K Annually Expert/Leader In-Office Denver, CO, USA 190K-220K Annually Expert/Leader Lead corporate network strategy, architecture, operations, and lifecycle across offices, engineering, manufacturing, and mission sites. Modernize and standardize LAN/WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, VPN, firewalls, segmentation, monitoring, and carrier relationships. Ensure reliability, security, compliance (CMMC, ITAR/EAR, CUI), audit readiness, disaster recovery, and vendor/financial management. Build and coach a high-performing team and partner with cybersecurity and IT to support rapid site growth and operational maturity. The summary above was generated by AI
Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.
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The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.
You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity’s future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality., Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.
- Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
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- 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security
- Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
- Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
- The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment
Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730-774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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