Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.
JOB OVERVIEW
We are seeking an IT Manager, Network Operations to lead the team responsible for the reliability, security and growth of our enterprise network. You will manage a team of network engineers, serve as the main escalation point for network reliability, infrastructure expansion and observability, and oversee the structured cabling and site deployment work that supports new and expanding locations. As Saronic scales, you will grow the function into dedicated network operations center (NOC), site deployment and integration teams, and drive our shift toward infrastructure as code and automation.
You are a hands-on leader who combines technical depth with people management and strategic planning. As Saronic grows, you will build the team, processes and standards that keep our network optimized and secure at scale.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and develop a team of network engineers ranging from associate to staff level, with full accountability for hiring, development, performance and retention.
- Set goals and expectations, run regular 1:1s and performance reviews, and make compensation and leveling recommendations.
- Build and scale the function into dedicated NOC, site deployment and integration teams, including staffing and coverage models.
- Own operational delivery and KPIs for network operations, including SLAs, uptime, change success rate and project delivery.
- Serve as the main escalation point for network incidents, reliability and infrastructure expansion, and build incident response processes with clear severity tiers, escalation paths, runbooks and post-incident reviews to reduce time to resolution.
- Own the monitoring, alerting and observability strategy, including tooling, tuning and dashboards.
- Drive adoption of infrastructure as code and automation using tools like Terraform and Ansible (or similar), including version-controlled configuration and standardized change workflows.
- Define network configuration and design standards, and coordinate change management so that changes are reviewed, approved and communicated.
- Drive the multi-quarter network roadmap, including capacity planning, lifecycle management and compliance initiatives (such as NIST 800-171, DFARS, CMMC and ITAR) where applicable.
- Plan and oversee network expansion for new and renovated sites, working with construction, facilities and contractors from design through commissioning.
- Establish structured cabling standards and develop deployment playbooks for staging, installing and validating network equipment at new sites and during technology refreshes.
- Lead network integration for acquired companies, including on-site assessments of acquired environments, sequenced integration plans, network cutovers and a reusable integration playbook.
- Manage the team budget, vendor relationships and procurement within delegated authority, including cabling contractors and telecom vendors.
- Partner with peer managers in IT, Security and Engineering, and with senior and staff engineers on technical strategy, network segmentation, access control and security policy.
- Maintain network documentation, including topology diagrams, IP schemas and operating procedures, and support audits as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of progressive enterprise networking experience, including experience leading engineers or technical teams.
- Experience with hiring, performance management and developing engineers at a range of experience levels.
- Demonstrated expertise in LAN and WAN design, routing and switching, wireless, and network security fundamentals.
- Experience overseeing network operations, including incident management and…