Excelitas Technologies

IT Network Manager

Excelitas Technologies$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in technical networking roles, with at least 3 in management.
  • Advanced knowledge of LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP.
  • Proficient in enterprise-grade networking hardware and cloud computing services.
  • Strong understanding of network security protocols and practices.
  • Experience with network monitoring and automation tools.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills under pressure.
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of network and IT professionals.
  • Participate in the management of network infrastructure.
  • Design and implement scalable LAN/WAN and cloud solutions.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues as the escalation point.
  • Oversee network-related projects from start to finish.
  • Develop and enforce network security policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders on network requirements.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge photonic technologies.
  • Support for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative and high-performance work environment.
  • Participation in a global technology leader's initiatives.
Full Job Description
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA, US, 15222

Job Function: IT/Technical

Job Country: United States

Job City: Pittsburgh

Job Type: Regular Full Time

Role Overview

We are excited to welcome a hands-on, people-centric IT Network Manager to our Pittsburgh headquarters. In this role, you'll lead a talented team while staying deeply involved in the engineering work that keeps our enterprise networks secure, scalable, and high-performing. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in both leadership and technical execution-and wants to make a meaningful impact on a growing global organization.

What You'll Do
  • Lead and develop a high-performing network/IT team-providing coaching, guidance, and growth opportunities while driving a culture of collaboration and accountability.
  • Stay hands-on with daily operations, including the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and core infrastructure.
  • Design and evolve our enterprise network architecture, ensuring our LAN/WAN and cloud environments are secure, resilient, and ready for the business needs of today and tomorrow.
  • Own complex troubleshooting and escalations, quickly diagnosing and resolving issues to protect uptime and performance.
  • Drive major network and IT projects, managing scope, budgets, timelines, and communication across the organization.
  • Strengthen our security posture by developing and enforcing policies around firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and access control.
  • Build strong relationships with vendors and internal partners, helping shape requirements, negotiate SLAs, and ensure successful delivery of solutions.
  • Maintain clear, accessible documentation for architectures, configurations, processes, and disaster recovery plans-supporting reliability, governance, and continuity.


What You Bring

A strong candidate will have:
  • Deep, hands-on experience with enterprise LAN/WAN environments, routing, switching, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and wireless systems.
  • Proficiency with enterprise-grade routers, switches, firewalls, WLAN controllers, and cloud networking concepts.
  • Solid understanding of network security practices-including VPNs, IDS/IPS, threat detection, and secure architecture principles.
  • Experience deploying and managing enterprise wireless networks.
  • Familiarity with cloud networking in AWS (VPC, Direct Connect) or Azure (VNet, ExpressRoute).
  • Knowledge of network monitoring, automation, and performance tools.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, especially in high-pressure or time-sensitive environments.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical topics for non-technical audiences.
  • Experience with ITIL practices and disciplined approaches to change, incident, and problem management.
  • Leadership strengths-mentorship, delegation, performance management, and team motivation.


Highly Preferred Certifications & Experience

To stand out even more, you may also bring:
  • CCNA, CCNP, Network+, or similar industry certifications
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in networking roles
  • 3+ years directly managing or leading an engineering team
  • Proven success delivering large-scale infrastructure projects


Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent practical experience with strong demonstration of capability


No relocation offered for this position

Must be a US Persons/No sponsorship offered for this position

This is an on-site position

Our hiring criteria meets the requirements of the OLF

All applicants must comply with the CGP (Controlled Goods Program).

What We Offer

Nearest Major Market: Pittsburgh

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About Excelitas Technologies

Excelitas Technologies is a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized solutions to meet the lighting, detection and other high-performance technology needs of OEM customers. From medical lighting to analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics, industrial, safety and security, and aerospace and defense applications, Excelitas Technologies is committed to enabling our customers' success in their end-markets. Our photonics portfolio includes high-performance, high-reliability products ranging from sensors and detectors, to light sources, to optics and optomechanical sub-assemblies. We serve customers across the world in diverse markets including life sciences, environmental monitoring, industrial, defense and aerospace. Excelitas Technologies is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA with operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Learn more about Excelitas Technologies
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2010

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