About the role

What will you do at Safe Fleet?

Clarience Technologies is seeking a Network Team Lead for our corporate field office in Southfield, MI!

RESPONSIBLITIES:

Oversee the design and operation of enterprise-wide WAN, LAN, WLAN, and cloud-connected networks supporting multiple distinct business units.

Develop and enforce network architecture standards, policies, and procedures across the portfolio.

Act as the senior technical authority for all network-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate security and performance objectives.

Architect, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade network solutions.

Lead advanced troubleshooting for network and security issues, coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.

Design and implement network segmentation, zero trust architectures, and scalable VPN/remote access solutions.

Mentor and provide technical guidance to regional and local network administrators supporting the 30 companies.

Collaborate with corporate IT leadership to support mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (M&A), ensuring seamless network integration and separation.

Partner with cybersecurity teams to ensure networks are hardened against emerging threats and compliance requirements (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC).

Lead network-related projects from conception through implementation, including budgeting, vendor management, and executive reporting.

Evaluate and recommend new networking technologies and solutions to support organizational growth and innovation.

We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law.

*We do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law.

Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Professional networking certifications (strongly preferred and can substitute for some formal education in certain cases).
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):
8+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
Proven experience managing multi-tenant or multi-organization network environments.
Expertise in designing and supporting enterprise networks.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Due to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) requirements, all candidates must be presently classified as a “US Person" which includes: a United States citizen; a permanent legal resident (green card holder); or a protected individual (refugee/asylum status).

Which skills does this role require?

Network ArchitectureWANLANWLANCloud NetworkingNetwork SegmentationZero Trust ArchitecturesVPNRemote Access SolutionsTroubleshootingNetwork SecurityProject ManagementVendor ManagementBudgetingM&A IntegrationIT Leadership CollaborationNetwork Team LeadCloud-Connected NetworksNetwork Architecture StandardsSecurity ObjectivesNetwork SolutionsAdvanced TroubleshootingRemote AccessM&ACybersecurityNISTISO 27001CMMC

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