Assistant Senior Director Networks & Infrastructure

Assistant Senior Director, Networks & Infrastructure

Engagement: 6-9 month consulting assignment
Expected commitment: Full-time
Working arrangement: On-site in the Baltimore area
We are seeking an interim Networks & Infrastructure leader to support a higher education institution with operational leadership across network engineering, systems engineering, and cybersecurity during a 6-9 month on-site consulting assignment in the Baltimore area.
Purpose
Provide interim operational leadership for a higher education institution across Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Cybersecurity. Partner with the Senior Director of Networks & Infrastructure to maintain continuity of operations, coordinate priorities, and support the recruitment and onboarding of permanent departmental leaders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project portfolios across infrastructure and cybersecurity, coordinating resources, priorities, milestones, and dependencies.
• Participate in project and operational meetings, monitor progress and risks, and provide clear executive-level status reporting.
• Support day-to-day employee supervision and coordination across technical teams.
• Work with technical staff and leadership to resolve competing priorities and maintain continuity of operations during a leadership transition.
• Assist with the recruitment, selection, onboarding, and transition of directors across Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Cybersecurity.

Expected outcomes

• Continuity of operational leadership and clear coordination across the three functions.
• Visibility into project priorities, resource needs, milestones, progress, and risks.
• Effective onboarding and handover of responsibilities to incoming directors

Experience required

• Leadership experience in networking, systems engineering, or cybersecurity, with meaningful exposure to the other disciplines. Deep technical expertise in all three is not required.
• Strong portfolio management skills, including managing concurrent initiatives, prioritizing work,coordinating resources, and tracking milestones and risks.
• Experience supervising technical staff and working effectively with technical teams and senior leadership.
• Experience supporting leadership recruitment, onboarding, and organizational transitions.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to provide clear executive-level reporting

About Us

Higher Digital is built for people who want to do meaningful work in an environment free from corporate bureaucracy. We trust people to use good judgment and get things done. We share how the company is performing. We talk openly about what’s working, what isn’t, and what needs to change. Good ideas matter more than titles, and we expect people to challenge us when they see a better way. We also genuinely like working together. Cameras are usually on. Conversations wander into football, soccer, baseball, travel, and whatever international rivalry is happening that week. We take the work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.We’re building Higher Digital together.

Higher Digital moves quickly. Priorities change. People wear more than one hat. There isn’t a giant organization waiting to solve every problem for you. If you need layers of process, narrowly defined responsibilities, and lots of permission, this probably isn’t your place. If you like autonomy, smart colleagues, transparency, variety, and the opportunity to make a visible difference (for our clients and for the company) you’ll probably feel at home here.

We’re remote-first and work across the US, UK, Europe, Canada, and beyond. We value flexibility, but flexibility comes with accountability. Clients and teammates need to be able to count on you. We’re a small, experienced, global team helping higher education institutions solve hard problems and turn strategy into action. That means our people get real responsibility, real visibility, and a real voice in what we do.