John Hanley
Haverhill,MA
Summary
Network Infrastructure Leader with experience overseeing multi-site data center operations, enterprise network architecture, and security compliance. Currently serving as Operations Lead for Northeast data centers, driving strategic planning, operational standardization, and high-availability infrastructure initiatives. Skilled in translating business and customer requirements into scalable technical solutions while strengthening security posture and governance alignment. Recognized for cross-functional collaboration, incident leadership, and engineering team mentorship within regulated environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EWAN Principal Network Engineer
Raytheon
04.2024 - Current
- Lead multi-site network operations across Northeast data centers, providing strategic direction for enterprise routing, switching, firewall, and secure transport environments.
- Oversee lifecycle management of Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ASA, Firepower, and Palo Alto platforms across production and classified environments.
- Direct cross-functional teams in executing data center migrations, infrastructure relocations, and nationwide Point-of-Presence (PoP) deployments.
- Partner with business engagement and program leadership to translate customer requirements into executable architecture roadmaps.
- Own development and governance of high-level (HLD) and low-level (LLD) design standards across regional infrastructure.
- Drive operational standardization initiatives, reducing configuration drift and improving deployment consistency across sites.
- Ensure organizational compliance with RMF and DISA STIG requirements; lead audit preparation and remediation strategy.
- Provide executive-level reporting on network performance, risk posture, and capacity planning.
- Lead incident response coordination and root cause analysis for high-severity network events.
- Mentor engineers and delegate operational responsibilities, strengthening technical bench depth and succession planning.
- Northeast Data Center Operations Lead
- Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
Senior Network Engineer
Leidos
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Design network solutions according to system requirements documents.
- Design hybrid cloud solutions aligned with system requirements.
- Present network solutions to customers and stakeholders.
- Improve network security posture for future expansion.
- Apply latest DISA security standards to customer networks.
- Participate in network penetration testing.
- Provide network support during software deployment cycles.
Principal Network Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
03.2020 - 09.2023
- Designed enterprise IP networking infrastructure.
- Implemented 3-tier network designs to improve security.
- Configured routers, switches, and firewalls for LAN/WAN.
- Managed encryption devices and encryption keys.
- Implemented and validated networking services.
- Maintained compliance with RMF and DISA standards.
- Served as site lead for network operations.
- Onboarded and delegated tasks to team members.
Network Support Specialist
TCom Networks
05.2019 - 11.2019
- Provided daily network support and 24/7 on-call coverage.
- Performed system backups and log archiving.
- Created and maintained VPN accounts.
- Monitored multiple customer networks for compliance.
System Support Specialist
Lowell Community Health Center
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Provided Tier 1–3 support for 400+ users.
- Configured physical and virtual workstation environments.
- Maintained HIPAA-compliant IT infrastructure.
- Managed Active Directory accounts.
- Monitored infrastructure systems (PRTG).
Information Technology Intern
FLIR Systems
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Onboarded new hires and managed Active Directory accounts.
- Configured SCCM and deployed updates.
- Resolved network ticketing issues.
- Created IT documentation.
- Provided help desk support.
- Managed hardware and software inventory.
- Installed wireless access points and LAN devices.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Southern New Hampshire University
01.2023
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Southern New Hampshire University
01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Northern Vermont University
01.2019
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Northern Essex Community College
01.2018
Certification
- CCNP Security
- CCNA
- CompTIA Security X
- CompTIA Security +
Timeline
EWAN Principal Network Engineer
Raytheon
04.2024 - Current
Senior Network Engineer
Leidos
09.2023 - 04.2024
Principal Network Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
03.2020 - 09.2023
Network Support Specialist
TCom Networks
05.2019 - 11.2019
System Support Specialist
Lowell Community Health Center
01.2018 - 05.2019
Information Technology Intern
FLIR Systems
02.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Northern Vermont University
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Northern Essex Community College
Master of Business Administration -
Southern New Hampshire University
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Southern New Hampshire University