Full-Time
Senior Manager
Network and Information Security
Updated on 9/4/2026
Atomic Machines
201-500 employees
Develops atomically precise MEMS fabrication machines
Compensation Overview
$200k - $280k/yr
Emeryville, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
- At least 10 years of progressive network engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a people management or technical lead role.
- Experience architecting enterprise-grade network solutions in a manufacturing, industrial, or highly regulated environment.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience with AWS networking services, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, WAF, and Security Groups.
- Experience managing network security devices and platforms, including next-generation firewalls such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco; IDS/IPS; NAC; CASB/SASE; and web filtering platforms.
- Strong experience with routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MSTP, VLANs, and QoS.
- Experience designing and managing wireless networks across large, distributed campuses, using Cisco Meraki, Aruba, or equivalent.
- Certification in one or more of CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, CISSP, CISM, Palo Alto PCNSE, AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, or ITIL v4 Foundation.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of network and security engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
- Set team priorities, manage workloads, and ensure 24/7 operational coverage through on-call rotations and escalation protocols.
- Manage external vendors and hold them accountable to defined service-level agreements, quality standards, and outcomes.
- Own end-to-end enterprise network architecture, including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, and OT/IT segmentation.
- Architect scalable, high-availability solutions supporting manufacturing operations, IoT devices, and enterprise applications.
- Lead routing and switching design, including BGP, OSPF, VLAN segmentation, and QoS, and manage equipment lifecycle.
- Maintain network architecture diagrams, standards documentation, and lifecycle roadmaps; evaluate emerging technologies and vendors to address capability gaps.
- Design, implement, and manage AWS networking constructs, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPN, Security Groups, and NACLs.
- Architect hybrid connectivity between on-premises sites and cloud services to provide low-latency, secure, and resilient integration.
- Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to define network guardrails, tagging standards, and organization-level policies.
- Optimize cloud networking costs and performance through right-sizing and architectural reviews.
- Lead the design and enforcement of network security policies, including firewall rule management, ZTNA, NAC, and micro-segmentation.
- Manage firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxies, and related security appliances through their full lifecycle.
- Oversee vulnerability assessments and penetration-test scoping, ensure timely remediation, and report risk to stakeholders.
- Support NIST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 compliance activities through controls documentation, audit evidence, and remediation execution.
- Lead day-to-day network operations and ensure high availability and performance across enterprise and manufacturing segments.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for internal and vendor-related network and security incidents.
- Oversee network monitoring platforms such as Grafana, Datadog, and LogicMonitor; define alerting thresholds, dashboards, and response runbooks.
- Drive root-cause-analysis investigations and publish findings and corrective action plans for senior leadership.
- Manage ticketing workflows and ensure service-level-agreement adherence for network-related work orders.
- Act as the primary network engineering liaison to IT leadership, OT engineering, manufacturing operations, and engineering teams.
- Participate in capacity planning, capital budgeting, and vendor contract negotiations.
- Present network strategy, risk posture, and project updates to IT leadership and business stakeholders.
Atomic Machines designs and ships fabrication systems aimed at atomically precise manufacturing (APM), starting with MEMS microfabrication. Its machines turn digital designs directly into physical objects at the atomic level, enabling extremely small and precise devices. The core product is a fabrication system that combines specialized hardware with control software and ongoing maintenance services, sold to semiconductor, automotive, healthcare, and consumer electronics manufacturers who need higher precision, efficiency, and scalability in their manufacturing. Unlike traditional MEMS fabrication that relies on silicon-based processes, Atomic Machines pursues a direct atom-by-atom construction path to improve performance and yield, and it offers custom fabrication solutions for large-scale or specialized needs. The company’s goal is to raise the bar for precision and manufacturing efficiency by making atomically precise production practical and scalable across multiple industries.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Berkeley, California
Founded
2019
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- On 2025-11-17, California awarded Atomic Machines tax credits for 305 jobs.
- Caplight shows 23% quarterly headcount growth to 224 employees by July 2026.
- Atomic Machines posted 332 open roles in July 2026, indicating aggressive scaling.
What critics are saying
- Stealth product secrecy leaves customers, revenue, and gross margins unproven in 2026.
- MEMS equipment adoption depends on foundry qualification cycles that often stretch 18-36 months.
- Without commercial wafer throughput, Atomic Machines becomes an expensive R&D lab, not a manufacturer.
What makes Atomic Machines unique
- Atomic Machines targets MEMS first, not vague atomics, anchoring commercialization around manufacturing equipment.
- California’s 2025 award backed Santa Clara and Emeryville expansion, validating an industrial footprint.
- The 2025 Series B and stealth execution signal rare hard-tech credibility.
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