Full-Time Director, Network Engineering

The Director of Network Engineering leads the strategy, architecture, and operational execution of the company’s enterprise-wide network infrastructure. This role oversees the engineering, implementation, and lifecycle management of all network technologies across data centers, cloud environments, and distributed enterprise locations.

A critical focus of this position is driving the strategy and hands-on implementation of network automation, encompassing provisioning, configuration management, patching, observability, and self-healing capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Architecture: Develop and execute a multi-year network automation and modernization strategy.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the availability, performance, and resilience of global network operations.
• Technology Ownership & Implementation: Direct the design, implementation, and optimization of existing technology environments.
• Vendor & Budget Management: Manage technology partnerships and contracts.
• Team Leadership & Development: Build and mentor a high-performing, automation-focused network engineering team.
• Security, Governance & Compliance: Maintain comprehensive architecture diagrams, automation scripts, and operational runbooks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in:
• Core Networking: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN.
• Network Security: Palo Alto and Fortigate firewalls, IPS/IDS, VPN, Zero Trust, segmentation.
• Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code: Design and deployment of automation frameworks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and RESTful APIs.
• Observability & Monitoring: Experience with SolarWinds, NetScaler, and AIOps-based telemetry pipelines.

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