Dir Network Engineering

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Job Profile Title:

Dir Network Engineering

Job Code:

12481

Business_Title

Director Network Engineering

Profile Title:

12481 Dir Network Engineering

Grade / Band:

L3

FLSA Status:

Exempt

The Director of Network Engineering is an experienced visionary, network strategist, and accomplished Wired/Wireless technologist who will lead our team of wired and wireless network engineers. This role requires product management level ownership for network solutions. The Director of Network Engineering will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our network infrastructure and guest digital experience. The Director will lead a dynamic team of wired and wireless network engineers, acting as a player-coach to drive innovation and excellence. The candidate's expertise with every level of the OSI stack with emphasis on Layer 2, Layer 3, SDA, DWDM, and large enterprise network technologies will guide your team in delivering secure, resilient, and highly available network solutions. Additionally, the Director will oversee complex incident management, problem resolution, and proactive maintenance to ensure an optimal network experience. This includes leading wired/wireless team's delivery of service governance reporting, capital and operational expense management, and continuous improvement of network designs. This role's impact is multiplied through relationships across IT and the business, where collaboration with cross-functional teams will be key in driving the security, scalability, availability, supportability and cost efficiency of our network infrastructure.

Lead a team of wired and wireless network engineers as a player-coach.

Mentor team members to continuously grow their professional skills, including communicating results across the enterprise through network service reports.

Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages professional growth and knowledge sharing. Communicate the team’s expert understanding of Layer 3 and large enterprise network technologies through service governance reports.

Manage wired/wireless team's performance, set goals, and provide feedback to maintain high standards. Mentor the team’s capabilities for technical analysis and requirements grounded solution engineering to deliver highly available, secure, and resilient designs that meet digital service needs.

Direct the team’s expert understanding as a player coach for Layer 3 and large enterprise network technologies to deliver world-class digital experience. Grow the team’s focus on technical analysis and evolving solution engineering to deliver highly available, secure, and resilient designs.

Drive complex incident management and problem resolution for all network technologies.

Support and guide the wired and wireless teams prioritized focus on optimizing tools such as Cisco Catalyst Center, SNMP, Sflow/netflow, SDA, DWDM, and ACI along with other observability tools.

Create a culture of data driven management that seeks proactive awareness of network capacity, health, and efficiency (cost).

Sponsor and help lead preventative maintenance efforts and respond to operational issues to ensure optimal network experience. Establish wired and wireless governance frameworks for network operations, SLA performance, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Direct the implementation of complex wired and wireless secure network designs.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that solution architecture, network architecture, and planned build maximize business impact. Ensure all team members are engaging with vendors and partners to bring forward proven industry solutions that set a foundation for digital business innovation.

Drive continuous improvement of network designs to optimize security, scalability, availability, standardization, supportability, and cost.

Own accountability for wired, wireless, and circuit Governance reports for performance, availability, and cost. Direct and lead team engagement with vendors to ensure all solutions meet the technical, business, and contract requirements.

Performs other job-related duties as requested

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Bachelor's Degree

Required

Master's Degree

Preferred

4+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Experience leading and mentoring technical teams as a people leader.

Required

3+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Experience in Network architecture and principles at a highly distributed hybrid cloud enterprise.

Preferred

8+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Experience in network design, development, enterprise wireless and network automation, focusing on large-scale enterprise environments.

Preferred

Expert level understanding of Cisco Route/Switch, Cisco ACI, Cisco Wireless, and Cisco Management tools.

Required

Expert level understanding of SDWAN and Cloud connectivity solutions.

Required

Experience with financial management to deliver network solutions within OPEX and CAPEX budgets.

Required

Certifications including CCNA Data Center, CCDA, CCNP, and others related to Enterprise such as VMWare and Microsoft preferred - expired licenses and certifications will be considered.

Preferred

Ability to approach technical problems from the mindset of "how might we" to constantly find innovative ways to support firm innovation.

Ability to translate technical and business requirements into actionable solution designs.

Experience applying wireless network solutions for innovative use cases that increase business and technical agility.

In-depth knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, and security technologies with hands-on experience that includes Cisco ACI.

In-depth knowledge of enterprise network technologies as well as monitoring and observability tools.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Experience with additional Enterprise technology and tools including Palo Alto FW's, Citrix Netscaler, Zscaler, and NetScout.

Experience with InfoBlox for IPAM, DNS and DHCP.

Experience working with managed service partners.

Ability to work collaboratively across functions.

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Clear speech - simple

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