Associate Director Network Engineering

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Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of Americas network environment, including SD/WAN architecture, LAN/WAN, WiFi, remote access, Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, and AWS cloud network connectivity (VPCs, Transit Gateway, routing, and segmentation).
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of critical network services supporting research, manufacturing, labs, corporate offices, commercial operations, and cloud workloads.
• Oversee incident, problem, and request management for all network related issues, ensuring rapid remediation and adherence to SLA expectations.
• Implement proactive monitoring, telemetry, and performance optimization using tools such as ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Zscaler analytics, and CloudWatch.
• Maintain standardized network configurations, ensuring adherence to global network architecture, Zero Trust, segmentation, and firewall policies.
• Lead annual and multi-year regional network budget planning, ensuring forecasting accuracy and financial alignment to strategic priorities.
• Manage ongoing operational spend, licensing, carrier contracts, and cloud networking costs to ensure financial stewardship across the Americas region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• The candidate must have a minimum of 10+ years of experience leading network engineering and operations teams in a complex, multi-site enterprise environment
• Deep expertise in SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, WiFi, firewalls, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, cloud networking, and hybrid network design.
• Requires deep, practical experience with cloud networking in AWS and Azure, including VPC/VNet design, routing, security controls, and hybrid connectivity models.
• Experience with Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Zero Trust access models, and secure internet egress architectures.
• Strong understanding of network security