Associate Director - Network Arhitecure
Located in Louisville, KY or REMOTE
Duration: 12 months to Hire

Job Description
Associate Director of Network Architecture is responsible for building the network strategy and driving innovation. The Associate Director will lead a new organization and transform networking and communications infrastructures. The ideal resource will bring a strong business focus to leverage modern, secure, highly available Network and Multi-Cloud technologies and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Direct the strategic business and technology vision, multi-year roadmap, and implementation plan for forward looking and state-of-the-art Multi-Cloud, Data Center, Remote Access and WAN/SD-WAN and Campus network services
• Lead teams in implementing strategic network initiatives that ensure the continuous evolution and advancement of network services, including Wireless, 5G, Edge computing, SD-WAN, Cloud and Automation
• Research next generation or alternative technologies to make recommendations for change that keep pace with industry advancements
• Provide technology presentation to CIO and other C-Level executives
• Build and sustain a team culture of teamwork, collaboration, customer-focus and operational excellence
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors like Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, Zscaler, Akamai, Equinix, Network Carriers and Internet Service Providers
• Manage the high-performing teams of technical staff responsible for the portfolio of network services
• Develop budgets and project plans along with forecasting models to actively manage resource allocations
• Provide technical leaders and teams guidance on complex problems
• Serve as the escalation point for team members
• Provide coaching and career and skills development opportunities
• Evaluate processes to drive automation efforts and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure network security, health, availability, and reliability
• Identify and leverage key performance indicators to assess network performance
• Support Customer’s information security strategy in all aspects of operating and improving network and communications infrastructure
• Embed controls (e.g., segmentation) to protect all uses of the network and with special attention to IP-based critical infrastructure systems
• Solicit feedback from business leaders and stakeholders to inform and drive impactful improvements
• Influence technology decisions across IT to bring innovation

 
 
Regards,
Joseph
MatchPoint Solutions | Office 310-961-4644| Email: joseph@matchpointsolutions.com