Director of Network Engineering leading technology teams across Architecture, Networks, and Operations at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, a top beverage distributor.
Responsibilities
The Director of Network Engineering leads, manages, mentors, and develops the technology teams across OneTech teams including Architecture, Edge & Distributed Networks, Engineering, Security and Operations.
Develop and execute network strategies aligned with business growth, including cloud migration and disaster recovery.
Mentor, hire, and manage network engineers and managers, fostering a high-performance culture.
Oversee 24/7/365 operations, establishing standardized procedures (SOPs/MOPs) and metrics (KPIs/SLAs) for uptime, efficiency, and preventive maintenance.
Oversee the architecture and maintenance of data center, cloud and warehouse WAPs, routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
Own capital (CapEx) and operational (OpEx) budgets, driving cost-optimization initiatives and long-term capacity planning.
Ensure network security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Manage relationships with network and cloud providers, and external technical partners to ensure service-level obligations are met.
Proactively monitor and troubleshoot network performance to ensure maximum uptime.
Requirements
Deep understanding of network architecture, technologies, tooling, and management.
10+ years managing large Networks
Network Security Operations
Edge & Distributed Networks
Network Engineering
Network Architecture
Network Availability and Resiliency
10+ years of experience managing network operations analyst and engineers
5+ years of experience managing managers
Basic understanding of compute operations, server OS, Identity and access, ITIL frameworks, DevOps pipelines and SRE roles, ITSM/ITOM and automation tools.
Experience managing multiple large projects across multiple functions including planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, and satisfaction of project requirements.
Experience managing and mentoring team members including providing stretch opportunities and coaching to develop team and deliver results.
Proven experience successfully managing business and technical resources under an integrated project plan to ensure the alignment of resources.
Benefits
comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage
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