Director, Enterprise Edge Networks
On-site · Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Director of Enterprise Edge Networks to own end-to-end product lifecycle for SASE based services including secure remote access and FWaaS; establish Firewall Center of Excellence; lead globally located network engineers; drive technology strategy, roadmap, and delivery for all Enterprise Edge Network services; collaborate with Global Networks architects, engineers, and cross-functional IT teams; ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and enterprise architecture standards; drive operational excellence through improved monitoring, observability, availability, and stability; champion automation, AI, and modern technologies as standard delivery practices; establish strong technical partnerships with business and IT stakeholders; design, implement, and operationalize scalable, highly available network standards and policies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent professional experience
- 8+ years of experience in Information Technology
- 6+ years of network infrastructure leadership experience as a people manager or senior technical lead
- 3+ years managing cross-functional, matrixed, sourced, and/or outsourced teams and suppliers
- 6+ years designing and implementing network (WAN, LAN, Cloud) solutions, supporting mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services
- 3+ years managing teams supporting SASE based network solutions and services
- Deep technical knowledge of enterprise networking (Cisco and non-Cisco), with emphasis on software-defined networking (SDN/SD‐WAN) and secure network design principles (e.g., zero trust, micro-segmentation, intrusion detection and prevention) and SASE architecture solutions
- Strong knowledge of common routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP), IPv6, VPN technologies, and global distributed network architectures
- Technical knowledge of both intra-cloud and inter-cloud networking
- Hands-on experience designing, configuring, and operating large-scale, complex enterprise networks
- Experience working with Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Prisma Access, and Global Protect
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear, high-quality technical documentation, including network designs and diagrams
- Ability to work non-standard hours as required to support critical initiatives or operational needs
- Experience delivering work using Agile methodologies
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