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Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.\nThe Director of Network Architecture & Engineering Services is responsible for defining, governing and advancing the technical direction of the organization’s global network infrastructure. The role provides leadership across network strategy, architecture, engineering project delivery, technology standards, innovation and technical governance, ensuring that network capabilities are secure, resilient, scalable, supportable and aligned with business priorities.\nThis is a senior leadership role for an individual who can translate strategy into executable engineering plans, lead global technical teams, deliver complex global projects, establish clear technical standards and act as the senior design authority for enterprise networking.\nPosition Summary\nThe successful candidate will lead a global network architecture and engineering capability responsible for the design and delivery of enterprise network solutions. The role will set the target-state architecture, maintain global standards and reference designs, govern technical decisions, and direct the engineering delivery of strategic projects from requirements and design through implementation, testing and operational handover.\nWorking closely with Network Operations, Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud, Infrastructure, business stakeholders, program teams and strategic service providers, the Director will ensure that network solutions deliver strong business outcomes while meeting security, performance, resilience and supportability requirements.\nWhat You Will Do\nNetwork Strategy & Architecture\nDefine and maintain the global network strategy, target-state architecture, architectural principles and multi-year roadmap.\nAct as the senior design authority for enterprise networking and provide clear technical direction for major investments and transformation programs.\nEstablish reference architectures and approved design patterns across WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, wireless, cloud networking, internet connectivity and related network services.\nAssess business and technology requirements and translate them into secure, scalable and operationally supportable solutions.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and industry developments, recommending adoption where they provide measurable business, security or operational value.\nEnsure network architecture aligns with enterprise architecture, cyber security strategy and broader technology objectives.\nTechnology Standards & Governance\nOwn enterprise network technology standards, design principles, reference architectures, engineering patterns and technical policies.\nEstablish and maintain global standards for WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, wireless, cloud networking, internet connectivity, network security integration, automation and observability.\nLead architecture and engineering design reviews, ensuring solutions comply with approved standards and strategic direction.\nGovern technical exceptions and design variances through documented review, risk assessment, approval and mitigation processes.\nDrive consistency across platforms, configurations, deployment methods, testing, documentation and operational handover.\nPartner with Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture to embed security-by-design and Zero Trust principles into network standards.\nAct as the final technical authority for network architecture standards and engineering best practice.\nNetwork Engineering Leadership & Project Delivery\nLead and develop a global team of network architects and engineers responsible for solution design, implementation and continual improvement.\nDirect the engineering delivery of strategic network projects, including network transformation, SD-WAN, campus LAN and wireless, cloud connectivity, SASE, data center networking, segmentation, internet and enterprise connectivity initiatives.\nOwn the technical delivery process from requirements gathering and high-level design through low-level design, build, testing, deployment, validation, operational handover and project closure.\nEnsure projects are delivered to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and technical standards.\nProvide technical leadership and executive-level oversight for complex, high-risk and business-critical network implementations.\nPartner with project and program management teams to define delivery plans, dependencies, resource needs, risks, milestones and acceptance criteria.\nOversee engineering demand, resource planning, prioritization and workload management across the architecture and engineering portfolio.\nEstablish engineering methodologies, quality controls, peer-review practices, testing standards and implementation readiness criteria.\nEnsure designs are fully documented, security reviewed, tested, supportable and successfully transitioned into production operations.\nLead technical problem-solving and decision-making when projects encounter design, integration, performance or delivery challenges.\nDrive lessons learned and continuous improvement across project execution and engineering practices.\nHow You Will Do It\nZero Trust & Security-by-Design\nPartner with Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture to develop network architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles.\nEmbed identity-aware access, least-privilege connectivity, segmentation and micro-segmentation, strong policy enforcement and continuous verification into network design standards.\nGuide the adoption of secure access technologies, including Network Access Control, Secure Access Service Edge and Zero Trust Network Access, where appropriate.\nEnsure all network projects complete the required security architecture, threat, risk and compliance reviews.\nDesign for cyber resilience, limiting lateral movement and reducing the impact of security events through appropriate network controls.\nPromote secure-by-design engineering practices across internal teams, partners and service providers.\nInnovation, Automation & Continuous Improvement\nDrive adoption of network automation, orchestration, APIs, infrastructure as code and modern engineering practices.\nIdentify opportunities to simplify designs, standardize deployments, reduce manual effort and improve engineering quality.\nAdvance observability and data-driven engineering to improve design decisions, validation and service outcomes.\nBuild a culture of innovation, technical curiosity, disciplined experimentation and continuous improvement.\nVendor & Service Provider Governance\nProvide technical leadership and governance across strategic technology vendors, managed service providers and systems integrators.\nSet engineering standards, design expectations, documentation requirements and acceptance criteria for partner-delivered solutions.\nEnsure supplier designs align with enterprise standards, security requirements and the long-term network strategy.\nLead technical input to sourcing activities, requests for proposal, statements of work, commercial evaluations and solution assurance.\nHold partners accountable for technical quality, engineering outcomes, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.\nMaintain effective senior relationships with key vendors to influence roadmaps and resolve material technical issues.\nRisk, Resilience & Operational Readiness\nEnsure network architectures are resilient, scalable, secure and designed to meet business availability requirements.\nIdentify architectural and engineering risks, including single points of failure, design weaknesses, capacity constraints and supportability concerns.\nEnsure projects include appropriate resilience, performance, monitoring, testing, rollback and recovery requirements.\nPartner with Network Operations to ensure solutions are operationally ready and supported by clear documentation, training and service transition plans.\nUse operational experience, incident trends and service performance insights to improve architecture and engineering standards.\nStakeholder Leadership\nBuild trusted relationships with senior technology leaders, business stakeholders and delivery partners.\nTranslate complex technical topics into clear business impacts, options, recommendations and investment decisions.\nPresent strategies, roadmaps, designs, risks, business cases and program updates to senior leadership.\nCreate alignment across Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Cyber Security, Cloud, Infrastructure and program teams.\nMentor technical leaders and build succession, capability and career development across the function.\nPeople Leadership\nSet clear objectives, priorities and accountabilities for architecture and engineering teams.\nBuild an inclusive, high-performing culture focused on ownership, quality, collaboration and customer outcomes.\nCoach and develop senior architects, engineers and emerging technical leaders.\nAssess capability needs and shape workforce, partner and sourcing strategies accordingly.\nTravel: 15% \nWhat We Look For\nKnowledge & Experience Requirements\nEnterprise Networking\nExpert knowledge of SASE solutions, enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, routing and switching, campus LAN, wireless LAN and enterprise internet connectivity.\nStrong understanding of data center networking, load balancing and application delivery technologies.\nKnowledge of core network services including DNS, DHCP and IP address management.\nDemonstrated expertise in network architecture methodologies, high-level and low-level design, engineering standards and design assurance.\nExperience designing highly available, resilient and scalable networks for complex global organizations.\nCloud & Modern Connectivity\nStrong knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud networking, including connectivity and network services within Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.\nUnderstanding of cloud interconnect, direct connectivity, transit architecture, cloud routing and secure 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