We are seeking a strategic and visionary Director of Enterprise Security and Network Architecture to define and lead the strategic direction for a broad portfolio of critical technology domains. This executive leadership role is responsible for the design, implementation, and governance of a secure, resilient, and high-performing infrastructure that includes enterprise networking, global security services, identity and access management, telephony and unified communications, and contact center platforms. Spanning on-premise data centers, multi-cloud environments, and global corporate offices, you will establish comprehensive security frameworks, policies, and standards required to protect our corporate assets and data. The ideal candidate is a transformational leader who can protect the enterprise from evolving cyber threats while delivering a robust technology foundation that enables business innovation and agility.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Architectural Leadership:
- Develop and own the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for the network and security portfolio, ensuring tight alignment with business goals and digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead the creation, governance, and promotion of architectural standards, patterns, and best practices for all covered services, including Zero Trust (ZTNA) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) frameworks.
- Drive modernization initiatives across the portfolio, guiding the transition from traditional architectures to modern, automated, and cloud-native solutions to enhance security and eliminate legacy technical debt.
- Champion a culture of innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and providing architectural direction for their adoption to solve complex business problems.
- Serve as the primary architectural authority for the enterprise across network, telephony, and security domains, providing expert guidance to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technology teams.
Domain-Specific Architectural Oversight: Lead and mentor a team of architects, ensuring architectural integrity and strategic alignment across the following key domains:
- Global Network Architecture: Oversee the architecture for all network infrastructure, including SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and data center networking.
- Global Security Architecture: Define the strategy for enterprise-wide security services, including next-generation firewalls (NGFW), IDS/IPS, WAF, CASB, and data loss prevention (DLP).
- Identity & Access Management (IAM): Lead the architectural vision for all IAM services, including authentication, authorization, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management (PAM).
- Platform Security: Drive the security architecture for underlying infrastructure platforms, including operating systems, virtualization, and container platforms (Kubernetes).
- Telephony & Contact Center: Direct the architectural strategy for unified communications (UCaaS/VoIP) and contact center (CCaaS) platforms, ensuring they are secure, resilient, and integrated with enterprise systems.
Executive Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Lead, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing team of principal and senior architects, fostering a collaborative environment of technical excellence and strong business acumen.
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with C-level executives, business unit leaders, and engineering teams to ensure architectural solutions meet enterprise-wide objectives.
- Act as a key influencer and communicator, articulating complex architectural concepts and their business value to diverse audiences, from technical experts to non-technical executives.
- Partner closely with the CISO organization and IT operations to ensure that architectural designs are effectively implemented, monitored, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
