Network Technologies Director

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⚜️ Louisiana – Remote

⚜️ Louisiana – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Globalstar

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1991

📡 Telecommunications

🔧 Hardware

☁️ SaaS

Telecommunications • Hardware • SaaS

Globalstar is a global satellite communications company that provides satellite and hybrid satellite-terrestrial connectivity, devices, and platform services for asset tracking, personnel safety, remote/emergency communications, and IoT telemetry. The company offers LEO satellite network connectivity, embeddable satellite chipsets and modems, consumer and industrial hardware (SPOT messengers, IoT trackers), and a software/platform stack (Realm Enablement Suite) for data management, mapping, and AI-enabled telematics. Globalstar serves commercial and government customers across transportation, energy, maritime, agriculture, forestry, and public safety to enable always-on connectivity where cellular is unavailable.

📋 Description

• Serve as final technical decision authority below the VP for WAN, LAN, data center, cloud interconnect, and network security edge architecture • Own the multi-year network architecture roadmap and technology selection • Chair network design reviews and approve major changes involving BGP policy, EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, SD-WAN/SASE, Equinix Fabric, AWS Direct Connect, optical/WAVE circuits, and route diversity • Own technical standards, reference architectures, golden configurations, and HLD/LLD design documentation • Ensure network designs are buildable and operable by the engineering team • Partner with the Director of Cybersecurity & Network Systems, who owns engineering staff and operations • Own Kentik network observability architecture, including flow analytics, synthetic testing, BGP monitoring, and capacity planning methodology • Act as senior technical escalation for complex incidents; lead post-incident architectural reviews and systemic fixes • Represent network architecture to executives, enterprise customers, auditors, and third-party assessors • Ensure designs satisfy NIST 800-171, SOC 2, and ITAR/EAR obligations; partner with compliance and legal on export-controlled data handling • Lead technical network workstreams for integration readiness, due diligence responses, and third-party assessments • Evaluate emerging technologies, run proofs of concept, and influence vendor technical strategy and roadmaps • Provide technical input to budget and contract decisions • Mentor senior engineers on advanced routing, fabric design, and design discipline • Lead through technical expertise rather than direct people management

🎯 Requirements

• Active CCIE certification required (Enterprise Infrastructure or Service Provider track preferred) • A second expert-level certification (additional CCIE track, CCDE, JNCIE, or AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty) is strongly preferred • 15+ years of progressive network engineering experience • 7+ years in a principal, distinguished, or chief-architect level design role with demonstrable design authority at scale • Expert-level BGP: policy design, route reflection, communities, traffic engineering, multi-homing at scale • Deep experience with EVPN/VXLAN data center fabrics and modern spine/leaf design • Hands-on experience with SD-WAN/SASE platforms; Cato Networks strongly preferred • Experience with cloud interconnect, including Equinix Fabric and AWS Direct Connect • Experience with carrier services: optical/WAVE circuits, circuit diversity analysis, and carrier technical escalation • Experience designing under NIST 800-171, SOC 2, and ITAR/EAR compliance regimes • Track record of influencing without direct authority across teams not managed • Network observability fluency, including Kentik or equivalent, NetFlow/sFlow analytics, synthetic testing, BGP monitoring, and SLA-driven capacity planning • Strong executive communication skills • S. Person, as defined by ITAR/EAR, required due to access to export-controlled technical data • Multiple active expert-level certifications preferred • Satellite ground segment, carrier, ISP, or other telecom infrastructure background preferred • Security architecture depth, including firewall design, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust design preferred • Experience leading technical workstreams through M&A due diligence and integration preferred • Network automation fluency with Python and Ansible preferred • Infrastructure-as-code design practices preferred • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered • Proficiency with Microsoft Office • Familiarity with NetSuite • Ability to travel to company headquarters, gateway sites, data centers, and vendor/customer locations as business requires • Ability to provide occasional after-hours availability for major incidents and maintenance windows

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid Time Off • Paid Holidays • 401(k) Plan with Company Match • Employee Stock Purchase Program • Voluntary and Company Paid Group Life Insurance • Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance • Medical FSA • Dependent Care • Competitive Salaries • Health Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Employee Assistance Program • Comprehensive and Interactive Wellness Program