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Globalstar

Director – Network Technologies

Globalstar

. Serve as final technical decision authority below the VP for WAN, LAN, data center, cloud interconnect, and network security edge architecture .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • Louisiana • United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • 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, including BGP policy, EVPN/VXLAN, SD-WAN/SASE, Equinix Fabric, AWS Direct Connect, optical/WAVE circuits, and route diversity designs
  • Own technical standards, reference architectures, golden configurations, and HLD/LLD design documentation
  • Ensure designs are buildable and operable by the engineering team
  • Partner with the Director of Cybersecurity & Network Systems, with this role owning technical decisions and the peer organization owning staffing and operations
  • Own network observability architecture using Kentik, including flow analytics, synthetic testing, BGP monitoring, and capacity planning
  • Serve as senior technical escalation for complex incidents, lead post-incident architectural reviews, and drive 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 technical data handling
  • Lead technical network workstreams for integration readiness, due diligence, and third-party assessments
  • Evaluate emerging technology, 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
  • Travel to headquarters, gateway sites, data centers, and vendor/customer locations as business requires

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 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, and 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 directly managed
  • Network observability fluency, including Kentik or equivalent, NetFlow/sFlow analytics, synthetic testing, BGP monitoring, and SLA-driven capacity planning
  • Strong executive communication skills and ability to defend architecture decisions to VP/C-suite audiences
  • S. Person as defined by ITAR/EAR required due to access to export-controlled technical data
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office
  • Familiarity with NetSuite
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is preferred; equivalent experience considered
  • Standard office environment
  • Ability to travel to company headquarters, gateway sites, data centers, and vendor/customer locations as required
  • Occasional after-hours availability may be required for major incidents and maintenance windows

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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
  • Remote work designation
  • Travel to company headquarters, gateway sites, data centers, and vendor/customer locations as business requires