Sr. Director, Network Engineering

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
247K-269K Annually
Consumer Web • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • On-Demand
DIRECTV is changing the way the world experiences entertainment.
The Role

JOB LOCATION: 2260 E. Imperial Highway El Segundo, CA 90245 [and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.; may work from home]

Sr. Director, Network Engineering needed by DIRECTV, LLC in El Segundo, CA [and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.; may work from home] to Manage and lead teams responsible for the engineering and operation of DIRECTV’s Engineering network. Oversee and lead architecture, system engineering, and operating elements of the network, including switching, routing, load balancing, proxies, firewalls, CDNs and Cloud DVR to achieve company and organization goals technically and financially. Support and lead architecture and system engineering for network infrastructure. Work as an expert in financial acumen for making strategic technical decisions. Provide exceptional organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities are necessary. Oversee the seamless and successful delivery of operation and engineering initiatives to production. Weigh technical decisions against financials to determine tradeoffs and make the most efficient decisions. Develop and drive opportunities to reduce cost while maintaining a high level of service to protect the customer experience. Organization and planning skills with ability to multi-task. Make data-driven decisions while establishing effective metrics that drive results. Manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Influence product and strategy decisions to build solutions and deliver right first time. Lead experimentation with technology proof of concepts in conjunction with vendors and other teams to evaluate new products, protocols, and standards with a cost benefit analysis to guide adoption and the pace of adoption. Ensure timelines and quality are held to the highest standards and establish processes for gate keeping and constant improvement with PIRs, retrospective, postmortem analysis, etc. Lead by displaying an unparalleled work ethic; coach and mentor those within their organization. Strong Communicator – with an ability to communicate in a direct and clear manner and a history of communication with C-level executives preferred. Apply domain and technical skills such as: Java, JavaScript, jQuery, Web Services, SQL, VBScript, Shell Script, SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Stingray (ZXTM), Squid, F5 LTM, F5 GTM, F5 ASM, F5 AFM, Brocade ADX, Microsoft NLB, Node.js, CSS Bootstrap, VMWare, Selenium, Jenkins, Git, Terraform, AWS Services, Ansible, Cisco, Broadcom, Infoblox, Solarwinds, CDN, OTT Streaming, Financial Modelling, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Jira, confluence, Datacenter and cloud networking. Oversee 20 direct reports:  One (1) Sr. Tech Dir. Network Engineering; One (1) Director, Network Engineering; Five (5) Principal, Network Engineer 1; Three (3) Principal, Network Engineer 2; One (1) Principal, Software Engineer 2; One (1) System Engineer 1; One (1) Director, Network Administration; Two (2) Principal, Network Administrator 2; Three (3) Network Administrator 2; One (1) Principal, Network Administrator 1; One (1) Principal, System Administrator 1.

REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered, or 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation overseeing and leading architecture, system engineering, and operating elements of the network, including switching, routing, load balancing, proxies, firewalls, and CDNs; leading experimentation with technology proof of concepts in conjunction with vendors and other teams to evaluate new products, protocols, and standards with a cost benefit analysis to guide adoption and the pace of adoption; supporting and leading architecture and system engineering for network infrastructure; working as an expert in financial acumen for making strategic technical decisions; providing exceptional organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities are necessary; applying domain and technical skills such as: Java, JavaScript, jQuery, Web Services, SQL, VBScript, Shell Script, SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Stingray (ZXTM), Squid, F5 LTM, F5 GTM, F5 ASM, F5 AFM, Brocade ADX, Microsoft NLB, Node.js, CSS Bootstrap, VMWare, Selenium, Jenkins, Git, Terraform, AWS Services, Ansible, Cisco, Broadcom, Infoblox, Solarwinds, CDN, OTT Streaming, Financial Modelling, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Jira, confluence, Datacenter and cloud networking.

Our Sr. Directors, Network Engineering earn between $246,685.00 to $268,840.00 yearly. DIRECTV, LLC offers amazing benefits from health insurance to tuition reimbursement and paid time off to discounts on products and services.

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The Company
HQ: El Segundo, CA
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

DIRECTV is changing the way the world experiences entertainment. Innovation powers all that we do, and our groundbreaking solutions deliver compelling entertainment experiences to millions of customers.

Why Work With Us

DIRECTV has been at the forefront of entertainment for nearly three decades. We're now entering the new era of DIRECTV to create the best entertainment and communications experience in the world. At DIRECTV our amazing people, combined with a culture that thrives on collaboration and creativity, are the foundation that create a great place to work.

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