Director, Network Architecture and Engineering (Remote)

Johnson Controls•Glendale, AZ

2d•$160,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Network Architecture & Engineering Services defines, governs and advances the technical direction of Johnson Controls’ global network infrastructure. This senior leadership role sets network strategy and target-state architecture, maintains global standards and reference designs, governs technical decisions, and leads engineering delivery of strategic projects from requirements and design through implementation, testing and operational handover. The role serves as the senior design authority for enterprise networking, ensuring that solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, supportable and aligned with business priorities. The successful candidate leads a global network architecture and engineering capability and works closely with Network Operations, Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud, Infrastructure, business stakeholders, program teams and strategic service providers. The Director leads technology standards and governance, complex project delivery, security-by-design and Zero Trust adoption, automation and continuous improvement, vendor governance, risk and operational readiness, stakeholder relationships, and the development of technical teams. The role involves 15% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Extensive progressive experience in enterprise networking, including significant architecture, engineering and technical leadership responsibility.
Proven experience leading complex global network solution delivery in a large enterprise environment.
Demonstrable experience establishing technical standards, reference architectures and engineering governance.
Experience leading and developing senior technical professionals.
Expert knowledge of SASE solutions, enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, routing and switching, campus LAN, wireless LAN and enterprise internet connectivity.
Strong understanding of data center networking, load balancing and application delivery technologies.
Knowledge of DNS, DHCP and IP address management.
Expertise in network architecture methodologies, high-level and low-level design, engineering standards and design assurance.
Experience designing highly available, resilient and scalable networks for complex global organizations.
Strong knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud networking, including connectivity and network services in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.
Understanding of cloud interconnect, direct connectivity, transit architecture, cloud routing and secure connectivity patterns.
Knowledge of Secure Access Service Edge, software-defined networking and modern branch and campus architectures.
Deep understanding of Zero Trust architecture and its application to enterprise networking.
Knowledge of identity-aware networking, least privilege, segmentation, micro-segmentation and continuous verification principles.
Experience with Network Access Control, Zero Trust Network Access, secure remote access and security policy integration.
Understanding of network security architecture, threat mitigation, vulnerability risk reduction and cyber-resilient design; ability to translate security requirements into practical standards and engineering controls.
Knowledge of network automation, orchestration, APIs, infrastructure as code and configuration management practices.
Experience with network observability, monitoring, telemetry, performance analysis and service validation.
Strong understanding of project engineering, implementation planning, testing, change readiness and operational handover.
Experience defining engineering methods, quality gates, technical acceptance criteria and documentation standards.
Ability to lead globally distributed architecture and engineering teams across regions and time zones.
Experience delivering large-scale, complex network projects and transformation programs.
Demonstrated success governing managed service providers, technology vendors and systems integrators.
Strong financial and commercial awareness, including business case development, budget planning, supplier evaluation and value management.
Excellent executive communication, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a relevant technology, engineering or business discipline.
Advanced industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, Aruba, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or equivalent.
Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, critical operations or other highly distributed business environments.
Experience working within a multi-vendor, managed-service delivery model.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain global network strategy, target-state architecture, architectural principles and a multi-year roadmap.
Serve as the senior design authority for enterprise networking and provide technical direction for major investments and transformation programs.
Establish reference architectures and approved design patterns across WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, wireless, cloud networking, internet connectivity and related services.
Translate business and technology requirements into secure, scalable and operationally supportable solutions, and evaluate emerging technologies for measurable value.
Own enterprise network technology standards, design principles, engineering patterns and technical policies.
Lead architecture and engineering design reviews; govern technical exceptions and design variances through documented review, risk assessment, approval and mitigation.
Drive consistency across platforms, configurations, deployment methods, testing, documentation and operational handover.
Partner with Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture to embed security-by-design and Zero Trust principles into network standards.
Lead and develop a global team of network architects and engineers responsible for solution design, implementation and continual improvement.
Direct 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.
Own technical project delivery from requirements gathering and high-level and low-level design through build, testing, deployment, validation, operational handover and closure.
Ensure projects meet agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and technical standards, and provide executive-level oversight for complex, high-risk and business-critical implementations.
Partner with project and program management teams to define plans, dependencies, resources, risks, milestones and acceptance criteria.
Oversee engineering demand, resource planning, prioritization and workload management across the architecture and engineering portfolio.
Establish engineering methodologies, quality controls, peer-review practices, testing standards and implementation readiness criteria.
Ensure designs are documented, security reviewed, tested, supportable and successfully transitioned into production operations.
Lead technical problem-solving and decision-making on design, integration, performance and delivery challenges; drive lessons learned and continuous improvement.
Develop network architectures aligned with Zero Trust, including identity-aware access, least-privilege connectivity, segmentation, micro-segmentation, policy enforcement and continuous verification.
Guide adoption of Network Access Control, Secure Access Service Edge and Zero Trust Network Access where appropriate, and ensure projects complete required security architecture, threat, risk and compliance reviews.
Design for cyber resilience and promote secure-by-design engineering practices across internal teams, partners and service providers.
Drive adoption of network automation, orchestration, APIs, infrastructure as code and modern engineering practices; advance observability and data-driven engineering.
Provide technical leadership and governance across strategic vendors, managed service providers and systems integrators; set standards and acceptance criteria for partner-delivered solutions.
Ensure supplier designs align with enterprise standards, security requirements and long-term strategy; provide technical input to sourcing, RFPs, statements of work, commercial evaluations and solution assurance.
Hold partners accountable for technical quality, engineering outcomes, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement, and maintain senior vendor relationships.
Ensure architectures are resilient, scalable and secure, identify architectural and engineering risks, and ensure projects include appropriate resilience, performance, monitoring, testing, rollback and recovery requirements.
Partner with Network Operations to ensure operational readiness through documentation, training and service transition plans; use operational experience and service insights to improve standards.
Build relationships with senior technology leaders, business stakeholders and delivery partners; communicate technical impacts, options, recommendations and investment decisions to senior leadership.
Create alignment across Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Cyber Security, Cloud, Infrastructure and program teams.
Mentor technical leaders and build succession, capability and career development across the function.
Set objectives, priorities and accountabilities; build an inclusive, high-performing culture; coach senior architects, engineers and emerging leaders; and shape workforce, partner and sourcing strategies.
Travel 15%.