Hotwire Communications Ltd · 1 day ago
Senior Director Network Engineering & Security
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expHotwire Communications Ltd is seeking a Senior Director of Network Engineering & Security to lead and develop a high-performing team in network and security engineering. This role involves overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of network infrastructure while ensuring compliance with security standards and managing departmental budgets.
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Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing network engineer and security professionals’ team
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the team
Develop and manage departmental budgets, ensuring optimal allocation of resources
Oversee Hotwire’s network infrastructure's design, implementation, and maintenance
Ensure network scalability, reliability, and performance to support current and future service offerings
Collaborate with other departments to integrate network solutions that align with business objectives
Develop and implement comprehensive network security policies, procedures, and protocols
Monitor and respond to security incidents, vulnerabilities, and threats in a timely manner
Conduct regular security assessments and audits to ensure industry standards and regulations compliance
Drive the strategic planning process for network engineering and security teams, aligning with company goals and industry trends
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key vendors and stakeholders
Lead and manage large-scale network projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and within budget
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to define project requirements, objectives, and deliverables
Utilize project management tools and methodologies to track progress and mitigate risks
Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and best practices (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR)
Develop and implement risk management strategies to protect network assets and data integrity
Stay abreast of legal, regulatory, and technological changes affecting network security
Scale deployment into production and support ongoing network management in partnership with Operations team
Lead the engineering implementation and execution of multiple Product launches
Collaborate and manage relationships with Product business leaders and Senior Executive team
Manage the implementation for multiple engineering transformation and process improvement initiatives
Partner with Product Management, PMO, and Operations teams to ensure successful outcomes
Collaborate with the Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure ongoing strategy and work delivery to key stakeholders meets their expectations and appropriate handoff for post-operational support for product launches
Lead, assess, and approve the introduction of new products, features, and patches to the production environment
Vendor management regarding roadmap, feature requests, RFI, RFP, and RFQ, acceptance testing and certification, deployment, spares, troubleshooting, support, and maintenance
Oversee the process of introducing proactive monitoring and automation capabilities
Network: Design, Architecture, Deployment and Maintenance for Core/Backbone, peering (transit, private, public, cloud connectivity
Server Farms/back-ends/hosting/CDN
Backup and out-of-band networks
Business Partners direct peers
Network QoS
Optical Transport: Design, Architecture, Deployment, and Maintenance
Optical network for non-IP products
Metro rings
IP Address Management
IPv4 and IPv6 management for the entire enterprise
Customer DHCP Infrastructure
Performance & Capacity Management
Traffic analysis
Bandwidth management
Network element management
Circuit management (leased and owned)
Peering business management
Network Tools
Syslog
SNMP based tools
Config management
Performance management
Security Control: Design, Architecture, Deployment and Maintenance for Service Provider Firewalls: hardware, virtualized, and cloud
VPNs: site-to-site and RAS (remote access)
Load Balancers: hardware, virtualized and cloud
IPS/IDS
Web Application Firewalls
DDoS threat mitigation services
Vulnerability management
Security Tools: Design, Architecture, Deployment and Maintenance
AAA for infrastructure (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)
Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Management
Privileged Account Management for Infrastructure
Endpoint Protection for Infrastructure
Traffic Analyzers
Clocks (NTP Infrastructure)
Internal pen testing infrastructure
System Integrity Check Tools
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field
10+ years in a technical leadership position within a Network and Security Engineering team, preferably at a service provider
Strong expertise in network design, implementation, and management
Extensive experience with network security frameworks, protocols, and best practices
Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
Excellent strategic planning, project management, and decision-making skills
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Relevant certifications such as CCIE, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent is highly desirable
Must be comfortable with public speaking and presenting to large groups
Results-oriented—ability to deliver results and strive to achieve excellence in all tasks and goals consistently
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills demonstrated skill in requirements gathering, resource organization, and schedule development
Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare/Dental/Vision Plans
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Additional Holidays (including your Birthday!)
Paid Volunteer Time
Paid Parental Leave
Hotwire Service Discounts – for employees who live on a property serviced by Hotwire. Discounted service offerings are provided for high-speed internet,
Video service, phone, and security service
Employee Referral Bonuses
Exclusive Entertainment Discounts/Perks
Company
Hotwire Communications Ltd
Hotwire Communications is a national leader in fiber optic technology, delivering advanced, customized telecommunications solutions to residential, commercial, senior-living, hospitality, and campus environments.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Blackstone Group
2025-06-13Acquired
2021-04-29Private Equity
Leadership Team
Kristin Johnson Karp
Co-Founder & CEO
Recent News
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