Director of Global Network Engineering & Operations (Remote)

PlanIT Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group seeks a Director of Network Engineering & Operations for a Senior leadership role overseeing global network engineering and operations. The role emphasizes Fortinet portfolio mastery, large-scale enterprise design, and cross-time-zone coordination.

This position supports remote work with flexibility, including international collaboration and travel as needed. Strong emphasis on incident leadership, governance, and stakeholder communication in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in network engineering and operations with at least 2 years in leadership.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise networks across countries/time zones.
• Deep expertise with Fortinet portfolio including FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer.

Responsibilities

• Lead major network implementations, migrations, office deployments, and infrastructure transformations.
• Manage significant incidents across distributed teams and time zones.
• Maintain excellent documentation and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Leadership

Global network design

Fortinet expertise

Azure networking

Incident leadership

Stakeholder management

Remote collaboration

Tools

Semaphore

Terraform

API integrations

Job description

PlanIT Group seeks a Director of Network Engineering & Operations for a Senior leadership role overseeing global network engineering and operations. The role emphasizes Fortinet portfolio mastery, large-scale enterprise design, and cross-time-zone coordination.

This position supports remote work with flexibility, including international collaboration and travel as needed. Strong emphasis on incident leadership, governance, and stakeholder communication in regulated environments.