Field CTO: Carrier-Grade Infra & Cloud Strategy

GDT - General Datatech; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

GDT - General Datatech seeks a VP, IMNI Field CTO to define the technical vision and market strategy for carrier-grade infrastructure—hardware, software, networks, cloud, edge, and operational systems engineered for exceptional reliability and performance.

The role advises telecommunications leaders, leads strategic pursuits, and shapes the portfolio and partner ecosystem with measurable outcomes in resiliency, latency, capacity, and total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership in telecom infrastructure and strategic advisory roles.
• Expertise in multi-vendor networking, data center, cloud, and edge environments.
• Ability to translate complex tech into executive-level decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own GDT carrier-grade infrastructure strategy and multi-year roadmaps.
• Advise CTOs/CIOs and senior leaders at strategic accounts with executive sponsorship.
• Lead architecture roadmaps across IP/MPLS, SD-WAN, cloud, edge, and orchestration.
• Translate requirements into measurable, high-availability solutions and outcomes.
• Drive executive briefings, workshops, and proposals to win strategic opportunities.

Skills

Carrier-grade infra

Executive leadership

Network architecture

Telecom & cloud strategy

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

VMware

Job description

GDT - General Datatech seeks a VP, IMNI Field CTO to define the technical vision and market strategy for carrier-grade infrastructure—hardware, software, networks, cloud, edge, and operational systems engineered for exceptional reliability and performance.

The role advises telecommunications leaders, leads strategic pursuits, and shapes the portfolio and partner ecosystem with measurable outcomes in resiliency, latency, capacity, and total cost of ownership.