Senior Director, Enterprise Network Architecture

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) in New York City seeks a Senior Director, Enterprise Network Architecture to lead data center architecture across multiple enterprise data centers, ensuring scalable and secure infrastructure aligned with city-wide strategy.

You will manage cross-site initiatives, define global architecture including CCEWIN/Optical tech, and mentor teams while steering innovation and budget planning in a 24/7 environment. Brooklyn-based with NYC-wide impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field pertinent to voice/data telecommunications or related area with required experience.
• Four years of full-time experience in analytical, planning, operational, technical, or administrative duties in voice/data telecommunications or related field; 18 months in executive/managerial capacity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data center architecture across enterprise data centers to ensure cohesive design.
• Direct multi-site data center initiatives aligning with global network strategy and high-availability standards.
• Define global enterprise network architecture including CCEWIN and Optical technologies for future growth.
• Evaluate and validate emerging technologies to solve future problems innovatively.
• Design highly available, secure, on-premises and cloud-based network solutions.

Skills

Data center architecture

Network design

Executive leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

CCEWIN

Optical technologies

Job description

• Full-time
• Agency: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
• Salary Band: $150,000+
• Compensation: USD 83,718 - USD 200,000

Job Description

FOR CURRENT OTI EMPLOYEES ONLY

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit www.nyc.gov/oti to learn more.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

The successful candidate will serve as a Senior Director, Enterprise Network Architecture reporting to the Infrastructure Management division.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the data center architecture teams across all enterprise data centers to ensure cohesive, scalable infrastructure design.
• Direct multi-site data center initiatives, aligning physical and virtual environments with global network strategy and high-availability standards.
• Define global enterprise network architecture, including CCEWIN and Optical technologies ensuring long-term strategies align with future business and technology growth goals.
• Research, evaluate, recommend, and validate new emerging technologies to solve tomorrow's problems in innovative ways.
• Design and develop highly available, secure, flexible, fault-tolerant, on-premises, and cloud-based network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to engineering and support teams for day-to-day operations and approved solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis for service interruptions, create preventative measures, and manage special projects and vendor testing initiatives.
• Create high-level technical presentations for management, collaborate with vendors, and lead budget approval documentation.
• Design & re-deploy the CCEWIN environment for optimum usage and functionality, participate in the DoITT Optical Backbone network, plan & undertake new strategic initiatives.
• Oversee special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Hours/Shift

Day - Due to the necessary management duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, the candidate may be required to be on call and work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

Work Location

Brooklyn, NY

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area, and four years of satisfactory fulltime experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, or administrative duties in a voice and/or data telecommunications or closely related electronics planning, management, and/or service organization, one year of which must have been in a highly specialized capacity and 18 months must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity or in the supervision of staff performing work in the voice and/or data telecommunications field; or 2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent, scientific, technical, electronic or related area and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of the specialized experience as described in "1" above and must possess the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

OTI participates in E-Verify

This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program