Director, Network Services Engineering at Oracle in Nashville, TN

Job description

Defines and drives the strategic vision for Remote Access and Security network infrastructure driving enterprise-wide adoption of innovations in, but not limited to, ZTNA, VPN, firewalls, IPS/IDP, traffic management devices, and routing components, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and emerging technologies. Owns enterprise-level innovations for secure network management, enhancing performance with data analytics and automation. Directs change coordination, influencing stakeholders, and driving standardization of configurations. Establishes strategic direction for scalable and secure configurations, serves as a technical decision-maker, and influences infrastructure strategy. Oversees monitoring systems, sets enterprise standards for performance and security, and drives operational excellence in managing Remote Access and Security network infrastructure components. Governs security policies, mentors managers, sponsors projects, and directs negotiations with stakeholders. Leads initiatives to standardize and enhance network service efficiency globally, resolves complex connectivity issues, and establishes monitoring strategies to ensure continuity. Guides resolution of high-impact client problems, leveraging technical expertise and strategic decision-making. Direct the development and maintenance of advanced automation and scripts to optimize testing, operations, and secure network tasks, as well as overseeing the creation and customization dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to monitor Remote Access and Security network infrastructure health. Key Responsibilities Remote Access and Security Infrastructure: -Defines and drives the strategic vision for remote access and secure network infrastructure, ensuring alignment with long-term organizational goals and emerging technologies. -Owns enterprise-level innovation and improvement of network and security management tools for all field service environments, leveraging advanced data analytics and automation to enhance performance. -Directs the coordination of remote access, security and network changes, engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align changes with broader corporate strategies. -Drives the standardization and review of secure network configurations in appropriate processes to ensure successful deployment of ZTNA, VPN, firewalls, IPS/IDP, networks, routers, and security policies across environments. -Leads identification of new code-based approaches to drive enhancement of secure network scalability, reliability, and consistency, and provides documentation. Network Oversight and Maintenance: -Oversees the development of detailed, forward-looking network security documentation that guides long-term upgrades and enterprise-wide maintenance, including hardware refreshes and upgrades. -Establishes the strategic direction for secure network configurations and installations, ensuring enterprise scalability, resilience, and security in alignment with business priorities. -Serves as the technical decision-maker for network security and remote access infrastructure strategy, influencing cross-organizational decisions and external partnerships to drive innovation. -Oversees the development of systems for monitoring remote access and network security inventory and configuration data across relevant systems of record, ensuring the team aligns with Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). -Establishes enterprise-wide standards for the performance and security of network components, ensuring seamless global operations. Remote Access and Security Infrastructure Management: -Drives the strategic roadmap for Remote Access and Security Infrastructure services (e.g. traditional on-premises and cloud-based solutions) and technical standards, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs and industry advancements. -Oversees operational excellence in managing critical Remote Access and Security infrastru