Senior Director, Enterprise Network Architecture

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 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 include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 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

TO APPLY
FOR CURRENT OTI EMPLOYEES ONLY

* Special Note: Taking and passing civil service exams are necessary to maintain employment with the City of New York. Please check the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) website: (Open Competitive Exams for Anyone - Department of Citywide Administrative Services) for important exam filing information. Please ensure that you are either a permanent employee in the civil service title listed on this posting, or, that you file for the examination when there is an open filing period. For more information regarding the civil service process, please visit the DCAS website at: How You Can Apply for a Civil Service Exam - Department of Citywide Administrative Services

* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

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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

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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.

Agency: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONJob Category: Technology, Data & InnovationSalary Band: $150,000+ Compensation: USD 83718 - USD 200000