Director Network Technologies

Who we are:

Globalstar pioneered personal safety by introducing its SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger in 2007.

Today, leveraging its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Globalstar reliably connects and protects assets, transmits key operational data, and saves lives – from any location – for consumers, industrial companies and government agencies in over 120 countries.

With a portfolio that includes SPOT GPS messengers, next-generation IoT products and modems, and cloud-based telematics solutions, Globalstar’s cost effective satellite-powered innovations give users visibility and intelligence for improving safety and operational efficiencies.

What we offer:


* Work/Life Balance:  Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays


* Financial Benefits:  401(k) Plan with Company Match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Voluntary and Company Paid Group Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Medical FSA, Dependent Care, Competitive Salaries


* Health & Wellness:  Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Comprehensive and Interactive Wellness Program

Job Summary: 

Globalstar operates a global satellite communications network supported by a terrestrial WAN/LAN environment connecting gateway ground stations, data centers, cloud environments, and corporate sites worldwide, under high service-level commitments to large enterprise customers.

The Director of Network Technologies serves as the company's Chief Network Architect – the senior network design authority and final technical decision maker on network architecture below the VP.

This is a technology leadership role, not a people-management role: engineering staff and day-to-day operations are owned by a peer Director, while this position owns what gets built and why.

You set multi-year architecture strategy, chair design review, own technical standards, and be the deepest technical voice in the room on every consequential network decision — and you defend those decisions to executives, auditors, and enterprise customers.

An active CCIE is required.

The right candidate has spent a career choosing the technical track on purpose and wants a seat where that depth carries final authority.

Supervisory Responsibilities:


* None

Decision Authority:


* This role is the final technical decision maker on network design and technology selection, subject only to the VP, Network, IT & Applications.

Disagreements between this role and peer organizations on technical matters escalate to the VP; on matters of staffing, scheduling, and operations, the peer Director's authority governs.

This division is deliberate and candidates should expect it to be tested in interviews.

The Chief Network Architect designation is a functional title reflecting this design authority; the organizational title and grade is Director.

Duties/Responsibilities:


* Serve as final technical decision authority (below the VP) for all network architectur...