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Original posting from Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
Job Title: Director, Network Engineering
Location: Miramar, FL, US; 33027 Dallas, TX, US
What You Need To Know
Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family‑owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.
Southern Glazer’s is proud of its well‑earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.
As a full‑time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax‑saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.
By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.
Overview
The Director of Network Engineering leads, manages, mentors, and develops the technology teams across OneTech teams including Architecture, Edge & Distributed Networks, Engineering, Security and Operations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute network strategies aligned with business growth, including cloud migration and disaster recovery.
- Team Leadership: Mentor, hire, and manage network engineers and managers, fostering a high‑performance culture.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee 24/7/365 operations, establishing standardized procedures (SOPs/MOPs) and metrics (KPIs/SLAs) for uptime, efficiency, and preventive maintenance.
- Infrastructure Management: Oversee the architecture and maintenance of data center, cloud and warehouse WAPs, routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Financial Stewardship, Budget and Vendor Management: Own capital (CapEx) and operational (OpEx) budgets, driving cost‑optimization initiatives and long‑term capacity planning. Manage departmental budgets, vendor negotiations, and RFP processes.
- Risk, Security, & Compliance: Ensure network security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Vendor & Stakeholder Governance: Manage relationships with network and cloud providers, and external technical partners to ensure service‑level obligations are met.
- Performance Optimization: Proactively monitor and troubleshoot network performance to ensure maximum uptime.
Additional Primary Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, direction, and performance of technical teams to ensure the delivery of IT services.
- Provides the vision and leadership for the team ranging from short term tactical steps to long term direction and strategy.
- Leads strategic technological planning to achieve business goals by prioritizing technology initiatives to enhance the enterprise architecture and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technologies.
- Provide stretch opportunities and coaching to develop team and deliver results
- Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for technology spending and initiatives
- Collaborate with the appropriate departments and outside vendors to develop and maintain a technology plan that supports organizational needs
- Directs development and execution of a disaster recovery and business contingency plan
- Analyzes complex business needs and recommends technical solutions to the Executive Team
- Ensures adequate IT resources and support for remote users (including international travelers and employees), and subsidiaries
- Provides technical support in addressing building and equipment maintenance services, along with other services necessary for buildings and business operations
- Defines and communicates corporate procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating hardware and software
- Contributes collaboratively within a fast‑paced environment to ensure design and delivery of high‑quality solutions which adhere to industry standards for architecture, security and privacy, and best practices
- Conducts research to remain up‑to‑date and knowledgeable in regard to industry trends and emerging technologies in anticipation of new business processes and system alterations
- Directs and prioritizes the workload of subordinate personnel and assists with workload prioritization as needed
- Ensures continuous delivery of technical services throu