Director, Network & Unified Communications Melbourne, FL - DK

Job Description

L3

Harris Technologies is seeking a Director, Network & Unified Communications to lead the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of the company’s global connectivity and collaboration ecosystem. This leader will ensure seamless, end-to-end IT connectivity across a complex landscape of providers and technologies, including wide area and local area networks, wireless infrastructure, telecommunications, and enterprise unified collaboration platforms.

• Develop and execute the enterprise Network & Unified Communications strategy aligned to the Connectivity pillar and the broader Technology Reinvention strategy.
• Lead modernization initiatives including SD-WAN, NAC, Zero Trust‑aligned network segmentation, wireless redesign, VoIP/UC modernization, and optimization of network edge environments.
• Establish a roadmap for reliability, capacity, lifecycle modernization, and secure workload placement across data centers, cloud, and edge sites.
• Oversee the design, deployment, and operations of all global network and telecom services, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and compliance.
• Drive proactive monitoring, observability, automation, and engineering standards to reduce MTTR, eliminate technical debt, and improve service stability.
• Lead end‑to‑end service management (incident, problem, change, capacity) in partnership with service delivery, Service Desk, Deskside, and Managed Service Providers.
• Own the enterprise UC strategy, covering voice, VoIP, Video/Telepresence, conferencing tools, contact center capabilities, SIP trunking, and future UCaaS capabilities.
• Modernize legacy telecom environments and transition to more secure, scalable, cloud‑aligned platforms where appropriate.
• Lead a global team of network and telecom engineers, architects, and operations specialists; foster a culture of ownership, engineering rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Manage strategic partners, OEMs, and MSPs to ensure SLA performance, operational transparency, and value realization.
• Drive workforce planning, talent development, and capability building to support a modern, software‑defined, automated network environment.
• Partner with Cybersecurity to ensure compliance with Zero Trust principles, STIGs, government/regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Drive network segmentation, identity‑based access, and integrated threat detection in collaboration with security engineering.
• Ensure proper documentation, configuration management, architectural governance, and audit readiness.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

• Deep expertise in enterprise networking (LAN/WAN, SD‑WAN, VPN, routing/switching, Wi‑Fi, DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
• Strong experience with unified communications, VoIP, SIP, telephony, video conferencing, and collaboration technologies.
• Proven track record driving large‑scale network modernization, cloud connectivity, and secure architecture transformations.
• Experience operating within highly regulated environments (DoD, aerospace/defense, government contractors, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, manage MSPs, build high‑performance teams, and deliver measurable operational outcomes.
• Relevant certifications: CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, CWNP, ITIL, PMP, or equivalent.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust‑aligned core network services.
• Background integrating cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure, GCP) and software‑defined technologies.
• Experience delivering large‑scale site upgrades, network refresh programs, or global telecom modernization initiatives.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical requirements into operational and financial outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with an “owner’s mindset” and strong say‑do ratio.
• Committed to simplification, standardization, modernization, and engineering excellence.
• Able to influence across diverse business units, functions, and technology domains.
• Empowers teams, builds trust, promotes accountability, and models L3
  
  Harris values.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities.

Security

Clearance Required:

No

Visa Candidate Considered:
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Base Salary – USD $200,000 to $240,000