Director, Core Network Engineering

Position Title: Director, Core Network Engineering

Base Salary: $150,000 to $200,000 annually DOE

Bonus: Target annual bonus

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, a refreshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge. 

As our state-of-the-art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.  

Our Company Values: 

• Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention. 

• Empowering You: We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions. 

• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.  

• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest, human communication. 

Job Summary

The Director of Core Network Engineering is responsible for the architecture, design, engineering, and technical governance of the company’s core network infrastructure, spanning transport (optical/DWDM), IP/MPLS, Ethernet, and access aggregation layers. This role ensures the network scales reliably, securely, and cost effectively to support growth, modernization initiatives, and high availability services for residential, commercial, wholesale, and data center customers.

The Director partners closely with Network Expansion, Construction, Operations, Product, IT, and Vendor Management to translate business demand into resilient, standards-based network designs and executable engineering plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

Network Architecture & Strategy

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