Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Network
Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Network
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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Locations : London | Boston | Atlanta
Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
The Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Network is responsible fordriving the strategy, execution, and optimization of BCG’s global network infrastructureacrosson-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role ensuresend-to-end automation, high availability, security, and scalabilityof network services while integratingSD-WAN, cloud networking, and AI-driven automationto supportglobal business operations. The leader will overseenext-generation network architecture, operations, and transformation, ensuring a seamless and high-performance connectivity experience.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Transformation:
Define and execute amodern network platform strategy, integratingcloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), and AI-driven automation. Ensureend-to-end network automationto improve operational efficiency, agility, and reliability. Drivezero-trust network securityprinciples, ensuring compliance and proactive threat mitigation. Establish aglobal observability and telemetry frameworkforreal-time network insights. Align network strategies withbusiness growth, cloud-first initiatives, and digital transformation.
Network Infrastructure & Cloud Networking
Overseeglobal network architecture, spanningdata centers, cloud environments, and enterprise connectivity. Leadnetwork modernization efforts, includingSD-WAN, cloud networking, and edge computing. Optimizenetwork traffic, application delivery, and global routing strategiesto improve performance. DriveAI-powered network monitoring, automation, and self-healing capabilities. ScaleInfrastructure as Code (IaC) for network automation, ensuring agility and operational efficiency.
IT Service Management & Operational Excellence
Establishnetwork reliability objectives, includingSLOs, SLIs, and error budgets. Implementreal-time incident detection and responseusing AI-driven network analytics. Ensurehigh availability, network resilience, and 24x7 operational support. Develop afollow-the-sun support model, ensuringglobal network performance optimization. Implementnetwork observability and predictive analyticstoproactively prevent outages.
Security, Compliance & Risk Management
Drivezero-trust security frameworks, ensuringsecure and resilient network access. Ensure adherence toISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, and industry best practices. Collaborate withcybersecurity teamsto enhancenetwork threat detection and mitigation. Implementautomated security policy enforcement, reducing human intervention in risk mitigation.
Financial & Vendor Management
Optimizenetwork infrastructure spending, ensuringcost-effective, high-performance connectivity. Leadvendor selection, contract negotiation, and vendor relationship management. Ensurenetwork services align with business goals, optimizingROI and cost efficiency.
Leadership & Talent Development
Build and mentor ahigh-performing network engineering team, fostering a culture ofautomation and continuous learning. Lead a team ofnetwork architects, cloud networking specialists, and operations engineers. Promote acollaborative, data-driven, and proactive culture, ensuring agility and innovation. Establish workforce development programs forcloud networking, automation, and AI-driven operations.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
15+ years of experienceinnetwork engineering, cloud networking, or IT infrastructure. 5+ years in a senior leadership role, managinglarge-scale global network environments. Deep expertise incloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), SD-WAN, and network automation. Proven track record inend-to-end network automation, observability, and self-healing networks. Experience inAI-driven networking, predictive analytics, and network telemetry. Strong understanding ofzero-trust networking, compliance frameworks, and security policies. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications:CCIE, AWS/Azure/GCP Networking, CISSP, or equivalent. Experience withKubernetes networking, Terraform, Ansible, and SDN. Strong problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to network optimization.
Who You'll Work With
Work Environment & Additional Information
Hybrid or on-site work model. May require occasional travel forbusiness meetings, data center visits, or vendor engagements. Ability to work in afast-paced, high-availability IT environment, with a focus onnetwork automation and scalability.
Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Locations : London | Boston | Atlanta
Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
The Global Platform Team Lead and Senior Director - IT Network is responsible fordriving the strategy, execution, and optimization of BCG’s global network infrastructureacrosson-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role ensuresend-to-end automation, high availability, security, and scalabilityof network services while integratingSD-WAN, cloud networking, and AI-driven automationto supportglobal business operations. The leader will overseenext-generation network architecture, operations, and transformation, ensuring a seamless and high-performance connectivity experience.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Transformation:
Define and execute amodern network platform strategy, integratingcloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), and AI-driven automation. Ensureend-to-end network automationto improve operational efficiency, agility, and reliability. Drivezero-trust network securityprinciples, ensuring compliance and proactive threat mitigation. Establish aglobal observability and telemetry frameworkforreal-time network insights. Align network strategies withbusiness growth, cloud-first initiatives, and digital transformation.
Network Infrastructure & Cloud Networking
Overseeglobal network architecture, spanningdata centers, cloud environments, and enterprise connectivity. Leadnetwork modernization efforts, includingSD-WAN, cloud networking, and edge computing. Optimizenetwork traffic, application delivery, and global routing strategiesto improve performance. DriveAI-powered network monitoring, automation, and self-healing capabilities. ScaleInfrastructure as Code (IaC) for network automation, ensuring agility and operational efficiency.
IT Service Management & Operational Excellence
Establishnetwork reliability objectives, includingSLOs, SLIs, and error budgets. Implementreal-time incident detection and responseusing AI-driven network analytics. Ensurehigh availability, network resilience, and 24x7 operational support. Develop afollow-the-sun support model, ensuringglobal network performance optimization. Implementnetwork observability and predictive analyticstoproactively prevent outages.
Security, Compliance & Risk Management
Drivezero-trust security frameworks, ensuringsecure and resilient network access. Ensure adherence toISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, and industry best practices. Collaborate withcybersecurity teamsto enhancenetwork threat detection and mitigation. Implementautomated security policy enforcement, reducing human intervention in risk mitigation.
Financial & Vendor Management
Optimizenetwork infrastructure spending, ensuringcost-effective, high-performance connectivity. Leadvendor selection, contract negotiation, and vendor relationship management. Ensurenetwork services align with business goals, optimizingROI and cost efficiency.
Leadership & Talent Development
Build and mentor ahigh-performing network engineering team, fostering a culture ofautomation and continuous learning. Lead a team ofnetwork architects, cloud networking specialists, and operations engineers. Promote acollaborative, data-driven, and proactive culture, ensuring agility and innovation. Establish workforce development programs forcloud networking, automation, and AI-driven operations.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
15+ years of experienceinnetwork engineering, cloud networking, or IT infrastructure. 5+ years in a senior leadership role, managinglarge-scale global network environments. Deep expertise incloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), SD-WAN, and network automation. Proven track record inend-to-end network automation, observability, and self-healing networks. Experience inAI-driven networking, predictive analytics, and network telemetry. Strong understanding ofzero-trust networking, compliance frameworks, and security policies. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications:CCIE, AWS/Azure/GCP Networking, CISSP, or equivalent. Experience withKubernetes networking, Terraform, Ansible, and SDN. Strong problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to network optimization.
Who You'll Work With
Work Environment & Additional Information
Hybrid or on-site work model. May require occasional travel forbusiness meetings, data center visits, or vendor engagements. Ability to work in afast-paced, high-availability IT environment, with a focus onnetwork automation and scalability.
Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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