The world's leading provider of broadband satellite services, products, and network solutions…..

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH), is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet® encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1.

Worldwide Offices…

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C. in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices through the US and worldwide. Hughes is continuously expanding its international presence as its customer base grows, with over 1.5 million satellite systems shipped to customers in over 100 countries. It maintains operational facilities and/or sales offices in Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, India, and United Arab Emirates.









EMPLOYEE TYPE:
Full Time, Employee

INDUSTRY:
Telecommunications Services

JOB TYPE:
IT/Software Development

REQ'D EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree

REQ'D EXPERIENCE:
10+ to 15 Years




Senior IT Director
Location: Germantown, MD 20876

 Hughes is looking to add a Senior Director to our Business Information Technology Services team!

The Senior Director will manage the day to day operations of a large data and voice network. In addition, this person will have responsibility for corporate security, desktop  and Unix Engineering support.  

 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Change Management
·         Understanding of Production Change Management in an enterprise environment
·         Process Management
Data and Security Network
·         Understanding of Cisco Products (routers, switches and components)
·         Networking architectures and operations (routing protocols, EIGRP, BGP)
·         Data network circuits (ISDN, PL T1, Frame relay, optical network) (bandwidths and utilization)
·         VLANs, subnetting and general IP management
·         Wireless networks
·         Network Security principals
·         IPS systems and SOC operations
·         Firewalls (Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet)
·         VPN, SSL, IPSEC, security best practices
Voice Networks
·         Understanding of Nortel CS1000M switches, Call Pilot, Contact Center Manager, TM management platform
·         IP Telephony, VoIP
·         DIDs/DODs
·         PRI circuits and general voice network operations including International calling
·         Cabling
Video Networks
·         Understanding of Tandberg video conferencing equipment
·         ISDN networks
·         Tandberg Gateway and Boarder Controllers configurations/operations
Helpdesk and Desktop
·         Understanding of Intel laptops and desktop hardware, software and trouble shooting
·         Desktop Engineering (configurations, management of assets and licenses)
·         Account Management
·         Printers
·         Hard drive encryption
·         McAfee
UNIX Engineering
·         Understanding of UNIX and Linux systems
·         VOBs and database
·         Clearcase
·         Data backups
 
REQUIRED:
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Customer focused/Customer Service
* Operations/crisis management
* Budget management
* Ability to work with senior executives
* Excellent vendor/contract management
* More than 12 years relevant work experience; 10 years experience in a senior management role
* Bachelors degree

DESIRED:
* Masters degree in either Engineering or Computer Science or MBA








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