SeniorEdgeConnectivitySpecialist

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'  Serve as the senior escalation point for complex connectivity incidents spanning datacenter edge, office networks, wireless, WAN, firewalls, and public/private cloud integration. Design and optimize enterprise connectivity patterns for edge networking, office connectivity, hybrid cloud integration, and secure interconnection between environments. Lead major network changes, migrations, upgrades, failover testing, and lifecycle refreshes. Define and improve technical standards for routing, switching, firewall governance, wireless design, segmentation, resiliency, and cloud connectivity. Partner with cybersecurity, cloud, platform, and support teams to ensure connectivity services align with security and governance requirements. Review and improve firewall policy structures, segmentation approaches, connectivity guardrails, and operational controls. Drive root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring or high-severity issues. Mentor Connectivity Engineer I and II staff and provide technical leadership across the team. Evaluate new technologies, vendors, and service models for operational fit and strategic value. Contribute to roadmaps for network modernization, automation, and service reliability improvement. Schedule & Presence:  This on-site role supports 24/7 operations through real-time collaboration, standard shifts occur within a 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM window, Monday through Friday.  Additionally, this position requires scheduled on-call flexibility and the ability to remain reasonably reachable during off-hours for critical