# Director, Stadium Network Architecture

Hiring organization: [National Football League](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/national-football-league)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0109a9c8-7ef4-47fd-9bd1-55dd808ef79b

Listed on National Football League's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Director
- Location: Mount Laurel, NJ
- Salary: 185000 – 215000 USD per year

## Summary

The NFL seeks a director-level network architect to design and oversee the technology infrastructure powering football stadiums and events, including wireless systems, DAS networks, and fan connectivity. This role suits experienced network engineers with deep expertise in Cisco systems and stadium-scale wireless deployment who can lead teams and travel frequently to manage live game-day operations.

_Our summary, not National Football League's wording._

## Skills named

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), DNS, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), GRE, IPSec IKE, OSPF, TCP/IP, VLAN, Wireshark

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field (or equivalent military service)
- 10+ years of hands-on network implementation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle maintenance
- 5+ years of network architecture leadership experience
- 5+ years of wireless design and implementation for large networks including spectrum analysis and stadium DAS design
- Proficient in Cisco network administration (controllers, access points, routers, switches)
- Advanced knowledge of networking protocols and routing/switching concepts
- CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent certification
- Strong network security and design architecture knowledge
- Problem-solving and complex troubleshooting ability
- Experience troubleshooting video and voice performance over networks
- Technical communication skills for diverse audiences

## Nice to have

- Experience troubleshooting networking device drivers and client system issues
- Familiarity with researching and evaluating emerging network technologies

Apply on National Football League's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nflcareers/jobs/4996899008