Director of Remote Connectivity

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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 Director – Remote Connectivity is responsible for designing, operating, and evolving BCG’s global remote access infrastructure. This role focuses on delivering secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity for over 50,000 users and their devices through the implementation of VPN, SASE, and Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) technologies. With a focus on automation, observability, and user experience, this position plays a vital role in ensuring seamless and secure connectivity across third-party, hybrid, and internal environments. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Architecture Leadership: Define and lead the strategy and roadmap for remote connectivity services, including VPNs, ZTNA, and SASE. Architect solutions that combine performance, resilience, and security using modern software-defined networking principles. Embed zero-trust principles and user-centric design into all remote connectivity services. Align remote connectivity architecture with broader enterprise network, security, and cloud strategies. Engineering & Operations: Lead the engineering, deployment, and lifecycle management of remote access solutions such as Cisco AnyConnect, Zscaler, and other mainstream VPN platforms. Drive automation of remote access provisioning, policy enforcement, and configuration management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and zero-touch deployment practices. Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve performance, availability, and troubleshooting. Establish observability practices across all access points with real-time metrics, logs, and telemetry. Security, Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with corporate security and privacy policies through proactive monitoring and enforcement. Partner with cyber and ISRM teams to integrate secure access into incident response, threat detection, and policy governance workflows. Support enforcement of access policies for third-party, BYOD, and contractor devices using secure, scalable methods. Collaboration & User Experience: Work closely with cyber, architecture, and global network teams to deliver consistent, aligned remote access capabilities. Act as a champion for user experience, identifying and eliminating pain points through design and support improvements. Enable a seamless hybrid work model by improving mobility, availability, and secure remote access to services and resources. Scalability & Service Excellence: Design remote connectivity solutions that scale to meet the needs of a global, mobile workforce. Lead monitoring, analytics, and continual service improvement initiatives focused on availability, latency, and security. Define and track KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs that reflect end-user experience and service performance. Leadership & Team Development: Lead a global team of network and remote connectivity engineers. Foster a culture of innovation, automation, and reliability within the team. Promote knowledge sharing and best practice adoption across related network and security functions What You'll Bring Required Qualifications: 12+ years of experience in enterprise networking, remote access, or network security roles. Deep experience with VPNs, ZTNA, SASE platforms (e.g., Zscaler, Cisco, Palo Alto, or equivalent). Strong understanding of zero-trust architecture, network segmentation, and endpoint-based access control. Proven ability to scale remote connectivity solutions to tens of thousands of users and devices. Experience with IaC, network automation, observability tooling, and SRE methodologies. Preferred Qualifications: Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, PCNSE, Zscaler Certified, or equivalent. Familiarity with secure hybrid work and cloud networking models. Background in network performance optimization, user-centric design, and security compliance. Who You'll Work With Work Environment & Additional Information: Hybrid or on-site work model. Occasional travel for collaboration, vendor management, or strategic alignment. Must thrive in a fast-paced, globally distributed, high-scale environment.   The Director – Remote Connectivity plays a central role in delivering secure and seamless access for BCG’s workforce. Through modern technologies, observability, and a relentless focus on user experience, this leader will ensure BCG’s global connectivity is always available, always secure, and always optimized for performance. Additional info Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below. The base salary range for this role is $181,000.00 - $221,000.00 This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness. In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 30% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.   All of our plans provide best in class coverage: Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month) Paid sick time on an as needed basis 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify. xrczosw Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.