Director - Network and Data Center Services

General Information

Career area Technology Work Location(s) 500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC Remote? No Ref # 20663 Posted Date 09-19-25 Working time Full time

Ally And Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?
Work Schedule: Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

The Opportunity

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

In this pivotal engineering leadership role, you will be leading the architecture, engineering and operational support of Ally’s network and data center functions, ensuring stability, performance and scalability.  This role combines advanced design, planning, implementation and troubleshooting of network systems and data center operations with leadership responsibilities.  This role will align technical capabilities with business goals, facilitating cross-functional collaboration and ensuring compliance with security and performance standards. 

This role will require you to work closely with several peer teams across enterprise technology and security groups.  Your ability to bridge these areas will be essential in delivering industry-leading solutions that meet the diverse needs of our stakeholders and customers.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

• Direct and manage the daily activities of the Network and Data Center teams
• Mentor network and data center architects, engineers and technicians setting goals and objectives, providing regular performance reviews, and fostering professional development
• Act as a primary escalation point for technical and operational issues
• Develop and enforce network architecture, standards and policies for SD-WAN and telecommunications technologies
• Conduct capacity planning and network analysis to ensure the scalability and reliability of infrastructure
• Provide advanced network simulation and analysis of application and business requirements
• Design, implement, and maintain cloud networking technologies, including virtual machines, containers, storage, databases and networking
• Collaborate with CIO teams to identify, report, and remediate network-based application performance issues
• Design, implement and maintain network observability solutions to monitor network performance and implement enhancements to meet or exceed operational targets
• Establish and maintain relationships with network and data center related vendors, ensuring timely support and cost-effective solutions
• Provide transparent availability and capacity reports to leadership highlighting areas of success and improvement

The Skills You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in network architecture, engineering, and operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Strong knowledge of network principles, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), VPNs and network security frameworks (e.g., NIST)
• Proven experience in designing and managing high availability and resilient network infrastructures
• Experience in supervising network architecture, engineering and operational teams, providing excellent leadership, communication and team building skills
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging CTO, CISO, CIO, and regulatory bodies
• Robust collaboration skills to align with peer teams across technology, risk management, audit, and compliance to ensure regulatory reporting and risk mitigation strategies are met

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Sciences, Cybersecurity, or a related technology field
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity / technology management
• Expertise in software-defined network principles and solutions
• Network certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, etc.)
• Strong expertise in networking solutions and observability tools (e.g., Cisco, Arista, Fortinet, Ciena, ClearPass, NetScout, Solarwinds, etc.)
• Experience in highly regulated banking environments, ensuring compliance with FFIEC and NIST frameworks
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure CI/CD pipeline integration
• Data center and high availability design experience

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How We'Ll Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:

• Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
• Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
• Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
• Other compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
• To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf

 

Who We Are:

 

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

 

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at hrpolicy@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Base Pay Range: $125000 - $190000 USDAn individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.  Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.