Network manager

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Engineering Manager- Network to lead our global network engineering and operations function. You will be accountable for the end-to-end network strategy drive large-scale infrastructure transformation and lead a high-performing team of network engineers across datacenters core networks and public cloud environments.

Lead mentor and grow a team of network engineers and architects across multiple geographies

Own hiring performance management career development and succession planning for your team

Foster a culture of operational excellence continuous improvement and innovation

Partner with cross-functional leaders (Cloud DevOps Infrastructure) to align network strategy with broader organizational goals

Manage vendor relationships contract negotiations and escalations

Define and own the long-term network architecture strategy across datacenter Backbone and public cloud

Design and govern spine/leaf architectures overlay/underlay networks VXLAN/EVPN and SD-WAN solutions

Lead architecture reviews and ensure designs meet scalability availability and security requirements

Introduce and evaluate emerging open-source and vendor networking technologies to improve performance and functionality

Drive multi-vendor integration strategies across Cisco ACI Cumulus Linux and other platforms

Provide technical leadership on complex large-scale network deployments and migrations

Drive hands-on resolution of highly complex network incidents and design challenges

Define engineering standards design patterns and reusable architecture blueprints

Govern cloud-native networking patterns and hybrid cloud connectivity

Own the operational health uptime SLAs and incident response posture for the global network

Establish and continuously improve NOC processes runbooks escalation paths and on-call rotations

Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and post-incident reviews; eliminate repeat incidents through systemic fixes

Oversee network monitoring alerting and observability platforms ensure actionable visibility into all network layers

Manage capacity planning lifecycle management and technology refresh cycles

15 years of overall experience in enterprise networking with roles spanning datacenter Backbone and cloud networks

5 years as a Network Architect or Principal Network Engineer on large-scale global infrastructure

4 years of direct people management experience including managing senior engineers and team leads

Proven track record of leading network transformations in complex multi-vendor enterprise environments

Deep expertise in networking protocols: TCP/IP BGP OSPF EIGRP IS-IS MPLS

Hands on experience with Cisco ACI design deployment and operations

Solid understanding of spine/leaf architecture VXLAN EVPN overlay/underlay networking

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI plugins network policies service meshes)

Proficiency in cloud networking across AWS GCP or Azure VPC design transit gateway Direct Connect/ExpressRoute

Experience with Load Balancers (F5 Netscaler A10) including SSL/TLS offloading and cipher suite management

Hands-on experience with DNS/IPAM tools (BIND Infoblox or equivalent)

Experience with Cumulus Linux or other open-source Network Operating Systems

Hands-on proficiency with DevOps and configuration management tools: Git Jenkins Ansible Puppet Chef

Experience with Linux as a network operating system

Expertise in network monitoring and observability platforms (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Nagios SolarWinds)

Hands-on packet-level analysis and debugging skills (Wireshark tcpdump)

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Network Engineering or equivalent

CCIE (Routing & Switching Data Center or Service Provider) strongly preferred

CCNP required; additional cloud certifications (AWS/GCP/Azure) a plus

Experience leading network teams in a global private cloud or hyperscale environment

Background in site reliability engineering (SRE) principles applied to network operations

Experience working in agile/DevOps delivery models

scripting and automation skills: Python Bash Perl

Required Skills:

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