Lead Network Engineer Manager
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Job Location:
Vernon, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Must have:
- At least 3/4 years in a Network leadership role.
- 9 years of progressive experience in enterprise networking senior level Network Engineering roles
- Proven success in consolidating and modernizing network environments following mergers or acquisitions. (M&A experience)
- Deep technical expertise in WAN/SD-WAN MPLS VPN BGP cloud interconnects and modern data center connectivity.
- Experience in defining and executing multi-year technology roadmaps.
- Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
PositionSummary
The Senior Manager of Networking is responsible for leading the strategy design and execution of enterprise networking across a dynamic multi-brand organization.
This position demands thorough knowledge in merging different technology setups that come from mergers and acquisitions establishing consistent standards and designing a secure scalable network structure that enables sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Network Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and implement a comprehensive networking roadmap that standardizes and optimizes infrastructure across acquired companies.
- Drive consolidation of inherited technology platforms balancing speed of integration with operational stability.
- Establish clear standards architectures and governance processes for LAN WAN WLAN SD-WAN and emerging technologies.
- M&A Integration Leadership
- Lead the technical integration of newly acquired companies network environments into a cohesive enterprise design.
- Assess inherited technologies identify overlaps or gaps and develop phased consolidation plans.
- Partner with corporate development IT and security teams to ensure smooth transitions with minimal business disruption.
- Global Connectivity
- Architect and oversee the implementation of a scalable network strategy leveraging SD-WAN cloud interconnects and resilient carrier services.
- Optimize performance reliability and cost across hybrid multi-site and cloud environments.
- Implement redundancy and high availability designs to ensure 24/7/365 business operations.
- Operational Excellence
- Direct the monitoring incident response and lifecycle management of enterprise network systems.
- Establish KPIs and SLAs for availability performance and security.
- Lead vendor negotiations contracts and partnerships for networks and managed services.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Build and mentor a high-performing networking team capable of executing on complex integration and transformation initiatives.
- Collaborate with security infrastructure cloud and application teams to ensure alignment of network services with the overall IT strategy.
- Provide executive updates on networking strategy risk and performance.
Qualifications
- 8 years of progressive experience in enterprise networking with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
- Proven success in consolidating and modernizing network environments following mergers or acquisitions. (M&A experience)
- Deep technical expertise in WAN/SD-WAN MPLS VPN BGP cloud interconnects and modern data center connectivity.
- Experience in defining and executing multi-year technology roadmaps.
- Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to translate technical outcomes into business impact.
- Hands-on keyboard is expected and required.
- A bachelors Degree and Vendor Certification in networking are required.
- 15% Travel and On-Site portion of the time
Key Skills
- Load Balancing
- Routing Protocols
- Network Administration
- Network Engineering
- BGP
- LAN
- Computer Networking
- IPsec
- OSPF
- Cisco ASA
- Juniper
- MPLS
