Position Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer Core Networking & MA&D to serve as a technical leader responsible for the design integration and optimization of Cencoras backbone data center and cloud network environments. This role is central to our corporate development strategy: you will lead the network workstream for acquisitions (integrating newly acquired entities into our enterprise environment) and divestitures (cleanly carving out network services and infrastructure). The ideal candidate combines deep routing/switching expertise with the structured project-driven mindset required to execute high-stakes network transitions on aggressive timelines.

Primary Focus

Advanced core network design MA&D network integration/separation complex troubleshooting and cross-functional technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Core Network Engineering:

• Design and implement large-scale highly available network solutions spanning backbone WAN data center fabrics (spine/leaf VXLAN/EVPN) and cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP).

• Own routing architecture across the enterprise BGP OSPF IS-IS MPLS and segment routing ensuring optimal path selection convergence and redundancy.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting of complex Layer 2/3 issues including root cause analysis across multi-vendor multi-domain environments.

• Manage capacity planning for backbone and data center interconnects; model growth scenarios and recommend upgrades to meet evolving business needs.

• Evaluate and test emerging technologies SD-WAN overlays cloud-native networking (Transit Gateway Azure vWAN) network automation/orchestration and intent-based networking for adoption into the core.

• Document and maintain high-level and detailed network designs including redundancy failover and disaster-recovery strategies.

Mergers Acquisitions & Divestitures (MA&D):

• Lead the network workstream for each MA&D event end-to-end from due diligence through Day 1 cutover to steady-state hand-off.

• Conduct technical discovery & assessments of target/divested company networks: inventory infrastructure map IP address spaces identify overlapping RFC 1918 ranges catalog circuits and evaluate security postures.

• Develop integration blueprints that define how acquired networks will be absorbed into Cencoras backbone data center and cloud environments including IP re-addressing/NAT strategies DNS consolidation routing policy merges and identity/segmentation alignment.

• Architect divestiture carve-out plans that cleanly separate shared network services circuits firewall policies and cloud tenancies while maintaining operational continuity for both entities through the Transition Services Agreement (TSA) period.

• Coordinate circuit provisioning and decommissioning working with carriers colocation providers and cloud service providers to stand up or tear down connectivity on schedule.

• Manage cutover execution build detailed migration run-books lead change windows and orchestrate cross-functional war-room activities for Day 1 network transitions.

• Mitigate risk by designing interim-state architectures (e.g. temporary VPN tunnels NAT boundaries shared firewalls) that allow phased integration or separation without disrupting production traffic.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Security Systems/Server Cloud Application and Identity teams to ensure seamless integration during both BAU operations and MA&D events.

• Partner with Project Management and Corporate Development to align network milestones with broader deal timelines budgets and business commitments.

• Develop and enforce network policies and standards ensuring compliance with Cencora security and regulatory requirements (e.g. HIPAA SOX).

• Mentor and guide Level 1 and Level 2 network engineers; serve as the technical escalation point for complex incidents.

• Drive automation of repeatable MA&D tasks templatized configurations automated compliance checks scripted IP migrations to accelerate future integrations.

Education skillset and experience requirements:

• 7 years in enterprise network engineering with significant time operating backbone data center and/or cloud network infrastructure.

• Demonstrated participation in at least 23 network integration or carve-out projects (M&A divestiture or large-scale migration equivalents).

• Expert-level knowledge of BGP OSPF MPLS VXLAN/EVPN spanning-tree and multicast in multi-vendor environments (Cisco Arista Juniper Palo Alto etc.).

• Hands-on experience with modern data center fabrics interconnects (DCI) and colocation environments.

• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud providers networking stack (AWS VPC/TGW Azure vNET/vWAN GCP VPC

• Experience with network automation tools and languages Ansible Terraform Python or equivalent.

• Advanced certification preferred: CCNP/CCIE Advanced Networking or equivalent.

• Strong leadership project coordination and communication skills; comfortable presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders including corporate development and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in pharmaceutical distribution healthcare or other regulated industries

• Familiarity with Transition Services Agreements (TSAs) and the operational constraints they impose on network timelines.

• Hands-on experience with network segmentation and zero-trust architectures in the context of integrating untrusted acquired environments.

• Exposure to ITSM/change management frameworks (ITIL ServiceNow) in large enterprise settings.

• Working knowledge of network monitoring and observability platforms

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation benefits and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members ability to live with purpose every addition to traditional offerings like medical dental and vision care we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical emotional financial and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families which may include backup dependent care adoption assistance infertility coverage family building support behavioral health solutions paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth we also offer a variety of training programs professional development resources and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs employee resource groups volunteer activities and much more. For details visit time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.

The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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