Lead Network Engineer

Lead Network Engineer @ Swire Coca‑Cola, USA

Swire Coca‑Cola is a family‑owned bottling company founded over two centuries ago. As one of North America’s largest Coca‑Cola bottlers, we distribute more than 50 beverage brands to more than 30 million consumers across 13 states. Our 8,000+ employees work together as a unified team to deliver refreshment and joy every day.

We offer a supportive work environment that balances physical, financial, and emotional well‑being. You’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes strong health coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, and a range of paid time‑off and community‑giving opportunities.

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision) and 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Free virtual primary care, acute care, and physical therapy
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• Company‑paid vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave, and volunteer time
• Discounted and free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement

Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

Job Level 7

The Lead Network Engineer will design, architect, and implement scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise network solutions. In this leadership role, you will set the technical vision for our network infrastructure while mentoring a team of talented engineers. You will drive strategic initiatives across 58 offices, including data center modernization, WAN optimization, and advanced connectivity solutions.

• Architect and design network solutions, shaping enterprise‑scale designs for data centers, campuses, and remote sites to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding and inspiring a team of engineers while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Drive implementation and engineering, leading deployments of Cisco Nexus and Meraki technologies and ensuring configurations meet rigorous design and performance standards.
• Lead strategic planning and roadmap development, defining the future of network architecture and aligning technology investments with business objectives and digital transformation goals.
• Ensure operational excellence, creating standards for monitoring, capacity planning, and configuration management that keep networks running at peak performance.
• Strengthen network security and compliance, implementing robust security frameworks, firewall policies, and compliance measures to safeguard critical assets and sensitive data.
• Foster cross‑functional collaboration, partnering with application, cloud, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Champion innovation and technology evaluation, researching and introducing emerging technologies and automation tools to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Lead incident response and escalation support, acting as the ultimate problem‑solver for complex network issues and ensuring rapid resolution with thorough root cause analysis.
• Maintain documentation and knowledge management, creating and updating detailed playbooks, standards, and network documentation to enable consistent operations and empower the team.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline required.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) required.
• CCNP – Cisco Certified Network Professional and CCIE preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in network engineering roles with design, architecture, and leadership required.
• Knowledge of Cisco Nexus data center switching technologies.
• Experience with Meraki firewalls, switches, and enterprise wireless solutions.
• Experience in network routing, switching, and firewall security architecture.

Swire Coca‑Cola is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E‑Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Swire Coca‑Cola does not sponsor applicants for work visas.