Manager, Network Engineering

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns‑driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long‑life, balanced portfolio combines stable cash flows from low‑decline production with a deep, high‑quality development inventory. Crescent is a top three producer (by gross operated production) in the Eagle Ford basin and a scaled operator in each of the Permian and Uinta basins.

Crescent’s leadership is an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade, Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow, risk management and returns. Through disciplined and accretive investments, we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

• Lead the Network Engineering function responsible for enterprise, field, OT, tower, and cloud‑connected networking environments.
• Manage, mentor, and develop network engineering resources while maintaining a strong hands‑on technical presence.
• Own the design, deployment, operation, documentation, and lifecycle management of Crescent’s Fortinet‑based network infrastructure.
• Engineer and support Fortinet firewalls, switches, routers, VPNs, SD‑WAN, routing policies, security zones, segmentation, and centralized management platforms.
• Partner with the CISO organization to ensure firewall and network infrastructure configurations align with security policies, risk requirements, audit expectations, and enterprise standards.
• Design and support reliable connectivity for oilfield operations, including wells, production sites, tower locations, SCADA/OT environments, field networks, and remote communications infrastructure.
• Lead the architecture and support of OT network segmentation, secure remote access, field connectivity, and resilient communications paths between operational sites and corporate/cloud environments.
• Support and mature Azure networking capabilities, including hub‑and‑spoke network design, virtual networks, routing, private connectivity, VPN/Express Route, DNS, network security controls, and integration between field networks and Azure‑hosted services.
• Establish and enforce network standards, configuration baselines, documentation requirements, change control practices, and operational procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement in network reliability, observability, capacity planning, monitoring, alerting, and incident response readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex network, firewall, routing, SD‑WAN, OT connectivity, and cloud networking issues through to resolution.
• Coordinate with field operations, SCADA/OT teams, infrastructure teams, security teams, application teams, service providers, and vendors to deliver stable and secure connectivity.
• Lead network modernization efforts, including standardization of inherited environments, technical debt reduction, field network optimization, and improved cloud connectivity.
• Participate in architecture reviews, project planning, vendor evaluations, infrastructure roadmaps, and M&A integration activities as needed.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, firewall rule documentation, IP addressing standards, routing documentation, site connectivity records, and operational runbooks.
• Ensure network designs support business continuity, operational uptime, safety, cybersecurity expectations, and scalable growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineers, managing technical teams, or acting as a senior technical lead with people leadership responsibilities.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Fortinet technologies, including Forti Gate firewalls, Forti Switch, Forti Router or Fortinet routing capabilities, Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, VPN, SD‑WAN, segmentation, and firewall…