Manager - Global Network Operations

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At Plexus, lead technology-driven initiatives as part of a winning team, focused on creating products that build a better world.

Manager, Global Network Operations is a strategic role responsible for the engineering and operational evolution of our core enterprise networking ecosystem. You will be a key technical leader for solutions spanning our global SD-WAN footprint, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) connectivity, Intent-Based Networking (IBN), and factory-edge/OT environments. The ideal candidate is a deep-thinking strategic leader able to operationalize scalable, robust, and secure network architectures.

You will be instrumental in modernizing our digital backbone, right-sizing datacenter fabrics, and ensuring seamless, zero-downtime connectivity across our enterprise, from local manufacturing plants to global cloud landing zones.

• Global Network Strategy & Execution:
  Own the end-to-end lifecycle, and 24/7 operational performance of enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, and GCP cloud networking environments.
• Software-Defined & Intent-Based Networking:
  Drive the transition toward Intent-Based Networking (IBN) and AIOps, translating business policies into declarative network state and automated closed-loop assurance.
• GCP Cloud & SASE Architecture:
  Optimize resilient, low-latency connectivity between on-premise sites, factory edge nodes, and GCP (Cloud Interconnect, Cloud Router, Shared VPCs) utilizing SASE and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) frameworks.
• Datacenter Fabric Right-Sizing:
  Deliver modern EVPN-VXLAN Leaf-Spine datacenter fabrics; manage the compression and optimization of on-premise hardware footprints as workloads migrate into GCP.
• Network Automation & IaC:
  Lead a "Network as Code" strategy, driving continuous integration and automated change management via Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Git Ops workflows.
• IT/OT Convergence & Manufacturing Integration:
  Partner with manufacturing and OT security teams to deploy, segment, and protect shop‑floor networks (Purdue Model, industrial firewalls) and plant‑floor compute nodes.
• Governance & Global Team Leadership: Direct and mentor a team of high‑performing network engineers across regions). Establish operational standards, SLOs/SLAs, observability metrics, and seamless escalation paths with the Global NOC.
• Carrier & Vendor Management:
  Manage commercial contracts, SLAs, and relationships with global ISP carriers, telecom providers, and hardware vendors.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience in enterprise network engineering required, 10+ years of progressive experience in IT preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership or engineering management role overseeing distributed global teams preferred.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-wide SD-WAN transformations (e.g., Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto) and SASE/ZTNA deployments (e.g., Prisma).
• Deep functional and technical knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud-native networking (Shared VPCs, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud Router, VPC Service Controls).
• Demonstrated experience designing EVPN-VXLAN Leaf-Spine topologies, micro-segmentation, and right-sizing hybrid/on‑premise datacenter networks during active cloud migrations.
• Proficiency in managing…