Network Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Remain hands‑on in the design, review, and implementation of enterprise network solutions.
• Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex routing, switching, and data center issues.
• Participate directly in architecture reviews, configuration validation, and major production changes.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and resolution for high‑impact incidents.
• Design and operate Cisco ACI spine‑leaf data centers, including APIC policy, tenants, EPGs, and lifecycle upgrades.
• Support NX‑OS–based environments for non‑ACI data center and campus use cases.
• Own enterprise routing strategy using BGP and OSPF, ensuring resiliency and scalability.
• Lead Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and edge connectivity designs.
• Manage and mentor a globally distributed team of ~7 network engineers across regions and time zones.
• Provide day‑to‑day technical guidance, coaching, and career development.
• Balance delivery, operational stability, and long‑term platform evolution.
• Establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.

• 8+ years of hands‑on network engineering experience in enterprise or data center environments
• 2+ years of experience managing engineers, ideally across multiple regions
• Strong expertise in:
  Cisco ACI and NX‑OS, BGP and OSPF routing, Data center, edge, and DCI architectures
• Proven ability to balance technical execution and people leadership
• Comfortable working command‑line and reviewing production configurations.
• Experience in large‑scale or mission‑critical environments
• Prior role as a technical lead or escalation engineer
• Background in hybrid or cloud network connectivity
• Experience with network automation, observability, or resiliency initiatives
• Cisco certifications (CCNP, CCIE) or equivalent experience.