Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Position: (USA) Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As a Senior Manager of Global WAN team, you will play an important role in shaping the technical direction and running Walmart Global WAN and Backbone network. Global WAN team is responsible for designing and deploying Backbone and WAN network that connects all of Walmart's PoPs, Data Centers, Retail Stores, Distribution Centers and Home offices. You will collaborate closely with multiple teams such as network architecture, Data Center Networks, Edge Networks, and most importantly across the whole of the network engineering and operations team.

You will drive innovation and help produce elegant and scalable network solutions.

About the team:

The Global WAN team leads the design and deployment of Walmart's Backbone and WAN networks, connecting Points of Presence, Data Centers, Retail Stores, Distribution Centers, and Home Offices worldwide. As a Senior Manager, you will guide technical direction and collaborate with network architecture, Data Center Networks, Edge Networks, and network engineering teams. The team drives innovation to deliver scalable, efficient network solutions that support millions of associates globally.

Focused on continuous improvement, the team ensures robust network infrastructure to enable seamless operations and enhance overall business performance.

What you'll do:

* Lead and manage a team of WAN engineers to build and run high-performance, scalable WAN and backbone networks.

* Develop long-term strategy and roadmap for backbone infrastructure, considering future traffic growth, emerging technologies, and evolving business needs.

* Plan and lead day to day operational activities like capacity additions, hardware refresh, code upgrades, etc.

* Manage automation scripts and configuration templates for all areas of Global WAN Network.

* Partner with Net Ops team to triage and mitigate network incidents. Be the point of escalation for WAN and routing related incidents.

* Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Cloud, Security, and Infrastructure teams, to align network strategies with business objectives.

What you'll bring:

* 8+ years of experience in network architecture, network engineering, or network operations with at least 6 years of management experience.
· Experience with large scale networks such as in a SaaS, ISP, or cloud provider network
· Expertise in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), MPLS, Segment Routing, SD-WAN, and EVPN/VXLAN.
· Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or equivalent scripting languages. Familiarity with Jinja templates is a plus.
· Experience with network modeling and data modeling techniques.
· Strong system architecture, network automation, problem solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
· Experience with network observability, monitoring, and Dev Ops.
· Advanced certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent is a plus. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see  Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and…