ESM Network Management Lead – Innovation & Technical Strategy
Job in
Plano, Collin County, Texas, 75086, USA
Listed on 2026-07-08
Listing for:
MDAEdge
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-08
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Network Security, Network Engineer, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced ESM Network Management Lead with 7+ years of expertise in network innovation, technical leadership, and emerging technologies
. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in switching & routing, firewalls, cloud technologies, and network security
.
- Function as Network Innovation / Technical Lead
. - Lead innovation initiatives, projects, POVs, and POCs in the network domain.
- Collaborate with the network team to identify challenges and opportunities.
- Create business cases for initiatives, including project plans, cost, and benefits.
- Provide implementation strategies, migration plans, and technical support for complex projects.
- Conduct market research on the latest network technologies and tools.
- Recommend network solutions by creating POVs.
- Drive innovation within the team and participate in Innovation Council processes
. - Work closely with Product Owners and Managers to align with strategic roadmaps.
- Identify transformation, process improvement, and automation opportunities
. - Collaborate with customers, infrastructure teams, and vendors such as Cisco and Palo Alto.
- Manage executive and technical-level communications to build credibility and trust.
- Solve complex network issues using internal and external resources.
- Ensure compliance with ITIL processes
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- 7+ years of experience in ESM Network Management
. - Strong expertise in switching & routing technologies (Cisco LAN, WAN, WLAN, Client).
- Experience in WAN technologies (MPLS, Viptela SDWAN, P2P, VRF, SONET, DWDM, WAN Optimization).
- Deep knowledge of network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, HSRP, PIM, QoS, GRE Tunnel, IPSEC VPNs, SSL, DMVPN).
- Hands‑on experience with LAN switching technologies (ACI, SDA, DNAC, VXLAN, VSS, VPC, VLAN, VTP).
- Strong understanding of network security (Zscaler, Blue Coat, McAfee Proxy, MFA, IPS, IDS, Pulse Secure).
- Experience with F5 Load Balancers (GTM & LTM).
- Expertise in firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Juniper, Checkpoint, Fortinet).
- Hands‑on experience with Infoblox for IPAM and DNS
. - Knowledge of traffic prioritization technologies (QoS, TOS, COS, LLQ, CBWFQ, WFQ, Shaping, Policing, MPLS-VPN QoS).
- Experience with multi‑tenant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure).
- Strong skills in log & packet analysis (Splunk, Sentinel, Wireshark).
- Experience with monitoring & alerting tools (Cisco DNAC, Cisco Client, Pager Duty, Data Dog, Thousand Eyes, Nagios, VManage, Netscout, Grafana, Zabbix, Site
24x7). - Excellent communication and leadership skills
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- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
- Experience in developing and executing innovation strategies aligned with company goals.
- Ability to mentor teams, delegate tasks, and drive innovation
. - Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
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