Network Automation Product Manager

• Define and maintain the product roadmap for secure automation across network environments.
• Identify and translate operational challenges into measurable automation initiatives.
• Establish and track KPIs such as automation coverage, change success rate, compliance adherence, and MTTR improvements.
• Partner with network engineering, security, and compliance teams to design automation workflows that meet stringent governance and audit standards.
• Ensure automation designs align with change-control processes, rollback requirements, and regulatory frameworks.
• Oversee the development and evolution of network-as-code, intent-based networking, and policy-driven automation platforms.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, security partners, and risk stakeholders to ensure alignment on technical design, compliance expectations, and implementation priorities.
• Champion a culture of safe experimentation, enabling teams to validate automation in sandbox environments before production rollout.

• 6 to 9+ years of relevant experience for Senior Product Manager candidates
• 10+ years of relevant experience for Advanced Product Manager candidates
• Proven background in network engineering, including routing, switching, firewalls, segmentation, VPN services, and software-defined networking.
• Hands-on expertise with automation frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
• Strong understanding of zero-trust architecture, secure API access, credential vaulting, and related security patterns.
• Familiarity with industry security and compliance frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, CMMC, and ISO 27001.
• Experience working in regulated or high-security environments (e.g., finance, defense, healthcare, government).
• Demonstrated experience owning a product roadmap and driving technical initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, security, compliance, and leadership teams.

Demonstrates expertise in defining product roadmaps for secure automation, with a strong focus on network engineering, automation frameworks, and compliance adherence. Proven ability to collaborate across teams to drive technical initiatives and ensure alignment with security and regulatory standards.

• Network Engineering
• Automation Frameworks
• Zero-Trust Architecture
• Product Roadmap Ownership
• Stakeholder Management

• Routing
• Switching
• Firewalls
• Segmentation
• VPN Services
• Software-Defined Networking
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Python
• KPI Tracking

• Strong Communication
• Influencing Skills

• NIST
• FedRAMP
• CMMC
• ISO 27001
• Regulated Environments
• High-Security Environments