Head of Network Services

T. Rowe Price • Owings Mills, MD

20h • $201,000 - $350,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a senior leadership role within Global Technology Engineering and Operations with accountability for the global network spanning on‑premises, co‑location, cloud, and third‑party environments. This leader is regarded as the authoritative expert for network infrastructure at T. Rowe Price and plays a critical role in shaping and executing multi‑year platform strategy, while leading teams responsible for day‑to‑day operations and transformation initiatives. The role combines technical depth with enterprise leadership, owning the strategy, architecture, reliability, modernization, and operations of the firm’s global network estate. This role ensures that the network platform is secure, resilient, scalable, cost‑efficient, and aligned to the firm’s long‑term technology strategy.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in modernizing and operating in large‑scale enterprise network infrastructure
• Demonstrated success leading complex, global technology initiatives with enterprise impact including data center migrations, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, always-on infrastructure
• Proven experience deploying / supporting cloud platforms at scale; AWS preferred.
• Proven ability to define, communicate and execute multi‑year platform and modernization strategies
• Experience leading organization through significant change and overseeing
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Deep expertise implementing and transforming LAN, WAN, MPLS, Metropolitan Ethernet, wireless, and voice networks within highly regulated financial services or trading environments preferred.
• Proven experience designing and operating hybrid-cloud connectivity solutions across AWS and Azure including technologies such as direct connect and express route
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale network security modernization including zero trust enablement, network segmentation, colo and cloud security transformation
• Established success implementing and scaling DevOps practices, tools, and frameworks. (i.e. IaC, CI/CD, Agile)
• Proven experience operating networks across: Corporate data centers, Co‑location facilities, Cloud providers (AWS and/or Azure), Distributed global office locations and third‑party providers
• Proven expertise across enterprise, cloud and data center networking technologies such as WAN/SD-WAN, network segmentation, zero trust architecture, wireless and remote access, DDoS mitigation, next-generation firewalls
• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices in AWS
• Experience integrating third‑party and partner networks into corporate environments
• Proven expertise implementing observability, telemetry and AI Ops capabilities within a larger enterprise environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Engineering or equivalent experience
• Cisco CCIE / CISSP / AWS Security preferred
• AWS Advanced Networking certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Owns and executes the global network and connectivity strategy, spanning LAN, WAN, wireless, voice, cloud networking, and third‑party integrations
• Contributes to target‑state architecture and drives modernization initiatives aligned to cloud, co‑location, and data center exit strategies
• Leads network platform transformation initiatives, including: Cloud and hybrid‑cloud networking, Automation and infrastructure‑as‑code where applicable, Simplification, standardization, and technical debt reduction
• Partners with architecture, platform, SRE, security, and application leaders to ensure seamless integration of network services across the enterprise
• Accountable for network availability, performance, resilience, and recoverability globally
• Oversees design and operation of solutions that prevent or minimize technology service disruptions
• Establishes and monitors KPIs, reliability metrics, and service health indicators
• Leads cross‑functional efforts to analyze incidents, identify root cause, and drive durable corrective actions
• Ensures disaster recovery, redundancy, and resiliency strategies are designed, tested, and continuously improved
• Drives adoption of automation, tooling, and telemetry to reduce manual effort and increase reliability
• Leverages data and metrics to guide decisions, prioritize investments, and improve operational outcomes
• Champions modern operating practices and continuous improvement across Network Infrastructure Operations
• Leads an organization of managers, senior engineers, and technical specialists
• Accountable for organizational design, capacity planning, and sustainability of the network function
• Provides coaching, mentoring, and development for subordinate leaders and high‑potential engineers
• Responsible for recruiting, performance management, and succession planning
• Owns strategic vendor relationships, including contract negotiation, performance management, and cost optimization
• Manages budgets, vendor spend, and investment trade‑offs for the network portfolio
• Represents the Network Infrastructure community in internal and external forums
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on network risk, investment, and roadmap decisions

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree