Manager of Network Engineering

State of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

46d•$130,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Virginia seeks a Manager of Network Engineering to lead the planning, implementation, and ongoing management of its campus-wide network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring high-performance, secure, and scalable connectivity across UVA's academic, research, and administrative environments. The successful candidate will manage a team of network engineers and oversee the architecture, deployment, and lifecycle management of the network platforms and service orchestration systems that automate provisioning and management of network services in a complex higher education setting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Four or more years of progressively responsible experience in network engineering, with at least two years in a management or team lead role.
Proven experience designing and operating enterprise or campus-scale networks, including both wired and wireless technologies.
Experience with network automation and orchestration platforms such as Cisco NSO, Ansible, or equivalent.
Proficiency in networking concepts (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, DNS/DHCP, VPN, BGP, OSPF), with particular focus on routing and ISP/WAN.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with faculty, researchers, and institutional leadership.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a dynamic academic environment.
Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams with a focus on mentoring and growing talent.
Collaborative mindset with a focus on building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of the needs of academic and research computing environments.
Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE).
Familiarity with Internet2 and Research & Education (R&E) networking standards and best practices.
Experience integrating networking services with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments.
ITIL or project management experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of network engineers and support staff responsible for maintaining high availability across the institution's core and edge network infrastructure.
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with IT teams, academic departments, and research units to ensure the network aligns with institutional needs.
Lead the transformation of UVA's core network to next-generation control and forwarding plane architectures.
Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of highly available and scalable wired and wireless network infrastructure across classrooms, labs, research centers, libraries, and residence halls.
Partner with the Network Management Systems team to design and implement orchestration platforms that automate deployment and lifecycle management of network services (e.g., VLAN provisioning, device configuration, access control).
Integrate orchestration platforms with ITSM tools, CMDB, and monitoring systems.
Lead service ownership across Core/WAN, Edge (wired and wireless), Firewalls, Load Balancing, and Data Center.
Ensure network systems adhere to institutional security policies and applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA, NIST).
Collaborate with Information Security to implement secure architectures and incident response procedures.
Lead major infrastructure and service improvement projects including campus network upgrades, wireless expansion, and cloud connectivity.
Engage with academic and research stakeholders to understand unique networking needs and support innovative initiatives.
Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and external partnerships with research networking consortia.