Network Engineering Manager

Ascension•Remote,

4d•$125,689 - $170,050•Remote

About The Position

This role is for a Network Engineering Manager in the Core Tech Network department. The position is full-time, with day shifts, and is eligible for an annual bonus incentive. The manager will direct a multi-disciplinary team of senior engineers across various network domains, translate enterprise architectural roadmaps into scalable operational delivery, maintain high availability across hybrid-cloud and data center networks, and serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for critical incidents. Responsibilities also include establishing standardized workflows, change-management protocols, and metrics tracking to ensure compliance with operational SLAs, directing end-to-end network initiative lifecycles, and spearheading process improvement initiatives, automation readiness, and infrastructural hygiene.

Requirements

High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Active Cisco CCIE (Routing/Switching or Enterprise Core) or equivalent tier-1 vendor credentials (e.g., Palo Alto PCNSE, F5 CSE).
Experience driving team integration of network automation tools and frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) into legacy route/switch and DDI environments.
Demonstrated experience overseeing hybrid-cloud connectivity architectures across major cloud platforms (AWS DirectConnect, Azure ExpressRoute).

Nice To Haves

3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct a multi-disciplinary team of senior engineers across WAN/SD-WAN, route/switch, network security, wireless, application delivery (ADC/LADC), and Infoblox DDI, translating enterprise architectural roadmaps into scalable operational delivery.
Maintain high availability across hybrid-cloud and data center networks, serving as the ultimate technical escalation point for critical incidents, root-cause analysis (RCA), and continuous operational remediation.
Establish standardized workflows, change-management protocols, and metrics tracking to ensure rigorous compliance with operational SLAs, milestone delivery, and high-performance infrastructure execution.
Direct end-to-end network initiative lifecycles, lifecycle management, and third-party vendor performance, enforcing strict accountable delivery timelines and operational standards.
Spearhead process improvement initiatives, automation readiness, and infrastructural hygiene to minimize operational complexity and raise team technical maturity.