Senior Lead Global Network Engineer

Hilton•Memphis, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, modern technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Senior Lead Global Network Engineer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Network Engineering team reporting to the Senior Director of Global Network Engineering, you will support projects including designing and implementing secured corporate networks. HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as: Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off (PTO) Learn more about the rest of our benefits At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans. HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique. What your day-to-day will be like: Review incoming ServiceNow/JIRA requests and triage new networking/cloud/security demands Run requirement refinement workshops to clarify team member needs Score demands using WSJF/MoSCoW and facilitate executive prioritization sessions Align demands with roadmap/budget, resolve conflicts, and document Value Update weekly dashboards, quarterly reviews, and enforce demand Service level agreements (<24h acknowledgment) Lead architectural design sessions for Routing, Switching, Security, Cloud, and NetDevOps Validate designs, promote IaC integration, and conduct risk assessments Oversee PBR handoffs, approve change requests, attend CCB meetings, and craft notifications Mentor team members, review technical deliverables, and resolve escalations Create compliant user stories, forecast resources/budgets, and route work to specialists Automate intake/reporting, train team members, and maintain Confluence documentation Support async collaboration across time zones (BST/SGT) via JIRA/Confluence updates How you will collaborate with others: Work with global team (Architect, Subject Matter Experts, and Engineers) on daily syncs and handoffs Mentor Plan/Build teams on architecture, best practices, and technical challenges Facilitate cross-phase meetings and knowledge sharing sessions Engage leadership for prioritization, Value discussions, and executive updates Coordinate with security/cloud teams for ServiceNow approvals and compliance agreement Collaborate with vendors on NetDevOps and domain-specific integrations Use async tools (JIRA comments, Confluence updates) for BST/SGT time zones Notify Plan/Build/Run/leadership teams on changes, status, and deliverables Resolve escalations and foster team collaboration through training roadmaps Align with external partners (e.g., legal, application teams) on demands What deliverables you will take ownership of: Prioritized demand backlog with full traceability (demand → project → milestone) Weekly dashboards, quarterly demand reviews, and Service level agreement compliance reports Compliant user stories with acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements End-to-end architecture designs (validated against TOGAF/NIST with IaC integration) Risk assessments, budget/resource forecasts, and Return documentation ServiceNow intake/change requests with approvals CCB approvals and notification communications to teams/leadership Audit-ready Confluence documentation (runbooks, policies, reports) Archived demands with lessons learned Mentorship outcomes (training roadmaps, knowledge sessions, technical reviews) PBR workflow adherence (handoffs, velocity/Service level agreement tracking) WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

Requirements

Seven (7) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
Five (5) years of experience in network engineering/architecture
Five (5) years of experience working as a technical project manager overseeing Routing, Switching, Security, Cloud, and NetDevOps in enterprise environments
Certifications such as CCIE (Routing/Switching or Security), AWS Solutions Architect, or PMP
Expert in tools like JIRA (Scrum/Kanban), Confluence, ServiceNow (intake/change requests), Terraform/Ansible (IaC), and network protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLAN)
Mentorship experience leading global teams (10+ people), with guidance in PBR models, zero-trust security, and multi-time zone collaboration
This is a hybrid role and would require to be near our Dallas or Memphis office location
Travel up to 15-20%

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related field
Ten plus (10+) years in network engineering/architecture
Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and DevSecOps practices
Familiarity with compliance (GDPR, PCI-DSS, ISO) and governance in regulated industries

Responsibilities

Review incoming ServiceNow/JIRA requests and triage new networking/cloud/security demands
Run requirement refinement workshops to clarify team member needs
Score demands using WSJF/MoSCoW and facilitate executive prioritization sessions
Align demands with roadmap/budget, resolve conflicts, and document Value
Update weekly dashboards, quarterly reviews, and enforce demand Service level agreements (<24h acknowledgment)
Lead architectural design sessions for Routing, Switching, Security, Cloud, and NetDevOps
Validate designs, promote IaC integration, and conduct risk assessments
Oversee PBR handoffs, approve change requests, attend CCB meetings, and craft notifications
Mentor team members, review technical deliverables, and resolve escalations
Create compliant user stories, forecast resources/budgets, and route work to specialists
Automate intake/reporting, train team members, and maintain Confluence documentation
Support async collaboration across time zones (BST/SGT) via JIRA/Confluence updates
Work with global team (Architect, Subject Matter Experts, and Engineers) on daily syncs and handoffs
Mentor Plan/Build teams on architecture, best practices, and technical challenges
Facilitate cross-phase meetings and knowledge sharing sessions
Engage leadership for prioritization, Value discussions, and executive updates
Coordinate with security/cloud teams for ServiceNow approvals and compliance agreement
Collaborate with vendors on NetDevOps and domain-specific integrations
Use async tools (JIRA comments, Confluence updates) for BST/SGT time zones
Notify Plan/Build/Run/leadership teams on changes, status, and deliverables
Resolve escalations and foster team collaboration through training roadmaps
Align with external partners (e.g., legal, application teams) on demands
Prioritized demand backlog with full traceability (demand → project → milestone)
Weekly dashboards, quarterly demand reviews, and Service level agreement compliance reports
Compliant user stories with acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements
End-to-end architecture designs (validated against TOGAF/NIST with IaC integration)
Risk assessments, budget/resource forecasts, and Return documentation
ServiceNow intake/change requests with approvals
CCB approvals and notification communications to teams/leadership
Audit-ready Confluence documentation (runbooks, policies, reports)
Archived demands with lessons learned
Mentorship outcomes (training roadmaps, knowledge sessions, technical reviews)
PBR workflow adherence (handoffs, velocity/Service level agreement tracking)

Benefits

Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off (PTO)

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