Senior Manager, Network Engineering – Enterprise Events & Digital Campus (MEETS)
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Network Engineering leads a multidisciplinary team of Network Engineers responsible for the architecture, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise event networking and collaboration infrastructure. This leader is responsible for ensuring world-class reliability across wired and wireless infrastructure supporting enterprise events while driving modernization initiatives including Wi-Fi 7, automation, telemetry, cloud-managed networking, AI-assisted operations, and standardized deployment architectures. The role partners closely with Enterprise Networking, Security, Collaboration Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Management, and Event Operations to create scalable technology platforms capable of supporting Walmart's evolving digital workplace. MEETS is responsible for designing, engineering, deploying, and operating the technology infrastructure that powers Walmart's largest enterprise events, executive experiences, conferences, training sessions, and collaboration spaces. The team delivers highly reliable wired and wireless networking, collaboration technologies, event infrastructure, broadcast connectivity, point-of-sale networking, AV technologies, and temporary enterprise environments supporting tens of thousands of associates annually. Beyond events, the organization partners closely with Room & Collaboration Technology, Enterprise Networking, Software Engineering, Digital Campus, Tech Support, and Enterprise Infrastructure teams to build the next generation of intelligent workplace experiences. Our vision is to transform enterprise events from individually engineered deployments into software-defined, highly automated, telemetry-driven technology platforms capable of supporting predictive operations and exceptional customer experiences.
Requirements
- 5+ years leading Network Engineering organizations.
- Experience managing and developing engineering teams.
- Large-scale program and project leadership.
- Executive stakeholder communication and engagement.
- Vendor management and strategic partnerships.
- Budget planning and ownership.
- Experience designing, deploying, or operating: Enterprise LAN/WAN environments.
- High-density wireless networks.
- Routing & Switching, SD-WAN, QoS, and Multicast.
- Cloud-managed networking platforms.
- NAC (Network Access Control) and Identity Services.
- Cisco Catalyst Center.
- Cisco Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7.
- Cisco Spaces.
- Network Automation.
- Python and REST APIs.
- Terraform and/or Ansible.
- Observability and monitoring platforms.
- Splunk, Grafana, ThousandEyes.
- Event networking.
- Broadcast networking and IPTV.
- Microsoft Teams Rooms.
- Cisco RoomOS.
- Enterprise video conferencing solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, electrical engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in large-scale networking environments or related area.
- 7 years’ experience in large scale networking environments or related area.
- 2 years’ supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in large scale networking environments or related area.
- Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing Network Engineering organization.
- Define the long-term networking strategy supporting Enterprise Digital Campus and MEETS.
- Establish engineering standards for enterprise event networking.
- Drive adoption of Wi-Fi 7 and future wireless technologies.
- Lead network architecture for large-scale enterprise events.
- Develop highly repeatable deployment architectures.
- Improve operational excellence through automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Expand network telemetry and observability.
- Reduce MTTR through proactive monitoring and automated remediation.
- Develop disaster recovery and resiliency strategies.
- Manage technology vendors and strategic partnerships.
- Lead engineering during major enterprise events.
- Establish engineering KPIs and operational scorecards.
- Build strong partnerships across Infrastructure, Security, Collaboration Technology, Product, and Software Engineering.
Benefits
- Incentive awards for performance
- 401(k) match
- Stock purchase plan
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Multiple health plans
- Competitive pay
- Performance bonuses
- Stock
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO (including sick leave)
- PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
- Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart for Live Better U programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
