Lead and manage a team of WAN engineers to build and run high-performance, scalable WAN and backbone networks
Develop long-term strategy and roadmap for backbone infrastructure, considering future traffic growth, emerging technologies, and evolving business needs
Plan and lead day to day operational activities like capacity additions, hardware refresh, code upgrades, etc.
Partner with NetOps team to triage and mitigate network incidents
Be the point of escalation for WAN and routing related incidents
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Cloud, Security, and Infrastructure teams, to align network strategies with business objectives
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders on specific product areas
Create and manage various documents like design documents, as-built documents, operations playbook, etc.

8+ years of experience in network architecture, network engineering, or network operations with at least 6 years of management experience
Experience with large scale networks such as in a SaaS, ISP, or cloud provider network
Expertise in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), MPLS, Segment Routing, SD-WAN, and EVPN/VXLAN
Knowledge of optical transport technologies, including DWDM and coherent optics
Experience with IPv6, Internet Peering, DDoS mitigation techniques, RPKI, and Multicast is a major plus
Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or equivalent scripting languages
Experience with network modeling and data modeling techniques
Strong system architecture, problem solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
Proven experience with project delivery for large, mission-critical, cross-functional projects
Experience with network observability, monitoring, and DevOps
Advanced certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent is a plus

Senior Manager, Network Engineering

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