Senior Manager Network Engineering, Virtual

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering -OR- a combination of equivalent education and work experience

8 or more years of related experience

6 or more years of experience leading technical teams in a complex and fast paced environment

Strong experience with leveraging the power of data and metrics to drive behavior, process and priority decisions across the team and IS

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in a Healthcare environment

8 or more years of experience in Network Engineering

Lead and develop high-performing, fully remote engineering teams responsible for supporting complex multi-site data center networks spanning Cisco ACI, Arista EOS/EVPN-VXLAN/MLAG environments, Palo Alto platforms, and MPLS backbone infrastructures, while fostering async-first communication, building trust, setting clear outcome-based expectations, and sustaining team cohesion, morale, and professional growth across global time zones and international counterparts

Oversee large-scale distributed network operations and architectures, including on-premises data centers, MPLS backbones, carrier-hotel peering, high-availability designs (multi-homing, failover, redundancy), and Azure hub-and-spoke hybrid connectivity, ensuring alignment through effective team direction and governance.

Drive data-informed team performance and operational excellence by guiding the use of telemetry and analytics from platforms such as ACI APIC, Arista CloudVision, and MPLS monitoring to prioritize initiatives, strengthen SLAs, reduce incidents, enhance cost efficiency, and achieve measurable improvements in uptime and network performance

Lead the organization's network security strategy and risk management, directing the implementation of zero-trust architecture, micro-segmentation, MPLS VPN security, threat detection, HIPAA-aligned controls, and adoption of modern practices including SASE and continuous verification

Champion team adoption and maturity in automation technologies (ACI APIs, Arista programmability, IaC/Ansible), AIOps for predictive and self-healing operations, and advanced observability practices, while guiding the strategic transition from legacy systems to next-generation intelligent network environments.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Enterprise Information Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. Ready to lead the evolution of reliable, high-impact network infrastructure that directly supports life-saving care? As a Senior Manager in Network Engineering, you'll dive in early-collaborating tightly with developers, testers, program managers, and cross-functional IS, non-IS, and clinical partners-to architect, optimize, and continuously improve large-scale, mission-critical services. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll combine deep technical mastery with strategic vision: navigating ambiguity to define network strategy, coaching and empowering a high-performing team, and instilling a modern, service-oriented mindset focused on automation, resilience, and excellence. You'll think enterprise-wide while executing at the detail level-delivering scalable, secure, data-driven solutions that prioritize performance, cost-efficiency, and an exceptional caregiver experience. If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges, driving operational rigor, fostering inclusive teams, leveraging metrics for smarter decisions, and translating engineering impact into better patient outcomes-this is your opportunity to make a transformative difference in healthcare technology. Providence supports 100% virtual work for residents located in the following areas: Alaska Washington Oregon Montana California Texas: Lubbock (within 75 miles) Texas: Levelland (within 75 miles), At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable., Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.