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# Senior Manager, Network Engineering

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Operating System (NOS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Network Security, Automation of Marketing, Network Monitoring, Routing, Ansible, Wide Area Networks, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Data Center Networking, Information Technology, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, New Relic (SaaS), Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.atlantacareerpath.com/job.asp?id=3462142088&tx=UT6258THD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

This is a highly visible role that combines technical leadership with people management. The ideal candidate will bring deep networking expertise, strong architectural acumen, and the ability to guide engineering teams through large-scale transformation efforts while maintaining stable day-to-day operations., * 10+ years of progressive experience in Network Engineering, with prior leadership or management experience.

 * Strong expertise in enterprise network architecture, routing, switching, and data center networking.
 * Deep knowledge of BGP, WAN technologies, network resiliency, and high-availability design.
 * Hands-on experience supporting and architecting AWS networking environments, including multi-region connectivity and cloud networking services.
 * Strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls and network security technologies.
 * Proven experience leading network transformation and modernization initiatives within enterprise environments.
 * Experience supporting hybrid environments that span cloud, data center, and office networks.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead teams while maintaining hands-on technical involvement.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with:
 * AWS Cloud WAN
 * ExpressRoute
 * Megaport
 * Terraform
 * Ansible or similar automation platforms
 * Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks
 * CI/CD pipelines for network automation
 * New Relic or other network monitoring and observability platforms
 * Experience implementing:
 * Network automation strategies
 * Configuration management solutions
 * Standardized network operating models
 * Enterprise architecture governance

## Description

* Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team of network engineers, providing technical direction, career development, and operational leadership.
 * Assess the current network environment and develop a prioritized roadmap for modernization, standardization, and lifecycle management.
 * Drive improvements in network performance, resiliency, capacity planning, security, and observability across cloud and on-premises environments.
 * Support infrastructure modernization efforts, including cloud migrations and data center transformation initiatives.
 * Establish engineering best practices around network automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), version control, peer review, and change management.
 * Participate in architecture reviews, complex troubleshooting efforts, and critical incident response activities.
 * Partner with cloud engineering, security, infrastructure, application teams, and business stakeholders to align network capabilities with organizational goals.
 * Lead disaster recovery planning, operational readiness initiatives, carrier/vendor management, and executive-level reporting.
 * Improve configuration management processes and enhance operational efficiency through automation and repeatable deployment methodologies.