Head of Network Engineering

The company is building a next-generation service provider network designed to support large-scale infrastructure growth, operational scalability and long-term architectural evolution. The Head of Network Engineering will define the technical direction, architectural standards and engineering strategy of the company's service provider infrastructure, with architectural leadership across IP/MPLS backbone infrastructure, Metro Ethernet and aggregation networks, Optical transport infrastructure (OTN / DWDM), Network security infrastructure, and Data center interconnectivity and backbone integration. The role is a systems-level engineering leadership role focused on designing infrastructure capable of scaling sustainably, with a strong automation and operational scalability mindset.

Responsibilities

Defines the long-term architecture roadmap for the service provider network ecosystem; Establishes technical standards and engineering principles across routing, transport, aggregation and security domains; Ensures architectural consistency between backbone, access, transport and infrastructure security environments; Defines scalability and resiliency strategies for infrastructure growth; Guides technical decisions related to routing architecture, transport evolution and infrastructure expansion; Drives engineering standardization across multi-vendor environments; Promotes automation-first operational models to improve scalability, consistency and deployment velocity; Collaborates closely with Automation, Operations, Expansion and Infrastructure teams; Supports the evolution of provisioning, validation and infrastructure lifecycle methodologies; Drives documentation, engineering discipline and operational reproducibility across the organization; Mentors and develops senior engineering talent across multiple technical domains

Requirements

Strong experience designing and evolving large-scale service provider infrastructure environments; CCIE/JNCIE-level expertise or equivalent real-world architectural depth; Deep understanding of IP/MPLS backbone architectures and routing ecosystems; Strong understanding of transport, aggregation and infrastructure networking domains; Experience defining infrastructure standards and architectural principles; Strong automation mindset focused on scaling network operations and infrastructure consistency; Experience operating large-scale multi-vendor environments; Strong troubleshooting and infrastructure problem-solving capabilities; Experience guiding technical decisions across engineering organizations; Strong documentation, standardization and operational rigor; Ability to operate in fast-moving infrastructure growth environments

Nice to have

Experience with automation frameworks and infrastructure APIs; Experience scaling operational models in large service provider networks; Familiarity with CI/CD or infrastructure lifecycle automation practices; Experience with optical transport scaling strategies; Exposure to infrastructure security and segmentation architectures; Experience supporting multi-site or multi-data-center service provider environments; Familiarity with telemetry, observability or infrastructure monitoring systems; Experience leading engineering standardization initiatives across organizations