Network Engineering Manager — Lead, Scale & Automate

Citymesh; Oostkamp; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Health insurance

CAO90 bonus

Year-end bonus

Net expense allowance

Sector bonus (PC 200)

Cafeteria plan

Phone plan

Home internet discount

Company car / mobility budget

Hybrid work options

40 hours per week + 12 days off

Job summary

Citymesh is seeking a Manager Network Engineering to lead and grow our Network Engineering team responsible for LAN, (W)LAN and private 4G/5G networks. You will drive structure, automation and Lean improvements while collaborating with PM, Operations and Support to deliver scalable engineering solutions.

You will coach and develop engineers, translate strategic direction into practical changes and ensure the team remains technically sharp across enterprise and service-provider networking domains.

Qualifications

• Experience leading, coaching and developing technical or Network Engineering teams.
• Solid background in enterprise and/or service provider networking.
• Wireless, routing and switching familiarity; private 4G/5G knowledge is a plus.
• Vendor landscape includes Juniper, Nokia, Fortinet, Extreme or comparable technologies.
• Ability to translate Lean/continuous improvement into practical changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Network Engineering team with ownership, autonomy and technical growth.
• Create structure by building clear standards, processes and ways of working.
• Drive improvement by translating Lean and continuous improvement into practical changes.
• Enable smarter engineering through automation and knowledge sharing.
• Provide technical direction and stay connected to technology to support decisions.
• Strengthen collaboration with PM, Ops, Support and other tech teams.
• Build an engineering model that scales across teams and locations.

Skills

People leadership

Technical depth

Lean / continuous improvement

Automation

Knowledge sharing

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Juniper

Nokia

Fortinet

Extreme

Job description

Citymesh is seeking a Manager Network Engineering to lead and grow our Network Engineering team responsible for LAN, (W)LAN and private 4G/5G networks. You will drive structure, automation and Lean improvements while collaborating with PM, Operations and Support to deliver scalable engineering solutions.

You will coach and develop engineers, translate strategic direction into practical changes and ensure the team remains technically sharp across enterprise and service-provider networking domains.