Enterprise Network Engineering Lead

Clayton Homes; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Onsite gym

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

Clayton Homes in Maryville, TN is seeking a Network Engineering Manager to lead the enterprise network's day-to-day operations. You will manage a team, drive reliable, scalable, and secure solutions, and partner with architecture and security leaders to align with standards and business goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration, budgeting, and continuous improvement, with automation, monitoring, and resilient connectivity across LAN/WAN, Wi‑Fi, VoIP, and cloud integrations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in network engineering.
• 5+ years in a leadership role within a large enterprise.
• Experience leading distributed network teams across LAN/WAN, Wi‑Fi, VoIP, SD‑WAN, Cloud Networking.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Team Development: Lead, mentor, and coach network engineers with clear expectations.
• Operational Excellence: Manage daily network operations and incident response for high availability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Applications teams.
• Team Capacity Management: Coordinate project intake, resources, and budgets with leadership.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive automation and standardization for reliability.
• Influence & Communication: Report performance, risks, and needs to leadership.
• Innovation & Foresight: Stay ahead on trends and guide modernization roadmap.
• Planning & Execution: Translate strategy into actionable delivery plans.

Skills

Leadership

Network engineering

Team development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning & execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Cisco routers/switches

Aruba wireless

Meraki

SD-WAN technology

SolarWinds

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

Clayton Homes in Maryville, TN is seeking a Network Engineering Manager to lead the enterprise network's day-to-day operations. You will manage a team, drive reliable, scalable, and secure solutions, and partner with architecture and security leaders to align with standards and business goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration, budgeting, and continuous improvement, with automation, monitoring, and resilient connectivity across LAN/WAN, Wi‑Fi, VoIP, and cloud integrations.