Global Network Services Leader (Cisco, SD-WAN) — Remote

TheCorporate LLC

Washington

Hybrid

USD 166,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Hybrid work model

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Job summary

TheCorporate LLC is seeking a Manager of Network Services in the Washington, DC area or 100% remote from approved U.S. locations.

This senior role leads a global network engineering/operations team, driving modernization with SASE, SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and automation while ensuring 24x7 availability across LAN, WAN, wireless, cloud networking, and security domains. Ideal candidates have extensive Cisco routing/switching experience, strong security skills, and a proven track record managing

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years leading network engineering and operations teams.
Experience supporting a global, 24x7 enterprise environment.
Demonstrated experience managing geographically distributed technical teams.
Advanced knowledge of Cisco routing and switching (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, VLANs, QoS, TCP/IP).
Experience with SASE, SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and secure remote access.
Strong knowledge of network security technologies (VPNs, firewalls, NAC, IDS/IPS).
Experience with cloud networking, wireless networking, and internet edge infrastructure.
Experience with network automation tools (e.g., Red Hat Ansible).
Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, capacity planning, and governance.
Strong PM, communication, problem-solving, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Network Engineers.
Manage team workload, staffing, performance, training, and on-call schedules.
Oversee design, implementation, maintenance, and support of global LAN/WAN, wireless, voice, cloud networking, internet edge, and network security services.
Establish and maintain network policies, procedures, standards, and documentation.
Ensure change management, maintenance, disaster recovery, and security compliance.
Lead modernization initiatives (SASE, SD-WAN, Zero Trust, automation, security).
Review and approve network designs, implementation plans, and standards.
Manage hardware lifecycle, capacity, availability, and performance.
Collaborate with Security, Compliance, Systems, and IT leadership.
Coordinate with stakeholders to plan and deliver projects.
Develop operational metrics and reporting on network availability and performance.
Facilitate operational meetings and strategy discussions.