Remote Network Engineering Manager (Lead, Hands-on)

SONIFI Health Incorporated.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Pet insurance

On-demand pay

Job summary

SONIFI seeks a Manager, Network Engineering to lead the post-sales network configuration, implementation, and validation for our Managed Wi‑Fi Network Solutions. Reporting to the Sr.

Director, Internet Services, this remote, player‑coach role guides a team of 10–20 while balancing deployment schedules, quality, and customer requirements. Approximately 20% of time is hands‑on engineering; travel ~10% across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree and six+ years of technical experience.
• At least three years of leadership experience.
• Knowledge of IP-based network engineering, configuration, and deployment, including TCP/IP addressing, subnetting, LAN/WAN configuration, and network installation support.
• Knowledge of network distribution technologies, including switched Ethernet, G.hn, Wi‑Fi, and active and passive optical solutions, plus switches, routers, access points, network controllers, firewalls, data cabling, cross-connects, RF cabling, wireless protocols, and network management software.
• Hands-on proficiency to support complex deployments, resolve escalations, validate engineering practices, and coach team members while maintaining accountability for leadership and delivery.
• Working knowledge of vendor solutions deployed in SONIFI’s markets, including Aruba, Ruckus, Meraki, Fortinet, and Palo Alto.
• Ability to balance hands-on project work with team leadership, stay current with technology trends, and work independently with strong initiative.
• Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills, including ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences, plus proficiency with Ekahau Survey Pro, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage the Network Engineering team, set goals, assign work, monitor progress, coach, and conduct performance reviews.
• Establish and monitor metrics for configuration accuracy, rework, productivity, backlog, and resource utilization.
• Serve as a player‑coach with ~20% hands‑on network engineering for design, configuration, install, turn‑up, and validation of deployments.
• Champion process, system, and automation improvements by gathering requirements and driving adoption within the team.
• Plan and allocate resources to meet productivity and quality goals, while improving processes and skill sets.
• Support the department’s operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities with defensible decisions.
• Collaborate across internal teams to identify requirements, deliver new products, and lead escalations through closure; document root causes and lessons learned.
• Create and maintain training and configuration docs for subcontractors, Field Service, and TAC.

Skills

IP-based network engineering

Leadership

Hands-on network engineering

Communication skills

Ekahau Survey Pro

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Six+ years of technical experience

Tools

Aruba Networks

Ruckus Networks

Meraki

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Switches/routers/APs

RF cabling

Job description

SONIFI seeks a Manager, Network Engineering to lead the post-sales network configuration, implementation, and validation for our Managed Wi‑Fi Network Solutions. Reporting to the Sr.

Director, Internet Services, this remote, player‑coach role guides a team of 10–20 while balancing deployment schedules, quality, and customer requirements. Approximately 20% of time is hands‑on engineering; travel ~10% across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.