Senior Director, Network Engineering

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens seeks a Senior Director of Network Engineering to define and drive the enterprise network strategy, aligning technology with business goals. You will lead Network & Voice Services, delivering secure, resilient connectivity and shaping multi-year roadmaps for modernization and cloud integration.

You will influence cross-functional teams, establish governance and performance standards, and manage budgets and vendor relationships to maximize value and service performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in network engineering or a related role.
• 5+ years in engineering, architecture and design of complex data, voice, and converged networks.
• 6+ years with voice, data, converged connectivity services and cloud networking aspects.
• Experience with vendor contract management, including SLA reviews.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Defines and drives the enterprise network and connectivity strategy.
• Leads the Network & Voice Services function for secure, scalable delivery.
• Shapes multi-year roadmaps for network modernization and automation.
• Influences enterprise technology decisions and partners across teams.
• Establishes governance, performance standards, and risk practices.
• Leads incident resolution and recovery strategies to ensure continuity.

Skills

Network engineering

Leadership

Budget management

Vendor management

Cloud connectivity

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma

Job description

Senior Director, Network Engineering

Job Summary

• Defines and drives the enterprise network and connectivity strategy, aligning technology capabilities with business priorities and long-term organizational goals.
• Leads the Network & Voice Services function, ensuring secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective delivery of enterprise connectivity services.
• Shapes multi-year roadmaps for network modernization, cloud connectivity, automation, and operational excellence to support business transformation.
• Influences enterprise technology decisions and partners across Infrastructure, Security, Digital, and Business teams to deliver integrated outcomes.
• Establishes governance, service performance standards, and risk management practices that improve reliability, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Leads resolution and recovery strategies for critical incidents and service disruptions, ensuring business continuity and resilience.
• Directs strategic relationships with telecommunications providers, cloud partners, and technology vendors to maximize business value and service performance.
• Accountable for function-level operating and capital budgets, investment planning, and resource optimization.
• Leads and develops a multi-layered organization, fostering leadership capability, talent development, succession planning, and an inclusive culture.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation, enhance customer experience, and improve enterprise outcomes.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in Network engineering or a similar role OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in network engineering or a similar role
• At least 5 years of engineering, architecture and design of complex data, voice, and converged networks
• At least 6 years of experience with voice, data, and converged connectivity services (telecom, route/switch, DNS, load balancers and firewalls, etc.) and networking aspects of cloud (connectivity, cloud exchange)
• Experience with vendor and vendor contract management, including SLA review.
• Experience with telecommunications management and carrier relations.
• Experience working with Cloud transformations and the resultant impact on Network and Communications services
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary

Salary Range: $175000 - $284375 / Salaried

This role will remain open until filled.