Senior Manager, Network Engineering

TEKsystems; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Transit benefits

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Job summary

TEKsystems in Atlanta is hiring a senior Network Engineering leader to guide a geographically distributed team, setting technical direction and a roadmap for modernization across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will drive improvements in performance, resiliency, security, and observability, while advancing automated deployment, IaC, and standardized practices. Hybrid work model with contract-to-hire terms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Network Engineering with leadership experience.
• Enterprise network architecture, routing, switching, and data center networking.
• Expertise in BGP, WAN technologies, resiliency, and high availability.
• Hands-on AWS networking across multi-region setups and cloud services.
• Strong Palo Alto firewall and network security knowledge.
• Proven management of network transformation within large enterprises.
• Experience in hybrid cloud/data center/office network environments.
• Ability to lead teams while staying hands-on technically.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed team of network engineers with technical direction.
• Develop a modernization roadmap for network environment and lifecycle management.
• Improve performance, resiliency, capacity planning, security, and observability.
• Support cloud migrations and data center modernization initiatives.
• Establish IaC, version control, peer review, and change management practices.
• Participate in architecture reviews and critical incident response.
• Collaborate with cloud, security, infra, and application teams to align goals.
• Lead disaster recovery planning and executive-level reporting.
• Enhance configuration management and automate repeatable deployments.

Skills

Leadership

Network engineering

AWS networking

BGP & WAN

Palo Alto firewall

Hybrid cloud & data center

Team mentorship

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

New Relic

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team of network engineers, providing technical direction, career development, and operational leadership.
• Assess the current network environment and develop a prioritized roadmap for modernization, standardization, and lifecycle management.
• Drive improvements in network performance, resiliency, capacity planning, security, and observability across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Support infrastructure modernization efforts, including cloud migrations and data center transformation initiatives.
• Establish engineering best practices around network automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), version control, peer review, and change management.
• Participate in architecture reviews, complex troubleshooting efforts, and critical incident response activities.
• Partner with cloud engineering, security, infrastructure, application teams, and business stakeholders to align network capabilities with organizational goals.
• Lead disaster recovery planning, operational readiness initiatives, carrier/vendor management, and executive-level reporting.
• Improve configuration management processes and enhance operational efficiency through automation and repeatable deployment methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Network Engineering, with prior leadership or management experience.
• Strong expertise in enterprise network architecture, routing, switching, and data center networking.
• Deep knowledge of BGP, WAN technologies, network resiliency, and high-availability design.
• Hands-on experience supporting and architecting AWS networking environments, including multi-region connectivity and cloud networking services.
• Strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls and network security technologies.
• Proven experience leading network transformation and modernization initiatives within enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting hybrid environments that span cloud, data center, and office networks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams while maintaining hands‑on technical involvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
• AWS Cloud WAN
• ExpressRoute
• Megaport
• Terraform
• Ansible or similar automation platforms
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks
• CI/CD pipelines for network automation
• New Relic or other network monitoring and observability platforms
• Experience implementing:
• Network automation strategies
• Configuration management solutions
• Standardized network operating models
• Enterprise architecture governance

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Atlanta,GA.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full‑Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real‑world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full‑stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands‑on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.