Senior Network Engineering Manager: AI Cloud & SD-WAN

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision/Dental

Retirement benefits

Merchandise Discount

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Network Engineering within NIO (Network and Infrastructure Operations). You will own the network connecting 400+ stores, fulfillment and distribution centers, including Versa SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and Juniper wired/wireless.

You’ll shift the team toward Git-driven changes, automated pipelines, and AI-assisted operations. You will mentor engineers, run design reviews, and ensure uptime, resilience, and security across the network.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on network engineering across on-premises and cloud networking before transitioning to management.
• Hands-on experience deploying or operating SD-WAN, preferably Versa Networks or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking across AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI, including Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, VNet peering, and hybrid connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead stand-ups, sprint planning, and prioritization across SD-WAN, cloud, wired, wireless, and data center fabrics.
• Review designs for SD-WAN changes, cloud WAN updates, and wireless rollouts.
• Own performance, cost, and security of the enterprise network and guide engineers through incidents and RCAs.

Skills

10+ years network engineering

SD-WAN

Cloud networking

Juniper Mist/Wi‑Fi

IaC / automation

GitOps / CI‑CD

AI in engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Network Engineering

Tools

Versa VOS

Juniper EX/QFX

Mist AI

GitHub

Jira

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Network Engineering within NIO (Network and Infrastructure Operations). You will own the network connecting 400+ stores, fulfillment and distribution centers, including Versa SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and Juniper wired/wireless.

You’ll shift the team toward Git-driven changes, automated pipelines, and AI-assisted operations. You will mentor engineers, run design reviews, and ensure uptime, resilience, and security across the network.