Senior Network Engineering Manager – Hybrid Cloud & WAN

Ascension; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

403(b) employer match retirement

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ascension seeks an accomplished network leadership professional to direct a multi-disciplinary team across WAN/SD-WAN, routing, security, and cloud connectivity. The role focuses on delivering scalable operational solutions and aligning architectural roadmaps with enterprise needs.

You will oversee mission-critical performance, troubleshoot escalations, and drive continuous improvement in processes, automation, and vendor governance across hybrid-cloud and data center networks.

Qualifications

• Education requirements include high school diploma with experience or college degree with limited experience.
• 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
• Advanced Enterprise Certifications (e.g., CCIE, PCNSE, F5 CSE) are highly valued.
• Infrastructure automation exposure: Python, Ansible, Terraform in legacy network environments.
• Cloud networking management across AWS DirectConnect and Azure ExpressRoute.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of senior engineers across WAN/SD-WAN, routing, security, wireless, and ADC/LADC.
• Maintain high availability across hybrid-cloud and data center networks; lead RCA and remediation.
• Establish standardized workflows, change-management, and KPI tracking for SLAs and delivery.
• Direct end-to-end lifecycle and vendor governance for network initiatives.
• Drive process standardization, automation readiness, and infrastructure hygiene.

Skills

Network leadership

Architecture alignment

WAN/SD-WAN

Cloud networking

Network automation

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Associate's degree or higher

CCIE or equivalent certification

Job description

Ascension seeks an accomplished network leadership professional to direct a multi-disciplinary team across WAN/SD-WAN, routing, security, and cloud connectivity. The role focuses on delivering scalable operational solutions and aligning architectural roadmaps with enterprise needs.

You will oversee mission-critical performance, troubleshoot escalations, and drive continuous improvement in processes, automation, and vendor governance across hybrid-cloud and data center networks.