Sr Manager, Infrastructure Engineering - Data Center Networking Engineering

Lowes; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 126,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Manager of Infrastructure Engineering, where you'll lead a dynamic team in revolutionizing data center networks. This role offers the unique opportunity to design cutting-edge solutions, manage a talented workforce, and collaborate with diverse teams to drive innovation. Enjoy the stability of a well-established organization while working in a modern Tech Hub equipped with the latest technology. If you're passionate about leading teams and shaping the future of IT infrastructure, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

401k with up to 4.25% match

Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition-Free Education

10-week Maternity/Parental Leave

10% Associate Discount

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with a focus on infrastructure engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and support Data Center Network Fabric and core routing.
• Lead global teams in building and maintaining infrastructure systems.

Skills

Infrastructure Engineering

Team Leadership

Cloud Technologies (GCP, Azure, OCI, AWS)

Technical Documentation

Project Management

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Dynamic Routed Networks (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Cisco ACI

VXLAN

Job description

**Your Impact**

The primary purpose of this role is to lead a team of multi-disciplinary infrastructure engineers in Data Center Network Engineering that develop and support on-premises IT Infrastructure systems in our enterprise data centers, which is a 24x7x365 mission critical organization. This team is responsible for deployment, decommission, firmware maintenance, life cycle management, and automation for the network layer. The network layer includes server and storage connectivity, switches, routers, and network fabrics. This team is also responsible for researching, testing, developing, and implementing new technologies and services for the data center network engineering team. This role requires close collaboration with other IT infrastructure teams, an understanding of agile development and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)/Infrastructure as Code, as well as a focus on continuous improvement.

This individual manages people which includes responsibility for setting individual and team expectations, delegating assignments and managing performance, identifying talent needs, and coaching and developing team members.

As a Senior Manager over infrastructure engineers in supporting our data center networks this individual will assist with developing roadmaps, establishing strategies, onboarding new services, and creating training plans.

**Work with a Winning Team**

Our CEO is forward-thinking when it comes to tech, and with one of Forbes’ Top 50 CIOs leading the charge, you can come to work knowing you’ll have the data, tools, and support that few other companies can offer. And if the solution doesn’t exist, we build it. You have the autonomy to create, and we trust your vision and abilities.

We’ve been around for over 100 years, so we’re not going anywhere. You’ll have the stability you need to focus on looking to the future and bringing your team there with you. We also know what it takes to build a winning culture – from collaborating with diverse and curious minds to approaching challenges with new perspectives. You’ll be surrounded by peers who are visionaries in their areas – people who can collaborate with you to challenge you, help you grow, and inspire you.

**Innovate in Charlotte**

This position is based at our on-site Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lowe's Tech Hub is an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site barista, and other perks to enhance your work experience.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Data Center Network Fabric – Design and support Software Defined Network (SDN) fabrics enabling enterprise scale servers, storage, hypervisors, virtual machines, and containerized workloads

• Core Routing – Design and support core routers, switches, and routing protocols interconnecting the enterprise data centers to the Cloud, corporate, and retail locations

• Cloud Interconnect – Design and support interconnections of multiple Cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments.

• Manages technical teams in the translation of business requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for infrastructure systems across multiple technical domains or platforms

• Leads global teams that design, build and maintain infrastructure systems; includes responsibility for teams that provide all tiers of infrastructure support to the organization

• Builds and maintains partnerships with cross-functional leadership to understand short and long-term business needs and functional specifications and to ensure technology solutions support integrated business strategies

• Conducts analyses on the effectiveness of the infrastructure and makes recommendations for the adoption of new procedures

• Provides leadership to the team by attracting and hiring talented individuals, setting goals and communicating clear expectations, providing timely and constructive feedback as well as meaningful developmental opportunities, managing performance, providing resources and support as needed, and sponsoring and leading team members through change

**Minimum Qualifications**

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

• 8 years of IT experience

• 4 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas

• 3 years of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility; this includes experience providing technical direction, thought leadership, coaching and mentoring to team members

**Preferred Skills/Experience**

*We encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the preferred skills or experience. *

• Master's degree in business administration, Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, or related field

• 3 years of experience in infrastructure engineering as a lead, technical process management, project management, IT consulting, or related field

• 3 Years of experience working with third party IT vendor and/or systems solution provider leadership

• 2 Years of leadership experience with direct report responsibility

• 2 Years of experience in a leadership role in a large matrixed organization

• 2 Years of experience writing technical documentation in an infrastructure development environment

• 2 years of experience managing cloud technologies such as GCP, Azure, OCI, or AWS

• 2 years of experience managing Cisco ACI, VXLAN, or similar data center Software Defined Network (SDN) fabric technologies

• 4 years of experience designing and implementing dynamic routed networks using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, or IS-IS

• 4 years of experience working on data center network technologies and related applications

**Benefits**

• 401k with up to 4.25% match

• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)

• Tuition-Free Education

• 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave

• 10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits

**About Lowe’s**

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

_Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law._

Pay Range: $126,200.00 - $239,800.00 annually Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.