Vice President, Platform Operations

Netskope; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Netskope is seeking an SVP of Network & Operations to lead the architecture, deployment, and 24/7 reliability of NewEdge, our global cybersecurity cloud network. You will oversee high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure, multi-region cloud and edge data centers, and NOC/SOC operations, with carrier-grade availability and resilient security posture.

You will manage multi-million-dollar budgets, drive vendor negotiations, and lead cross-time-zone teams to ensure sub-millisecond packet

Qualifications

• 15+ years in network engineering and infrastructure operations, with 7+ years in executive leadership (VP/SVP).
• Experience in hyperscale cloud, Tier-1 ISP/telecom, CDN, or enterprise-scale cloud security platform.
• Deep domain expertise in large-scale BGP routing, DDoS mitigation, SDN, edge computing, and hybrid architectures.
• Led 100+ person teams and managed enterprise-scale infrastructure budgets.

Responsibilities

• Architect, scale, and optimize a globally distributed hybrid/edge network for massive throughput and sub-millisecond latency.
• Lead global NOC and SRE teams to ensure 99.999% uptime and rapid incident response.
• Direct global transit, peering, and CDN integration to minimize latency.
• Own CapEx/OpEx budgets and vendor negotiations for data centers, hardware, and transit providers.
• Ensure security/compliance with FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust frameworks.
• Build and mentor distributed engineering, operations, and telecommunications teams across time zones.

Skills

Network engineering

Executive leadership

FinOps

Cloud security

BGP routing

DDoS mitigation

SDN

Edge computing

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE/IT

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

About the Role

As the SVP of Network & Operations, you will lead the architecture, deployment, scaling, and 24/7 reliability of NewEdge, our global cybersecurity cloud network. In this executive role, you will oversee high-throughput, low-latency network infrastructure, multi-region cloud and edge data center environments, customer support, and round-the-clock Network Operations (NOC/SOC). You will ensure carrier-grade availability, sub-millisecond packet inspection performance, and bulletproof operational resilience against massive, distributed cyber threats.

What You Will Be Doing

• Infrastructure Strategy & Scale: Architect, scale, and optimize a globally distributed hybrid/edge network capable of processing tens of terabits per second of inspected traffic across global Points of Presence (PoPs) and public cloud environments.
• Operational Excellence & 99.999% Uptime: Lead global NOC and SRE teams to maintain carrier-grade SLAs, disaster recovery readiness, zero-downtime upgrades, and sub-minute incident response times.
• Edge & Peering Architecture: Direct global transit, peering, BGP routing optimization, CDN integration, and hardware acceleration (SmartNICs/DPUs) to maximize throughput and minimize global latency.
• Capacity Planning & FinOps: Own the multi-million-dollar infrastructure CapEx/OpEx budget, leading vendor negotiations (hardware, data centers, transit providers) and optimizing unit economics as traffic scales exponentially.
• Security & Compliance: Partner with internal CISO/InfoSec teams to ensure operational infrastructure complies with FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust security architectures.
• Executive Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead high-performing, globally distributed engineering, operations, and telecommunications teams across multiple time zones.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience: 15+ years in network engineering and infrastructure operations, with at least 7+ years in executive leadership (VP/SVP) within a hyperscale cloud, Tier-1 ISP/telecom, CDN, or enterprise-scale cloud security platform.
• Technical Depth: Deep domain expertise in large-scale BGP routing, DDoS mitigation architecture, software-defined networking (SDN), edge computing, and bare-metal/cloud hybrid architectures.
• Scale Track Record: Proven experience operating distributed infrastructure processing petabytes of real-time data under strict low-latency requirements.
• Leadership & FinOps: Demonstrated success leading 100+ person engineering and operations organizations and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure budgets.

Education

BSCS, EE, IT, or equivalent required. A Master's degree in a technical field or an MBA is strongly preferred.