# Senior Manager, Network Engineering & Infrastructure

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $272k – $327k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Lan/Wan, Wireless, Microwave, Cloud Networking, Routing Protocols, Switching Protocols, Optical Transport Networks, Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper, Qos, Traffic Engineering, Ansible
**Posted:** 2026-05-22

> Lead and mentor a network engineering team responsible for designing, deploying, and operating multi-site enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, cloud, offices, and vehicle facilities. Requires 10+ years of network experience with 5+ years in senior leadership.

## Job Description

## In This Role, You Will...

**Team Leadership & Strategy**
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Network Architects and Engineers
- Establish technical standards, clear roadmaps, and maintain a high bar for team execution

**Infrastructure & Deployment**
- Oversee the end-to-end network design and deployment for all physical expansions, including manufacturing sites, vehicle depots, and high-bandwidth facilities
- Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects to accelerate large-scale deployments with tight deadlines

**Operations & Reliability**
- Maintain the availability of production and enterprise networks by defining and reporting on SLAs
- Develop key metrics and log data for response and review
- Function as an escalation point for network issues and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**
- Partner with Facilities, Security, and Infosec teams to deploy and support secure site connectivity and vehicle carrier connectivity
- Lead cross-functional architecture design review sessions

**Vendor & Financial Management**
- Own and manage budgeting for all networking needs, working closely with Finance and Accounting
- Manage carrier circuits, networking hardware, and third-party vendor relationships to scale build and support capabilities

## Qualifications

**Experience**
- 10+ years of progressive experience in network administration/engineering
- At least 5+ years in a senior management or leadership role overseeing complex, multi-site network environments

**Technical Expertise**
- Deep architectural knowledge of enterprise LAN/WAN, Wireless/Microwave, Internet, and Cloud technologies
- Strong understanding of routing and switching protocols, Optical Transport Networks, and high-availability service design models

**Vendor Ecosystems**
- Proven experience managing complex, multi-vendor hardware environments (Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper, etc.)

**Engineering Rigor**
- Strong understanding of traffic engineering and QoS design principles
- Ability to analyze network packet traces

**Mindset**
- A measured, safety-conscious approach to infrastructure management, balancing rapid physical expansion with rigorous security and enterprise standards

**Education**
- A Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

## Bonus Qualifications

- Experience supporting network infrastructure in the autonomous vehicle, transportation, logistics, or industrial environments
- Familiarity with network automation tools and infrastructure-as-code principles (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, or Salt)
- Knowledge of shell scripting and programming languages such as Python
- Advanced Network (CCNP, CCIE, AWS, etc.) and Project Management (PMP or equivalent) certifications
- Experience implementing 24/7 network monitoring operations or integrating with a centralized Operations Center
- Solid understanding of ITSM/ITIL frameworks
- Ability to create and maintain operational documentation (MOPs, playbooks, runbooks, etc.)

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