Senior Manager, Network & Cloud Architecture

Responsibilities

• Own company-wide architecture strategy connecting edge points of presence, backbone transport, data center fabrics, and SDN/cloud domains.
• Arbitrate cross-domain tradeoffs for AI/HPC workloads, including backbone capacity, data center fabric bandwidth, and SDN overlay overhead.
• Establish engineering standards, reference architectures, and design review processes; provide final sign-off on major architecture decisions and ensure production delivery.
• Define strategy for PoP design, peering, IX participation, and edge compute/caching placement.
• Define long-haul and core network strategy, including BGP, MPLS/segment routing, optical transport, and multi-region/multi-campus redundancy and failover.
• Set strategy for spine-leaf fabrics, RDMA (RoCEv2/InfiniBand) interconnects, and power/cooling-aware rack design for high-density GPU clusters.
• Direct SDN control-plane architecture, Kubernetes networking, CNI selection, network policy, multi-cluster service mesh, VPCs, load balancers, and security groups.
• Champion intent-based networking, declarative configuration, GitOps, and network source-of-truth practices.
• Lead executive-level remediation for major cross-domain outages.
• Partner with Product, Hardware, Infrastructure, and senior executives on multi-year roadmaps and company-wide planning.
• Align software and operations teams on execution while incorporating their input into design and architecture.
• Manage and develop architects, managers, and senior/staff engineers across Edge, Backbone, Data Center, and SDN/Cloud domains.

Requirements

• 12+ years of network engineering or architecture experience.
• 5+ years managing exceptionally skilled individual contributors.
• Experience leading network architecture at hyperscale, including environments with 1,000+ switches across multiple campuses or regions.
• Deep expertise across edge, backbone, data center fabric, and SDN/cloud networking.
• Strong command of SDN and cloud-native networking, including SDN controllers, Kubernetes CNIs, and network virtualization/overlays.
• Experience setting multi-year technical strategy and influencing VP- and C-level stakeholders through design documents and roadmap reviews.
• Track record of building and scaling technical organizations, including hiring and developing senior and staff-level engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice-to-Haves

• Senior leadership experience at a hyperscaler, AI cloud provider, HPC center, or large-scale colocation operator.
• Experience leading network organizations supporting multi-node GPU training infrastructure at scale.
• Familiarity with SONiC OS, P4 programmable data planes, or formal network verification tools such as Batfish and Minesweeper.
• Open-source leadership or contributions to SONiC, FRR, OVS/OVN, Cilium, or NetBox.
• CCIE DC/SP or JNCIE certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range of $250,000–$300,000 plus bonus.
• Restricted Stock Units included in all offers.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and leave programs.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer HSA contributions.
• Paid parental leave, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Commuter benefits and cell phone stipend.
• 401(k) plan with company match of up to 4% of salary.
• Volunteer time off, global travel insurance, emergency assistance, daily meal allowance, and location-specific programs.