Position Summary...What you'll do...The Senior Manager, Network Engineering leads a multidisciplinary team of Network Engineers responsible for the architecture, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise event networking and collaboration infrastructure. This leader is responsible for ensuring world-class reliability across wired and wireless infrastructure supporting enterprise events while driving modernization initiatives including Wi-Fi 7, automation, telemetry, cloud-managed networking, AI-assisted operations, and standardized deployment architectures. The role partners closely with Enterprise Networking, Security, Collaboration Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Management, and Event Operations to create scalable technology platforms capable of supporting Walmart's evolving digital workplace.
About Team: MEETS is responsible for designing, engineering, deploying, and operating the technology infrastructure that powers Walmart's largest enterprise events, executive experiences, conferences, training sessions, and collaboration spaces. The team delivers highly reliable wired and wireless networking, collaboration technologies, event infrastructure, broadcast connectivity, point-of-sale networking, AV technologies, and temporary enterprise environments supporting tens of thousands of associates annually. Beyond events, the organization partners closely with Room & Collaboration Technology, Enterprise Networking, Software Engineering, Digital Campus, Tech Support, and Enterprise Infrastructure teams to build the next generation of intelligent workplace experiences. Our vision is to transform enterprise events from individually engineered deployments into software-defined, highly automated, telemetry-driven technology platforms capable of supporting predictive operations and exceptional customer experiences.
What you'll do: - Lead and develop a high-performing Network Engineering organization.
- Define the long-term networking strategy supporting Enterprise Digital Campus and MEETS.
- Establish engineering standards for enterprise event networking.
- Drive adoption of Wi-Fi 7 and future wireless technologies.
- Lead network architecture for large-scale enterprise events.
- Develop highly repeatable deployment architectures.
- Improve operational excellence through automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Expand network telemetry and observability.
- Reduce MTTR through proactive monitoring and automated remediation.
- Develop disaster recovery and resiliency strategies.
- Manage technology vendors and strategic partnerships.
- Lead engineering during major enterprise events.
- Establish engineering KPIs and operational scorecards.
- Build strong partnerships across Infrastructure, Security, Collaboration Technology, Product, and Software Engineering.
What you'll bring: Leadership & Management - 5+ years leading Network Engineering organizations.
- Experience managing and developing engineering teams.
- Large-scale program and project leadership.
- Executive stakeholder communication and engagement.
- Vendor management and strategic partnerships.
- Budget planning and ownership.
Technical Skills Experience designing, deploying, or operating:
- Enterprise LAN/WAN environments.
- High-density wireless networks.
- Routing & Switching, SD-WAN, QoS, and Multicast.
- Cloud-managed networking platforms.
- NAC (Network Access Control) and Identity Services.
- Cisco Catalyst Center.
- Cisco Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7.
- Cisco Spaces.
- Network Automation.
- Python and REST APIs.
- Terraform and/or Ansible.
- Observability and monitoring platforms.
- Splunk, Grafana, ThousandEyes.
- Event networking.
- Broadcast networking and IPTV.
- Microsoft Teams Rooms.
- Cisco RoomOS.
- Enterprise video conferencing solutions.
Benefits:Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, electrical engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in large-scale networking environments or related area.Option 2: 7 years' experience in large scale networking environments or related area.
2 years' supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in large scale networking environments or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America
