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.
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.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
