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NCR Voyix is seeking a hands-on Manager, Network Engineering to lead our global network engineering team while remaining deeply involved in the design, implementation, and operation of our enterprise data center and core network infrastructure.

This is a true player-coach role, ideal for a technical leader who enjoys mentoring engineers while continuing to work directly on complex networking initiatives. You will be responsible for leading a globally distributed team of network engineers, driving operational excellence, and providing technical leadership across Cisco ACI, Nexus infrastructure, data center interconnects, routing, and enterprise network modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership skills with deep technical expertise and can confidently guide architectural decisions, review production configurations, resolve critical incidents, and ensure engineering teams are delivering secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions.

• Serve as the senior technical leader and escalation point for complex networking issues across the enterprise.
• Maintain a hands-on role in the design, review, implementation, and support of enterprise network solutions.
• Participate directly in architecture reviews, configuration validation, change management activities, and major production deployments.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts and root-cause analysis for high-impact incidents affecting critical business services.
• Ensure engineering teams are following established standards, operational procedures, and best practices.
• Partner with architects and infrastructure teams to align network strategy with business objectives.
• Mentor engineers through technical challenges and support their professional growth and development.

• Lead and manage a globally distributed team of approximately six network engineers across multiple regions and time zones.
• Provide day-to-day coaching, technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Balance operational support requirements with strategic infrastructure initiatives.
• Establish and maintain engineering documentation, standards, processes, and operational runbooks.
• Support workforce planning, skills development, and team growth initiatives.

• Lead the design, implementation, and operation of Cisco ACI-based data center environments.
• Manage and optimize Cisco APIC policies, tenants, endpoint groups (EPGs), contracts, and lifecycle upgrades.
• Oversee Cisco Nexus switching infrastructure supporting data center and enterprise networking environments.
• Design and support data center interconnect (DCI) solutions that ensure resiliency, performance, and business continuity.
• Provide technical leadership for core routing, switching, and network transport services.
• Ensure network designs support scalability, high availability, and future growth requirements.

• Own enterprise routing standards and strategy leveraging BGP and OSPF.
• Lead the design and operation of edge routing environments supporting enterprise, cloud, and external connectivity.
• Support Nexus-based routing and switching platforms across data center and edge environments.
• Drive network resiliency initiatives and optimization efforts to improve service availability and performance.

• Lead initiatives focused on network modernization, resiliency, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with cloud, security, and infrastructure teams on hybrid networking projects and connectivity solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to network architecture and operational processes.
• Drive continuous improvements in monitoring, observability, incident response, and service reliability.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise networking, data center infrastructure, or network engineering.
• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing network engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise with:
  • Cisco ACI
  • Cisco Nexus (NX-OS)
  • BGP and OSPF routing
  • Data center networking and switching
  • Data Center Interconnect (DCI) architectures
  • Enterprise routing and switching platforms
• Proven ability to balance technical execution with people leadership responsibilities.
• Experience working directly with production configurations, change management processes, and troubleshooting complex network environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience supporting large-scale, global, or mission-critical network environments.
• Previous experience serving as a technical lead, senior engineer, or escalation resource.
• Experience with hybrid cloud networking and cloud connectivity architectures.
• Knowledge of network automation, infrastructure as code, and network observability platforms.
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization and resiliency initiatives.
• Cisco certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, Data Center, Enterprise Infrastructure, or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing distributed teams across multiple geographic regions.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a global network engineering team while remaining deeply involved in the technology. You'll influence the future of NCR Voyix's data center and core network infrastructure, mentor a talented team of engineers, and drive modernization initiatives that support critical business operations around the world. If you're a hands-on technical leader who thrives in a player-coach environment, we'd love to hear from you.