Manager, Network Engineering
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Snapchat is the camera used by millions of people every day to Snap with family, watch Stories from friends, see events from around the world, and explore expertly curated content from top publishers. In short, we are a passionate team working hard to build the best platform in the world for communication and storytelling.
We’re looking for a Manager, Network Engineering to join Snap Inc! As a member of the IT team, you’ll be supporting the networks, systems, and tools that keep the business growing and our information safe. This role is based in our Los Angeles, CA headquarters.
What you’ll do:
- Manage network engineers and admins who build and operate on our global wired, wireless, and IPAN infrastructure
- Define and drive development of a strategic roadmap to drive connectivity solutions, and support productivity at Snap
- Focus on supporting and growing your team while being able to drive technical conversations and ask the right questions
- Engineer and implement new solutions to meet business and performance requirements
- Lead your team to evaluate new technologies, prioritize their acquisition, and make decisions in alignment with IT roadmaps and business requirements
- Partner across IT and Security to bring alignment on projects and roadmaps
- Manage and maintain operational metrics, goals, and project timelines
- Communicate timelines, network dependencies, resource constraints, and progress with key stakeholders timely and effectively
- Forecast and maintain an annual budget as well as construct business cases for new network initiatives
- Manage vendor services ranging from internet service providers to contract worker resources
- Identify resource needs and participate in recruiting and hiring efforts to grow the team
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
- Partake in occasional travel
Minimum qualifications:
- 3+ years of managing a networking engineering team
- 3+ years of experience with Network Security technologies including: Firewall administration, NAT, PAT, IPSec and SSL VPN, or network access lists
Preferred qualifications:
- 5+ years of managing a networking engineering team
- 3+ years of technical network experience including routing, switching, implementation and design
- Experience working in a cloud first environment
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at [email protected].