Lead Engineer, Network Engineering

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Accountable for a team of network engineers supporting critical facilities infrastructure, including performance management, career development, hiring, and resource allocation.

Leads the design and evolution of network engineering standards, architecture patterns, and implementation approaches for critical facilities across complex environments including data centers and operational technology networks.

Leads complex network initiatives that improve connectivity, resiliency, performance, capacity, and operational continuity for facilities infrastructure across programs.

Defines technical priorities for core network capabilities, access methods, service reliability, and operational practices to support current and future needs of critical facilities and data center operations.

Influences engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders to adopt network standards, implementation approaches, and technical guardrails for facilities network environments.

Resolves complex network engineering issues by analyzing architecture constraints, service impacts, capacity demands, and operational risks to shape durable solutions for critical facilities infrastructure.

Develops engineers through coaching, mentoring, and skill-building on network practices, technical decisions, and implementation approaches for facilities operations.

Builds reusable network standards, implementation patterns, and operational guardrails that improve consistency, reduce service risk, and strengthen adoption across critical facilities environments.

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Bachelor's degree in network engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems, telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
Master's degree in network engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems, telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.

6+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, infrastructure engineering, telecommunications, or a related field required.

Certification in network engineering, network operations, telecommunications, infrastructure engineering preferred.

What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

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Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

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