Lead Network Engineer

Job description

Summary: The Lead Network Engineer provides advanced hands ‑ on engineering support for enterprise and hybrid cloud network infrastructure while serving as a technical leader and mentor for a team of network engineers. This role is responsible for guiding technical strategy, supporting team development, improving operational processes, and partnering closely with management to drive execution. The Lead Network Engineer remains deeply engaged in complex network design, implementation, and troubleshooting while ensuring the team delivers reliable, secure, and scalable network services aligned with business objectives. Principal Leadership Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct regular one ‑ on ‑ one meetings with network engineers and provide coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback. D evelop, maintain, and execute individual development plans to grow team capabilities and technical depth in partnership with management. Perform annual performance reviews in partnership with management. Identify, communicate, and help remediate broken, inefficient, or unclear processes, partnering with managers to drive operational excellence. Collaborate with managers on backlog refinement, priori...