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Senior Manager, Network Operations

Reston, USFull-time2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorshipUnited States citizens only

Core

Lead a global Network Operations team ensuring reliability and day-to-day operations for F5 Distributed Cloud's commercial and FedRAMP environments.

Role type

Senior Manager, Network Operations

Builds

Global IP backbone, data center networks, cloud networks, and related connectivity services

Domain

Cybersecurity / Network Infrastructure / Cloud Operations

Required skills

Network operations leadership, Incident management, Change Advisory Board (CAB) leadership, Network automation (Python, Ansible, GitOps), FedRAMP environment support, Global IP backbone management, Routing policy (BGP, OSPF), Anycast/Unicast traffic engineering, Team hiring and development

Preferred skills

JunOS (MX, QFX) operational experience, Arbor/Fortinet/F5 BigIP/Corero/Opengear experience, Hybrid cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), DDoS mitigation, AI-assisted network operations

Technologies

Python, Ansible, AWX, GitOps, CI/CD, JunOS, BGP, OSPF, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a globally distributed Network Operations team; Own day-to-day network operations for global IP backbone and cloud connectivity; Lead incident response and blameless post-incident reviews; Lead the Change Advisory Board function and drive risk-based change review; Set automation-first technical direction for network operations; Partner with cross-functional teams on operating responsibilities and delivery.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership