Network Lead – Enterprise

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description
HPE Operations
is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers' outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today's fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities.

What You Will Do

• Network Strategy & Architecture
• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise and cloud network architectures.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including SDN, NFV, and cloud-native networking.
• Deployment & Operations
• Oversee the configuration, management, and maintenance of LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center networks.
• Implement and optimize routing, switching, load balancing, and network segmentation.
• Manage IP addressing schemes, VLANs, VPNs, and network access controls.
• Performance & Reliability
• Monitor and tune network performance to ensure optimal throughput and minimal latency.
• Implement redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery strategies for network continuity.
• Network Security
• Collaborate with security teams to integrate firewalls, IDS/IPS, and secure network gateways.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Mentor and guide network engineers in technical problem-solving and professional growth.
• Work closely with infrastructure, security, and cloud teams to ensure cohesive operations.
• Incident Response & Troubleshooting
• Lead resolution of complex network incidents, outages, and performance issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

What You Need To Bring

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years in network services/functions, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Technical Expertise:
• Advanced knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), MPLS, and QoS.
• Proficiency in network hardware (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto) and virtualization platforms (VMware NSX, Cisco ACI).
• Experience in SDN, NFV, and cloud networking for AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using tools like Wireshark, SolarWinds, and NetFlow analyzers.
• Certifications (preferred): CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent.

Soft Skills:
Leadership, problem-solving, strong communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Additional Skills
Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Client Expectations Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Centric Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Process Improvements, Product Services, Relationship Building {+ 5 more}

What We Can Offer You
Health & Wellbeing
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job
Services

Job Level
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