Senior Manager, Network Engineering

DigitalOcean

Senior Manager leading the Datacenter Networking team at DigitalOcean. Responsible for building, modernizing, and operating datacenter network infrastructure in a hybrid role.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,800 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleChefPuppetSaltStack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Talent development and performance management; coaching, and developing a culture of inclusivity and collaboration
Work with other technologies to architect next generation network
Partner with senior technical and business leadership to co-develop multi-year roadmaps for the technology areas across the organization
Proactively identify and solve challenges that negatively impact team velocity and successful delivery
Work with the team to streamline and modernize tools used for network equipment lifecycle management

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 10 years of progressive experience in network architecture, design and operation at global scale (10+ DC locations)
Experience working with deployment software like Salt, Ansible, puppet, chef.
5+ years’ experience of people, talent and performance management; passion to mentor, motivate, and coach team member.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We prioritize career development.
We care about your well-being.
We reward our employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

network architecturenetwork designnetwork operationdeployment softwareSaltAnsiblePuppetChef

Soft Skills

talent developmentperformance managementcoachingmentoringmotivatingcollaborationproblem-solving