
Senior Manager, Network Services
The Cigna Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Morris Plains • Connecticut • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $138,300 - $230,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the strategy, architecture, and long-term resilience of our enterprise wired and wireless network
- Translate business goals into clear network roadmaps
- Build, develop, and inspire a team of senior network engineers through coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities
- Partner with senior IT and business leaders to plan, prioritize, and deliver complex initiatives
- Ensure high levels of network availability through proactive lifecycle management
- Guide the design and execution of WAN, LAN, and wireless solutions
- Oversee vendor selection and relationships
- Provide clear, concise updates to leadership on progress
- Encourage innovation by empowering the team to bring forward new ideas
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of leadership or management experience supporting enterprise network or infrastructure teams
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading complex technology projects
- Strong hands-on knowledge of enterprise networking technologies such as routing and switching, wireless, MPLS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, and network access controls.
- Practical experience with protocols including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, DNS, and related technologies.
- Proven ability to set direction, make informed decisions, and guide teams through complex technical challenges.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear, simple terms to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field.
- Experience supporting distributed enterprise networks at scale.
- Background in both engineering and operational network environments.
- Experience presenting to senior leadership and influencing decisions.
- Relevant IT or networking certifications.
Benefits
- Health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being programs
- 401(k)
- Company paid life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- A minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
- Paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise networkingroutingswitchingwirelessMPLSVPNsfirewallsload balancingnetwork access controlsBGP
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationdecision makingteam buildinginnovationfeedbackproblem solvinginfluencingstrategic planning
Certifications
IT certificationsnetworking certifications