• Senior Manager - Network Engineering

    7-Eleven (Irving, TX)


    Senior Manager – Network Engineering

     

    Job ID R25_0000005045 Location Irving, Texas Additional Locations Enon, Ohio

     

    Senior Manager – Network Engineering

    Position Summary:

    The Senior Manager – Network Engineering is a strategic and technical leader responsible for the planning, design, deployment, and lifecycle management of enterprise network, network security, and cloud infrastructure. This role is responsible for delivery of networking and network security services for stores, corporate & regional offices, on-prem datacenters and cloud environments This role oversees cross-functional initiatives spanning architecture, engineering, deployment, and vendor management, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions that support business growth and innovation.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + Lead enterprise-wide architecture reviews and design documentation processes.

    + Drive business planning initiatives aligned with IT and organizational goals.

    + Develop and maintain the technology roadmap, including DR design and cloud systems planning.

    + Oversee equipment lifecycle planning and ensure alignment with evolving business needs.

    + Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, business units, and external vendors.

    + Act as a liaison between technical teams and business leadership to ensure alignment and transparency.

    + Oversee planning and execution of various sized infrastructure deployments.

    + Lead rollout planning and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and consistency.

    + Guide engineering efforts across key domains, such as firewall and network security planning, datacenter and cloud planning, store capacity and growth.

    + Ensure infrastructure scalability, performance, and compliance with security and payment industry standards.

    + Performs other duties and functions as assigned

    Qualifications:

    + Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and experience

    Experience Requirements:

    + 8+ years professional IT management experience

    + 8+ years of experience working with network and security technologies Cisco and Palo Alto.

    + 5+ years working in the retail vertical with firsthand experience with retail store challenges and solutions for large scale network operations.

    + Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement, user satisfaction and adherence to standards.

    + Ability to demonstrate abstract reasoning, critical thinking, and problem resolution skills

    Skill Requirements:

    + Strong leadership, planning and project management skills.

    + Proven experience in architecture, deployment, and vendor management.

    + Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, cloud networking, and security frameworks.

    + Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds

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    If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

     

    For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this link (https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/7/pdf-link-storage/7-Eleven\_US\_Benefits\_Summary\_2025.pdf) .