Network Engineering Manager

Job Description

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As the leader of the Network Engineering team at TI, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our enterprise and data center network strategy. In this position, you will lead a team of senior engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the architecture and roadmap for TI's global network infrastructure. You will partner with infrastructure, security, cloud, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions that support TI's continued growth and digital transformation.

We are seeking a dynamic leader with:

• Deep technical expertise in enterprise and data center networking.
• Proven strategic thinking to align technology investments with business objectives.
• Strong leadership skills to inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience driving modernization initiatives through automation, cloud adoption, and operational excellence.
• Passion for innovation, customer service, and continuous improvement.

This is a highly visible role that requires both hands-on technical knowledge and the ability to influence and execute long-term infrastructure transformation initiatives across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of senior network engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute the enterprise and data center network strategy aligned with organizational goals and technology transformation initiatives.
• Architect and oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of network infrastructure to ensure scalability, security, resiliency, and high availability.
• Drive modernization efforts, including network automation, cloud connectivity, infrastructure simplification, and next-generation networking technologies.
• Partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, manufacturing, and business stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for network architecture, lifecycle management, and operational excellence.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate emerging technologies to support TI's strategic objectives.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, regulatory requirements, and network governance policies.
• Champion innovation by identifying opportunities to improve network performance, reliability, efficiency, and automation.
• Develop talent through hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in network engineering, infrastructure architecture, or related disciplines.
• 4+ years of experience leading technical teams or engineering organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise and/or data center network environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep expertise in data center networking technologies, including spine-leaf architectures, VXLAN, EVPN, BGP fabrics, and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Comprehensive understanding of network security principles, including:
  
  • Network segmentation and micro segmentation
  • Zero Trust architectures
  • Secure access controls
  • Security integration within network design
• Experience with critical network systems and services, such as:
  
  • DNS/DHCP/IPAM platforms (Infoblox preferred)
  • Load balancing solutions (A10, , or equivalent)
  • Network monitoring and observability platforms
• Experience with cloud networking technologies, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of next-generation networking technologies, including:
  
  • Network automation and orchestration
  • Python, Ansible, and Terraform
  • Infrastructure as Code methodologies
• Experience with enterprise networking platforms, including Arista, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or equivalent technologies.
• Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, Arista ACE, cloud networking certifications, or equivalent.

About Us

Why TI?

• Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
• We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.

About the Team

TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.