Network Engineering Team Lead
About floLIVE
floLIVE is rewriting the playbook for the global IoT Connectivity landscape. Our groundbreaking Connectivity Management Service is reshaping the way Enterprises, Cloud providers, IoT service providers, and Mobile Operators connect and manage their devices across the globe.
Our global presence includes the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Bulgaria, and China, solidifying our commitment to local, secure, and compliant connectivity solutions. With our innovative software-defined connectivity technology, floLIVE delivers seamless connectivity management across boundaries.
About the Role
We are seeking a Network Engineering Manager to lead and grow floLIVE's global network engineering function, overseeing both the Network Architect and Network Engineering teams. This role owns the network organization's strategy, delivery, and people leadership — translating architectural vision into a resourced roadmap, and ensuring day-to-day operational and project work is executed reliably across all sites. You will act as the primary point of accountability for network infrastructure, balancing hands-on technical judgment with team management, budget ownership, and cross-functional and cross-geography coordination.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a global team spanning network architecture and network engineering, including hiring, performance management, and career development
- Own the network organization's roadmap, translating business and infrastructure needs into prioritized architecture and engineering initiatives
- Provide technical oversight and final review of network architecture decisions (LAN/WAN, routing, segmentation, hybrid cloud connectivity)
- Ensure reliable day-to-day operations: deployment, monitoring, and support of routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless infrastructure across all sites
- Define and enforce network standards, security policies, and change-management practices across the organization
- Manage vendor relationships, licensing, and budget for network infrastructure and tooling
- Own escalation management for critical network incidents, coordinating across teams and time zones
- Partner with IT, Security, R&D, and Data Center/Cloud teams on cross-functional infrastructure initiatives
- Coordinate network projects across floLIVE's global offices (UK, US, Israel, Bulgaria, China), ensuring consistent standards and local execution
- Report on team performance, project status, and infrastructure risk to senior leadership
Requirements
- 10+ years of network engineering experience, including architectural and/or team leadership responsibility
- 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers, including hiring and performance management
- Strong expertise in LAN/WAN, L2/L3 networks, BGP/OSPF, routing, VLANs, and ACLs
- Hands-on background with FortiGate firewalls, Cisco ASR routers, and VPN technologies (site-to-site and client)
- Experience overseeing global, multi-site network operations across distributed teams and time zones
- Proven ability to balance hands-on technical depth with organizational and budget ownership
- Experience with NAC (802.1X), wireless infrastructure (e.g., Cisco Meraki, WLC), and network security best practices
- Advantageous: experience with Equinix Fabric/Edge services, Linux networking (DPDK/SR-IOV), automation, and IoT/telecom environments
- Strong communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and coordinating cross-functionally