Senior Manager Network Development

Overview

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At the heart of SITA's expertise, the Network Engineering team of the Communication & Data Exchange department develops, maintains and supports SITA’s network SD‑WAN and WAN backbone infrastructure solutions. We’re looking for a Network team manager to keep enhancing our exceptional service level.

You have both technical network skills and strong people and managerial skills, giving you the ability to lead your team with a shared vision, provide clear work organization, and keep control of your projects’ progress and risks. Reporting to the T&E CDE portfolio CTO, you will be part of the T&E CDE management team which is in charge of developing solutions for the CDE portfolio.

This role may require occasional travel to ensure alignment and effective communication with stakeholders.

• Prepare the future of SITA networks, ensuring the use of efficient and modern technology.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scope and timeline, providing regular updates and gathering feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead the engineering budgeting, planning, execution, and delivery of the portfolio, managing projects and ensuring they align with strategic goals.
• Monitor project progress, identifying and addressing issues or risks to keep the project on track.
• Foster a collaborative environment by coordinating cross‑functional team engineers (WAN, SD‑WAN, SSE…​).
• Implement and promote best practices in Agile methodologies and a Dev Ops mindset (e.g. CI / CD, automation).
• Ensure thorough quality assurance processes are in place to meet product standards and customer expectations.
• Ensure proper life cycle of current solutions and address technical debt.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for all project phases, ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity.
• Manage performance, develop talent and keep skilled staff motivated.
• Lead, mentor and coach your team members to foster knowledge sharing, growth, learning, accountability and team spirit.
• Report on the progress of the network portfolio initiatives and projects.
• Act as product owner for your area, manage a backlog and prioritise initiatives to improve key metrics.
• Lead and manage selection and maintenance of infrastructure vendors and partners to support the organization's goals.
• Respect SITA’s methodologies, standards, practices, policies and culture.

• Master’s degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar.
• At least 10 years of experience in a Network and Security Engineering environment.
• Technical skills on:
  Networks, SD‑WAN, Network Security and Software‑defined networks.
• Ability to define high‑level designs for significant systems & applications with inputs from relevant experts.
• Proven experience in project management.
• Proven experience in people management. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven experience in product management. Ability to think critically and strategically, balancing technical and business needs effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high‑quality standards.
• Strong organisational skills, with a focus on detail and results‑driven outcomes.

• Certifications in project management (e.g. PMP, Agile) or relevant technical areas.
• Experience with WAN, SD‑WAN and Network Security…