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
Skills Required
- 10+ years of network engineering experience, including architectural and/or team leadership responsibility
- 3+ years of directly managing engineers, including hiring and performance management
- Expertise in LAN/WAN, L2/L3 networks, BGP/OSPF, routing, VLANs, and ACLs
- Hands-on experience with FortiGate firewalls, Cisco ASR routers, and site-to-site and client VPN technologies
- Experience overseeing global, multi-site network operations across distributed teams and time zones
- Ability to balance hands-on technical depth with organizational and budget ownership
- Experience with NAC, 802.1X, wireless infrastructure, and network security best practices
- Experience with Equinix Fabric or Edge services
- Experience with Linux networking, DPDK, or SR-IOV
- Experience with network automation
- Experience in IoT or telecom environments
- Strong communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership and coordinating cross-functionally
What We Do
floLIVE offers advanced 5G network solutions, both privately and over the cloud, and a full suite of global cellular connectivity services for IoT use cases. We're changing the game for Mobile Operators, IoT Service Providers and enterprises, by challenging traditional networks and IoT solutions, and getting IoT up and running faster, more flexibly, and with more control. floLIVE operates floNET - a one-of-a-kind Global Connectivity Service designed and built especially for IoT. With floNET, enterprises can enjoy seamless global connectivity for their connected devices - fully compliant, will high performance, no matter where they operate! We encompass a wide range of services to market verticals, from a full GSM IoT-oriented core network, through to IoT BSS, device and eSIM management and targeted IoT vertical solutions - all provided as-a-service via our global cloud. Our offering: - for Device Manufacturers: Global connectivity + new recurring revenues - for IoT Service Providers: Full visibility and control over their connected assets, driving superior support to their customers - for Mobile Operators: A holistic platform to build, operate and monetize their IoT business, alongside a unique global extension offering - for Cloud Providers: Advanced 5G network-as-a-service solutions to increase their footprint among mobile operators and service providers
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