Lead Engineer Network Observability

About the Role
Were looking for a Lead Network Engineer Architect - Observability to own the strategy and architecture behind how we see understand and act on the health of our global network. This is a senior technical leadership role for someone who has spent a decade or more in network engineering and now wants to define how a large multi-region network gets monitored correlated and made predictable rather than reactive.
Youll be the architect of our observability capability end to end spanning monitoring platforms telemetry analytics and the roadmap that ties it all to business outcomes like uptime mean time to resolution and cost avoidance.
What Youll Do
Observability Strategy and Architecture
Own and advance a multi-year observability maturity roadmap for the global network
Architect unified observability solutions spanning our monitoring platforms rather than siloed point tools
Define predictive alerting and anomaly detection capabilities to move the organization from reactive to proactive
Build observability use cases grounded in business goals not just technical coverage
Set observability best practices and standards used across regions
Evaluate emerging observability and AIOps technologies and recommend where they fit
Analytics and Cross-Tool Integration
Design analytics workflows that combine data from multiple sources such as wire data infrastructure metrics and flow analysis into a coherent picture of network health
Build predictive capacity planning models using historical performance data
Create executive-level dashboards that correlate network health with business outcomes
Develop anomaly detection and behavioral baseline analytics
Design correlation logic across tools to speed up root cause analysis
Advance visualization strategy across our reporting platforms
Strategic Planning and Business Value
Lead tool portfolio rationalization and cost optimization reviews
Build business cases and ROI models for observability investments
Quantify the business value of monitoring capabilities in terms leadership cares about such as uptime MTTR and cost avoidance
Lead proof of concept evaluations for new observability technologies
Assess build versus buy decisions for observability platforms and capabilities
Leadership and Collaboration
Serve as the senior technical voice on observability across the global network organization
Partner with regional network teams to ensure observability standards are adopted consistently
Work with the NOC to operationalize telemetry health checks and alerting so findings turn into action
Present observability strategy roadmap and business impact to executive stakeholders
What Youll Bring
10-15 years of network engineering experience with significant time spent in observability monitoring architecture or network analytics
Demonstrated experience architecting observability solutions across multiple platforms in a large multi-site environment
Strong background in network protocols and infrastructure (routing switching SD-WAN) sufficient to understand whats being monitored not just how to monitor it
Experience with monitoring and analytics platforms such as NetScout DX NetOps NetFlow Grafana and PowerBI or direct equivalents
Track record of building predictive or anomaly detection capabilities not just dashboards
Experience developing business cases ROI models and executive-level communication around infrastructure investment
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across regional teams and translate technical capability into business value
Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Why This Role Matters
A global network is only as manageable as it is visible. This role defines how we see problems before they become outages how we prove the value of what we monitor and how we turn raw telemetry into decisions leadership can act on.

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Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• 10 to 15 Years of relevant work experience.

• Bachelors Degree with Network Engineering or Related field of study required.

• Other Education / Certifications: - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Data Center CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure CCIE Enterprise Wireless CCIE Collaboration Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) F5 (or other load balancer) Certified Solution Expert SNIA Storage Networking Certificate.

• Able to execute instructions and to request clarification when needed.

• Able to perform basic mathematical calculations.

• Able to recognize and attend to important details with accuracy and efficiency.

• Able to communicate clearly and convey necessary information.

• Able to create and conduct formal presentations.

• Able to interact effectively with all levels of management.

• Able to negotiate skillfully promote/sell ideas persuasively and close transactions with mutually beneficial results.

• Possesses strong multi-cultural interpersonal skills.

• Possesses strong leadership skills with a willingness to lead create new ideas and be assertive.

• Possesses strong organizational and time management skills driving tasks to completion.

• Able to constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with high workloads and deadlines.

• Able to maintain and promote social ethical and organizational standards in conducting internal and external business activities.

• Able to work independently with minimum supervision.

• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Able to build solid effective working relationships with others.

• Able to exhibit ability to be sensitive to the needs concerns and feelings of others.

• Able to quickly learn new systems and technology.

• Able to use relevant computer system applications at an advanced level.

• Consistent non-standard work or overtime as business requires.

• On-call availability required as necessary.

• Professional office environment.

• Some travel required.

At Tech Data a TD SYNNEX Company our values guide everything we do: Together We Own It We Dare to Go We Grow and Win and above all We Do the Right Thing. These principles shape how we work with each other our partners and our communities as we drive innovation and create lasting impact.

Whats In It For You

• Elective Benefits: Our programs are tailored to your country to best accommodate your lifestyle.
• Grow Your Career: Accelerate your path to success (and keep up with the future) with formal programs on leadership and professional development and many more on-demand courses.
• Elevate Your Personal Well-Being: Boost your financial physical and mental well-being through seminars events and our global Life Empowerment Assistance Program.
• Diversity Equity & Inclusion: Its not just a phrase to us; valuing every voice is how we succeed. Join us in celebrating our global diversity through inclusive education meaningful peer-to-peer conversations and equitable growth and development opportunities.
• Make the Most of our Global Organization: Network with other new co-workers within your first 30 days through our onboarding program.
• Connect with Your Community: Participate in internal peer-led inclusive communities and activities including business resource groups local volunteering events and more environmental and social initiatives.

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