Network Operations Manager Jobs
Network Operations Manager jobs are open across telecommunications, cloud services, healthcare IT, financial services, and managed service providers, at every level from team lead to director, with specializations in NOC management, network reliability engineering, and infrastructure operations. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Monitor, triage, and respond to network and security alerts across multiple customer environments
- Investigate security events, separate true positives from noise, and escalate or contain according to playbooks
- Troubleshoot outages, latency, routing, VPN, and connectivity issues to root cause
- Administer and review firewall policies (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco), including NAT, VPN, IDS/IPS, and segmentation
- Support vulnerability management by reviewing scan results, prioritizing by risk, and tracking remediation with customers
- Patch and maintain network devices and servers within change-control windows
- Support Azure networking (VNets, VPN Gateway, NSGs) for customer environments
- Keep documentation accurate in the ticketing system: tickets, network diagrams, IP schemas, and change logs
- Work directly with customer IT teams, explaining issues clearly to both technical and non-technical contacts
- Help build and refine AI-assisted workflows and automation that make the SNOC faster and more consistent
- 2+ years in a NOC, SOC, MSSP, or network/security administration role
- Hands-on administration of at least one enterprise firewall platform (Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco)
- Working experience with a SIEM or XDR platform: triaging alerts, pivoting on events, and writing up findings
- Strong TCP/IP fundamentals: subnetting, VLANs, routing, DNS, DHCP, site-to-site and remote-access VPN
- Experience troubleshooting with network monitoring tools and packet/log analysis
- Exposure to Microsoft Azure networking and security controls
- Clear written documentation and confident customer communication
- Able to pass a background check (we support financial and government customers)
- Prior MSSP experience supporting multiple customers at once
- Experience with Auvik, LevelBlue USM Anywhere, SentinelOne, Microsoft Sentinel, NinjaOne, or HaloPSA
- Certifications such as Network+, Security+, CCNA, CySA+, PCNSA, Fortinet NSE 4, AZ-104, or AZ-500
- Scripting or automation with PowerShell, Python, or workflow platforms such as n8n
- Familiarity with compliance-driven environments (FFIEC/NCUA, CJIS, HIPAA)
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Monitor, triage, and respond to network and security alerts across multiple customer environments
- Investigate security events, separate true positives from noise, and escalate or contain according to playbooks
- Troubleshoot outages, latency, routing, VPN, and connectivity issues to root cause
- Administer and review firewall policies (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco), including NAT, VPN, IDS/IPS, and segmentation
- Support vulnerability management by reviewing scan results, prioritizing by risk, and tracking remediation with customers
- Patch and maintain network devices and servers within change-control windows
- Support Azure networking (VNets, VPN Gateway, NSGs) for customer environments
- Keep documentation accurate in the ticketing system: tickets, network diagrams, IP schemas, and change logs
- Work directly with customer IT teams, explaining issues clearly to both technical and non-technical contacts
- Help build and refine AI-assisted workflows and automation that make the SNOC faster and more consistent
- 2+ years in a NOC, SOC, MSSP, or network/security administration role
- Hands-on administration of at least one enterprise firewall platform (Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco)
- Working experience with a SIEM or XDR platform: triaging alerts, pivoting on events, and writing up findings
- Strong TCP/IP fundamentals: subnetting, VLANs, routing, DNS, DHCP, site-to-site and remote-access VPN
- Experience troubleshooting with network monitoring tools and packet/log analysis
- Exposure to Microsoft Azure networking and security controls
- Clear written documentation and confident customer communication
- Able to pass a background check (we support financial and government customers)
- Prior MSSP experience supporting multiple customers at once
- Experience with Auvik, LevelBlue USM Anywhere, SentinelOne, Microsoft Sentinel, NinjaOne, or HaloPSA
- Certifications such as Network+, Security+, CCNA, CySA+, PCNSA, Fortinet NSE 4, AZ-104, or AZ-500
- Scripting or automation with PowerShell, Python, or workflow platforms such as n8n
- Familiarity with compliance-driven environments (FFIEC/NCUA, CJIS, HIPAA)
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Who's Hiring
- EOS IT Solutions12
- Meta10
- Amazon8
- PacificSource Health Plans8
- Booz Allen Hamilton6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Investment & Asset Management
- Retail
- Education
- Insurance
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in network operations manager jobs.
- Five or more years of network engineering or NOC experience, including team leadership
- Proficiency with network monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds, Nagios, or similar tools
- CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent Cisco certification strongly preferred or required
- Experience managing incident response, escalation procedures, and post-incident reviews
- Familiarity with ITIL frameworks and change management processes in enterprise environments
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Network Operations Manager Job Search
Quantify network uptime and incident metrics
Hiring managers for network operations manager roles want hard numbers, not vague claims. Replace phrases like 'improved reliability' with specifics: mean time to resolution, uptime percentages your team maintained, or the number of engineers you led during major incident response.
List your NOC toolstack explicitly
Job postings for network operations managers almost always name specific platforms: SolarWinds, Nagios, Cisco DNA Center, Splunk, or ServiceNow. Mirror the tools named in each posting on your resume so it clears automated screening before a human ever reads it.
Target postings by shift coverage and scale
Network operations manager roles differ sharply by environment. A 24x7 NOC director role at a carrier demands different experience than a daytime infrastructure manager at a mid-size enterprise. Filter openings by team size and operational scope before you apply, not after.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists network operations manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based technical interviews
Expect interviewers to walk through a live network degradation scenario and ask how you'd triage it. Practice narrating your incident command process out loud: how you identify root cause, communicate with stakeholders, and coordinate your team under pressure, not just what tools you'd open first.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify what headcount you'll own, whether you'll have budget authority, and what your on-call obligations look like. Network operations manager titles vary widely in actual responsibility, and those details affect workload and career trajectory more than base salary alone.
Network Operations Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most network operations managers?
The most active employers for network operations managers right now are EOS IT Solutions, Meta, and Amazon, and the most openings are in California, Virginia, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Telecommunications carriers, managed service providers, and large healthcare systems tend to post the highest volumes of these roles.
How many network operations manager jobs are remote?
About 51% of network operations manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by industry and team size. Roles focused on vendor management, process oversight, or multi-site coordination tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions tied to on-premises infrastructure or 24x7 NOC floors typically require at least partial on-site presence.
How do you become a network operations manager?
Start by building hands-on experience as a network engineer or NOC analyst, gaining deep familiarity with routing, switching, and monitoring tools. Pursue a certification like CCNP to validate technical depth, then move into a team lead or shift supervisor role to demonstrate you can manage people during incidents. From there, apply for manager-level postings that match the environment and team size you've led.
Can you get a network operations manager job without management experience?
Some employers will hire strong senior network engineers into manager roles if they've informally led incident response teams or mentored junior staff. Framing that experience clearly on your resume matters: document any time you coordinated a team during an outage, ran a war room call, or trained new NOC analysts. Smaller companies and MSPs are often more open to promoting technical leads who haven't held a formal manager title yet.
What does the network operations manager interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen focused on scope and compensation, followed by a technical panel where you walk through past incidents, your toolstack, and how you've structured NOC workflows. A hiring manager interview typically probes leadership style and cross-functional communication. Some employers add a written scenario exercise or ask you to review a sample network diagram and describe how you'd approach a hypothetical outage.
Where can I find and apply to network operations manager jobs?
You can find and apply to network operations manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and the type of environment you want to work in, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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