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Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ mission success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable practices. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Our workforce enjoys career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development, while experiencing rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Your most important work is ahead.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, then keep reading because Leidos is seeking a qualified Principal Network Services Architect to support a proposed large-scale, transformational IT infrastructure program. The successful candidate will serve as the principal technical authority for Task Area 2 (Network Services), setting strategic architecture direction and providing governance for FDA's wired and wireless LAN (Office, Data Center, Lab, and Campus LAN), WAN (Private IP Service and SD-WAN), third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN, Trusted Internet Circuit), unified communications, load balancing, and related network infrastructure. The architect will advise senior customer and program leadership on architecture investments, risks, modernization priorities, and cross-domain technical tradeoffs.
This position is onsite /hybrid remote. Candidates will need to be located within the DMV area near Bethesda, MD, and Gaithersburg MD.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the principal technical architect and accountable architecture lead for enterprise Data Network and Communication Services, including wired/wireless LAN (Office-LAN, Data Center-LAN, Lab-LAN, Campus-LAN, Cloud Networks), WAN (Private IP Service and Managed SD-WAN), and third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN connectivity, Trusted Internet Circuit).
- Lead network design and engineering activities supporting enhancements, increments, and modifications to the existing environment; oversee release management, testing, and deployment activities for host servers and virtual clients during operational upgrades.
- Architect and continuously optimize connectivity, routing, and security between FDA's on-premise data centers (White Oak, Ashburn, NCTR) and FDA's AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform landing zones, in direct support of FDA's hybrid multi-cloud migration strategy.
- Define and govern a multi-year strategic roadmap for network modernization and technology refresh, ensuring network and communications solution components (hardware and software) are upgraded per agreed FDA technology-refresh policy and appropriately licensed.
- Provide senior technical oversight of network operations and administrative services, including monitoring, testing, patching, debugging, repair, and replacement of network appliances and software, and management of session border controllers (SBCs) and isolated lab networks.
- Direct capacity management for FDA's network infrastructure to ensure IT resources are right-sized for current and future business requirements while addressing time-sensitive demands.
- Architect load balancing, domain services (DHCP, external DNS), and monitoring solutions across voice, data, and VPN environments to deliver high availability and optimized network performance for applications and end users.
- Lead modification of network, storage, database, and related infrastructure policies, configurations, and provisions to reflect evolving industry standards and internal FDA policy changes, driving operational efficiency.
- Provide architectural and engineering support for Unified Communications, load balancing, eFax, and Enterprise Network Time Protocol (NTP) services.
- Direct network monitoring and reporting using agreed-upon tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center, Cacti) to ensure continuous availability, connectivity, security, and reliability across on-premise and cloud network, data center, compute, and storage resources.
- Lead root-cause and continuous-improvement (CI) efforts on existing network infrastructure, platforms, and processes to maintain relevance, efficiency, and performance as FDA's environment evolves.
- Maintain accurate architectural documentation, current-state/target-state network diagrams, and an accurate inventory of on-premise data center spaces housing network equipment.
- Support annual and ad-hoc network audits to ensure compliance with FDA standards, and support Government data calls related to network technical attributes and financial/hardware details.
- Coordinate with telecommunications contractors, cloud service providers, and other Task Area leads (e.g., Data Center Operations, Cloud & Compute/Storage, Client Advocate/Technical Leads) to ensure integrated, end-to-end service delivery.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior network architects, engineering leads, Network Engineers, Administrators, and other Task Area 2 staff; support incident, problem, and service-request management in collaboration with the Help Desk.
- Support the Transition Manager and Program Manager during the three-phase transition (Transition Planning, Transition, Cutover to Managed Services) by validating the as-is network architecture, informing the technical transition plan, and de-risking network cutover activities.
Strategic Architecture Leadership and Technical Governance:
- Serve as the principal network architecture authority for Task Area 2, accountable for integrated target-state architecture, architectural integrity, and alignment with FDA mission, security, operational, and modernization priorities.
- Develop and maintain a multi-year enterprise network and communications strategy, including investment sequencing, technical debt reduction, platform consolidation, technology refresh, automation, and hybrid multi-cloud connectivity modernization.
- Lead cross-domain architecture governance and technical design reviews; establish reference architectures, standards, and decision records, and recommend approval of design exceptions through authorized FDA and program governance channels.
- Advise senior FDA and program technology leadership on network architecture alternatives, emerging technologies, resilience, cyber risk, and investment tradeoffs; deliver executive-level architecture briefings and recommendations.
- Provide architectural leadership across network, cloud, compute/storage, cybersecurity, unified communications, and data center service boundaries; resolve complex integration dependencies and conflicting design priorities.
- Define measurable architecture outcomes for network availability, performance, capacity, resiliency, security, automation, lifecycle health, and total cost of ownership; guide optimization initiatives and report progress to leadership.
- Lead architecture risk assessments for mission-critical connectivity and transformation initiatives, including migration sequencing, disaster recovery dependencies, design tradeoffs, and risk mitigation recommendations.
- Establish consistent architectural practices and develop other senior technical leaders through design reviews, mentoring, and technical guidance; retain hands-on engagement in the most complex engineering decisions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of progressive network engineering/architecture experience, including responsibility for enterprise-scale architecture and modernization. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree; final requirements subject to Leidos HR leveling validation.
- 7+ years in senior/principal architect or technical leadership roles on large enterprise-scale federal or commercial network environments, with demonstrated ownership of strategic architecture decisions.
- Demonstrated hands-on architecture experience across LAN (wired/wireless), WAN (Private IP Service, SD-WAN), and third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN, Trusted Internet Circuit) in a multi-site enterprise environment.
- Strong working knowledge of connecting and securing on-premise data center networks to public Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform).
- Experience with network monitoring and management tooling (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center/DNAC, Cacti, or equivalent) and with capacity planning for enterprise network infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-site enterprise network environments, including load balancing, DHCP, DNS, unified communications, and network security policy configuration.
- Experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure technology refresh, upgrade, and lifecycle management activities.
- Strong documentation skills, including development of current-state and target-state network architecture diagrams.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to coordinate across cross-functional technical teams, subcontractors, and telecommunications vendors.
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), current and active — or equivalent senior-level network architecture certification.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a principal architect, enterprise network architect, or senior technical authority for a large-scale federal or commercial infrastructure program, with accountability for integrated technical strategy and architectural governance.
- Demonstrated experience developing multi-year network modernization roadmaps, leading cross-functional architecture reviews, and making risk-informed technology investment recommendations.
- Experience presenting technical strategy, architecture tradeoffs, and measurable performance or cost outcomes to senior government or executive stakeholders.
- Ability to lead architecture across network, cloud, cybersecurity, compute/storage, and communications interfaces without requiring direct line-management authority.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
- AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform networking-focused certification (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate).
- ITIL Foundation certification (or higher).
- Prior experience directly supporting FDA, another HHS operating division, or a comparable federal health/regulatory science agency.
- Experience with SD-WAN network automation platforms and Zero Trust network architecture concepts.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow or comparable enterprise ITSM platforms for change and incident management.
- Experience supporting isolated lab or scientific-computing network environments.
- Experience chairing enterprise architecture boards, leading major network transformation programs, or establishing network architecture governance for federal mission environments
- .
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
December 31, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range -The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ mission success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable practices. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Our workforce enjoys career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development, while experiencing rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Your most important work is ahead.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, then keep reading because Leidos is seeking a qualified Principal Network Services Architect to support a proposed large-scale, transformational IT infrastructure program. The successful candidate will serve as the principal technical authority for Task Area 2 (Network Services), setting strategic architecture direction and providing governance for FDA's wired and wireless LAN (Office, Data Center, Lab, and Campus LAN), WAN (Private IP Service and SD-WAN), third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN, Trusted Internet Circuit), unified communications, load balancing, and related network infrastructure. The architect will advise senior customer and program leadership on architecture investments, risks, modernization priorities, and cross-domain technical tradeoffs.
This position is onsite /hybrid remote. Candidates will need to be located within the DMV area near Bethesda, MD, and Gaithersburg MD.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the principal technical architect and accountable architecture lead for enterprise Data Network and Communication Services, including wired/wireless LAN (Office-LAN, Data Center-LAN, Lab-LAN, Campus-LAN, Cloud Networks), WAN (Private IP Service and Managed SD-WAN), and third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN connectivity, Trusted Internet Circuit).
- Lead network design and engineering activities supporting enhancements, increments, and modifications to the existing environment; oversee release management, testing, and deployment activities for host servers and virtual clients during operational upgrades.
- Architect and continuously optimize connectivity, routing, and security between FDA's on-premise data centers (White Oak, Ashburn, NCTR) and FDA's AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform landing zones, in direct support of FDA's hybrid multi-cloud migration strategy.
- Define and govern a multi-year strategic roadmap for network modernization and technology refresh, ensuring network and communications solution components (hardware and software) are upgraded per agreed FDA technology-refresh policy and appropriately licensed.
- Provide senior technical oversight of network operations and administrative services, including monitoring, testing, patching, debugging, repair, and replacement of network appliances and software, and management of session border controllers (SBCs) and isolated lab networks.
- Direct capacity management for FDA's network infrastructure to ensure IT resources are right-sized for current and future business requirements while addressing time-sensitive demands.
- Architect load balancing, domain services (DHCP, external DNS), and monitoring solutions across voice, data, and VPN environments to deliver high availability and optimized network performance for applications and end users.
- Lead modification of network, storage, database, and related infrastructure policies, configurations, and provisions to reflect evolving industry standards and internal FDA policy changes, driving operational efficiency.
- Provide architectural and engineering support for Unified Communications, load balancing, eFax, and Enterprise Network Time Protocol (NTP) services.
- Direct network monitoring and reporting using agreed-upon tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center, Cacti) to ensure continuous availability, connectivity, security, and reliability across on-premise and cloud network, data center, compute, and storage resources.
- Lead root-cause and continuous-improvement (CI) efforts on existing network infrastructure, platforms, and processes to maintain relevance, efficiency, and performance as FDA's environment evolves.
- Maintain accurate architectural documentation, current-state/target-state network diagrams, and an accurate inventory of on-premise data center spaces housing network equipment.
- Support annual and ad-hoc network audits to ensure compliance with FDA standards, and support Government data calls related to network technical attributes and financial/hardware details.
- Coordinate with telecommunications contractors, cloud service providers, and other Task Area leads (e.g., Data Center Operations, Cloud & Compute/Storage, Client Advocate/Technical Leads) to ensure integrated, end-to-end service delivery.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior network architects, engineering leads, Network Engineers, Administrators, and other Task Area 2 staff; support incident, problem, and service-request management in collaboration with the Help Desk.
- Support the Transition Manager and Program Manager during the three-phase transition (Transition Planning, Transition, Cutover to Managed Services) by validating the as-is network architecture, informing the technical transition plan, and de-risking network cutover activities.
Strategic Architecture Leadership and Technical Governance:
- Serve as the principal network architecture authority for Task Area 2, accountable for integrated target-state architecture, architectural integrity, and alignment with FDA mission, security, operational, and modernization priorities.
- Develop and maintain a multi-year enterprise network and communications strategy, including investment sequencing, technical debt reduction, platform consolidation, technology refresh, automation, and hybrid multi-cloud connectivity modernization.
- Lead cross-domain architecture governance and technical design reviews; establish reference architectures, standards, and decision records, and recommend approval of design exceptions through authorized FDA and program governance channels.
- Advise senior FDA and program technology leadership on network architecture alternatives, emerging technologies, resilience, cyber risk, and investment tradeoffs; deliver executive-level architecture briefings and recommendations.
- Provide architectural leadership across network, cloud, compute/storage, cybersecurity, unified communications, and data center service boundaries; resolve complex integration dependencies and conflicting design priorities.
- Define measurable architecture outcomes for network availability, performance, capacity, resiliency, security, automation, lifecycle health, and total cost of ownership; guide optimization initiatives and report progress to leadership.
- Lead architecture risk assessments for mission-critical connectivity and transformation initiatives, including migration sequencing, disaster recovery dependencies, design tradeoffs, and risk mitigation recommendations.
- Establish consistent architectural practices and develop other senior technical leaders through design reviews, mentoring, and technical guidance; retain hands-on engagement in the most complex engineering decisions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of progressive network engineering/architecture experience, including responsibility for enterprise-scale architecture and modernization. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree; final requirements subject to Leidos HR leveling validation.
- 7+ years in senior/principal architect or technical leadership roles on large enterprise-scale federal or commercial network environments, with demonstrated ownership of strategic architecture decisions.
- Demonstrated hands-on architecture experience across LAN (wired/wireless), WAN (Private IP Service, SD-WAN), and third-party/cloud connectivity (site-to-site VPN, MAN, Trusted Internet Circuit) in a multi-site enterprise environment.
- Strong working knowledge of connecting and securing on-premise data center networks to public Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform).
- Experience with network monitoring and management tooling (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center/DNAC, Cacti, or equivalent) and with capacity planning for enterprise network infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-site enterprise network environments, including load balancing, DHCP, DNS, unified communications, and network security policy configuration.
- Experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure technology refresh, upgrade, and lifecycle management activities.
- Strong documentation skills, including development of current-state and target-state network architecture diagrams.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to coordinate across cross-functional technical teams, subcontractors, and telecommunications vendors.
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), current and active — or equivalent senior-level network architecture certification.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a principal architect, enterprise network architect, or senior technical authority for a large-scale federal or commercial infrastructure program, with accountability for integrated technical strategy and architectural governance.
- Demonstrated experience developing multi-year network modernization roadmaps, leading cross-functional architecture reviews, and making risk-informed technology investment recommendations.
- Experience presenting technical strategy, architecture tradeoffs, and measurable performance or cost outcomes to senior government or executive stakeholders.
- Ability to lead architecture across network, cloud, cybersecurity, compute/storage, and communications interfaces without requiring direct line-management authority.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
- AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform networking-focused certification (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate).
- ITIL Foundation certification (or higher).
- Prior experience directly supporting FDA, another HHS operating division, or a comparable federal health/regulatory science agency.
- Experience with SD-WAN network automation platforms and Zero Trust network architecture concepts.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow or comparable enterprise ITSM platforms for change and incident management.
- Experience supporting isolated lab or scientific-computing network environments.
- Experience chairing enterprise architecture boards, leading major network transformation programs, or establishing network architecture governance for federal mission environments
- .
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
December 31, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range -The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon12
- Coventbridge Integrity Systems9
- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP5
- Indiana University Health4
- Meta3
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in network services manager jobs.
- Five or more years of experience managing enterprise LAN, WAN, or SD-WAN environments
- Active CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent vendor-neutral network certification
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a network engineering or operations team
- Proficiency with network monitoring and management platforms such as SolarWinds or PRTG
- Experience designing and enforcing network security policies including firewall and access control
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Network Services Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to network scope
Hiring managers want to see the size and complexity of networks you've managed. Call out node counts, site counts, and whether you led multi-vendor or multi-cloud environments. Generic IT management language won't surface you in applicant tracking systems built for networking roles.
Lead with vendor certifications upfront
Certifications like CCNP, JNCIP, or NSE4 carry weight in network services manager screenings. Place them in a dedicated section near the top of your resume, not buried in a skills list, so recruiters scanning for specific credentials spot them immediately.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists network services manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your protocol depth
Job descriptions for this role vary widely: some prioritize BGP and MPLS expertise, others focus on SD-WAN or zero-trust architecture. Read each posting for the dominant protocol stack before applying and mirror that language in your cover letter and resume summary.
Prepare for scenario-based technical interviews
Expect interviewers to present a real outage or degradation scenario and walk you through diagnosis. Practice articulating your troubleshooting methodology out loud, including how you coordinate with NOC teams and escalate to vendors, not just the technical resolution itself.
Negotiate scope alongside salary in your offer
When evaluating an offer, clarify team size, budget authority, and whether you'll own vendor contracts. Network services manager titles vary enormously in actual authority, and those details affect your career trajectory as much as the starting pay does.
Network Services Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most network services managers?
The most active employers for network services managers right now are Amazon, Coventbridge Integrity Systems, and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, and the most openings are in California, Washington, and Indiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is consistent across large enterprise IT departments, managed service providers, and government contractors.
How many network services manager jobs are remote?
About 82% of network services manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by specialization. Roles focused on network architecture, vendor management, and policy governance tend to have more remote flexibility than positions that require hands-on data center or on-site infrastructure oversight.
How do you become a network services manager?
Start by building several years of hands-on experience as a network engineer or senior network administrator, developing deep familiarity with routing protocols, switching, and network security. Earn a recognized certification such as CCNP or an equivalent. Then pursue a role that includes informal team leadership or project ownership, since most employers want to see you've coordinated across teams before moving into full management.
Can you get a network services manager job with limited management experience?
Yes, if your technical depth is strong and you can demonstrate informal leadership. Employers hiring for this role at the entry-to-mid management level often value candidates who've led network projects, mentored junior engineers, or served as a technical lead during incidents. Frame those experiences explicitly on your resume rather than leaving interviewers to infer your readiness from job titles alone.
What does the network services manager interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial screening with HR or a talent team is followed by a technical interview where you'll walk through past network designs or troubleshoot a presented scenario. A final round typically involves a panel with the IT director or VP of infrastructure and sometimes a peer-level manager, focusing on leadership style, vendor relationships, and how you've handled major outages or service degradations.
Where can I find and apply to network services manager jobs?
You can find and apply to network services manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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