Senior Manager, Network Operations

Role: Senior Manager of Network Operations leading global enterprise network at Natera, with a focus on healthcare and genomic operations. Responsibilities: oversee network stability, performance, security, and availability across LAN, WAN, wireless, firewall, cloud, and on-premise environments; manage a distributed team of network engineers; lead modernization initiatives, improve observability, incident response, and compliance; partner with Security, DevOps, Engineering, and Business teams; support capacity planning, change management, and vendor relations. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field; 5+ years in enterprise network engineering/operations and team leadership; hands-on experience with routing/switching, firewalls (Palo Alto), wireless (Cisco Meraki), VPN, and network monitoring tools; professional certifications such as CCNP, with a strong preference for CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, AWS Networking, and ITIL. HighValue: enterprise hybrid cloud and on-premise networks, security, high-availability environments, healthcare/regulatory context (HIPAA). WorkSetup: Onsite in Austin, with collaboration across cross-functional teams; no specific travel mentioned.