Sr. Manager, AMER LAN Engineering Lead

Role: Senior Manager, AMER LAN Engineering Lead at Pfizer, responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure across the Americas. Objectives include ensuring network security, availability, performance, and scalability, aligned with global standards. Responsibilities encompass leading a team of LAN engineers and contractors, managing regional architecture and design, driving network automation and Infrastructure as Code practices, and owning global IP address management. The role involves regional project leadership, collaboration with EMEA and APAC teams, and participation in global network governance. Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in IT or related field, 6+ years in senior network engineering roles, expert-level certifications (CCNP, CCIE), and extensive experience managing large-scale complex networks, IPv4/IPv6, LAN/WLAN technologies, and vendor relationships. Preferred skills include mastery in Python and Ansible for automation, experience in regulated enterprise environments (biopharma or life sciences preferred), and familiarity with Cisco, Meraki, Aruba wireless, security architectures, and ITSM tools. The position demands strong leadership, documentation, analytical, and troubleshooting skills, with experience in agile environments. Limited travel (~1 trip/year) and a hybrid work setup are specified.