Senior Manager, Network Automation and Intelligence Platforms - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$248,000 - $396,750 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading and developing the network infrastructure through advanced network automation and intelligence solutions. This position focuses on supporting technological excellence and reliable network operations across corporate offices, campuses, HPC data centers, contract manufacturing facilities, labs, global PoP based backbone, and SD-WAN.
What you'll do
- Lead the development and implementation of advanced network automation and intelligence solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and implement network infrastructure strategies.
- Own platform architecture decisions for source of truth, CI/CD, orchestration, observability integration, and agent/AI platforms.
- Manage a team of skilled engineers, providing mentorship.
- Build skills frameworks and enablement programs that scale automation contribution.
- Identify and address potential network issues proactively.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ overall years in network engineering or network software.
- 4+ years leading engineering teams.
- Expertise in network automation, including hands-on experience with relevant tools and technologies.
- Understanding of network protocols and architecture.
- Ability to lead and encourage a high-performing team.
- Problem-solving skills and a proven track record of successfully implementing complex projects.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Experience deploying LLM/agent-based tooling in operations with strong governance.
- Background in cybersecurity and network security practices.
- Experience in large-scale GPU/AI fabrics, InfiniBand, or high-performance networks.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Skills: network automation, intelligence platforms, HPC data centers, CI/CD, orchestration
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 53-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
923
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (923 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 255 | 923 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 949 | 6028 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 46 d | 53 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: network automation, intelligence platforms, HPC data centers, CI/CD, orchestration
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 255 open roles · median 48 d
- Qualcomm · 60 open roles · median 60 d
- AMD · 51 open roles · median 30 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 86 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 76 d
- Intel Corporation · 36 open roles · median 15 d
How we counted: 923 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.