Manager, Networking

What You’ll Do

Lead the global network engineering teams, managing both full-time employees and third-party vendors to ensure consistent and high-quality service delivery for Datadog offices worldwide.

Oversee the design, deployment and scaling of office network infrastructure, including Wi-Fi (Cisco Meraki) and edge networking devices (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, and others), ensuring these services operate according to Datadog's defined service level objectives.

Define and implement standards, policies, and processes for network infrastructure to ensure security, reliability and scalability.

Collaborate with IT Security, Enterprise Technology, and Workplace teams to align network services with broader IT and business objectives.

Develop and track operational metrics for service availability, network performance, driving continuous improvement and optimization.

Who You Are

An experienced people manager with at least 2+ years of leadership experience managing teams of network engineers.

Proven expertise in Wi-Fi network engineering, including deep knowledge of Cisco Meraki and edge networking solutions from vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto and Juniper.

Experience managing large-scale office technology projects in global enterprises with more than 10 offices and 7,000+ employees, ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with rapid company growth.

Strong vendor management skills, with experience selecting, negotiating, and overseeing third-party providers for network services.

Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work across IT, Workplace, Security, and executive stakeholders.

Preferred: A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, along with professional certifications such as CCNA, CCNP or equivalent networking certifications.