Software Engineering Senior Manager - AWAN Functional Team

$179,200 - $257,600/Yr

Juniper Networks - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Senior

Sunnyvale, CA

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About the position

At Juniper, we believe the network is the single greatest vehicle for knowledge, understanding, and human advancement the world has ever known. To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve. Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people. It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way. Juniper Networks is a leading telecommunications equipment vendor building high-performance network products for service providers, enterprises, data centers, campus, and metro customers. Juniper products like MX-Series, QFX-Series, EX-Series, ACX-Series and AI driven control points are used to perform complex network functions in diverse customer networks. The software engineering group at Juniper Networks is responsible for designing, developing, building, qualifying, and releasing software and networking products. This group comprises highly skilled professionals who deliver production-grade quality releases and products through agile and adaptive engineering methodologies. The role of Software Engineering Senior Manager is crucial as it involves leading and managing a team of skilled professional engineers in qualifying solutions and use-cases for Juniper customers. This position requires a highly skilled technical professional with exemplary leadership qualities to meet business objectives. As a decision-maker, the Senior Manager will be responsible for planning project work, managing the professional team, promoting best practices, hiring talented professionals, and maximizing the potential of direct-report employees.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution and delivery of product/software solutions by managing and leading a team of skilled professional engineers.
• Work closely with the team to strategize and execute on delivering production-grade solutions across market segments.
• Gather requirements, implement, and deliver committed scope meeting release schedules without compromising quality.
• Identify and allocate resources including human resources, tools, techniques, and equipment based on KPI metrics.
• Optimize CAPEX/OPEX during project delivery, extending for future use in regressions.
• Guide the team in building test plans based on specifications and customer use-cases across segments.
• Own functional qualifications from inception to production in regression.
• Educate the team on goals and business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with the team.
• Stay up to date on product roadmaps, specifications, performance criteria, and competitors' solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, architects, and executives.
• Work closely with Juniper product development and business unit architecture teams to understand product/feature requirements and solutions in alignment with customer business/network priorities.
• Build strong relationships with senior leadership to understand business objectives and translate them into project deliverables.
• Highlight and brainstorm emerging technologies and customer use cases for product deliverables.
• Make critical decisions that contribute to the success of the product and solution.
• Work with stakeholders to review project and execution plans.
• Define entry and exit criteria for each phase of the project.
• Identify and have mitigation plans for identified risks.
• Consolidate and project project deliverables at preset regular intervals.
• Gather and consolidate deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Project and report deliverables to all stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks.
• Influence and maintain high morale by motivating engineers to deliver to their maximum potential.
• Lead by example, influencing and building trust among the team.
• Reward and recognize talented individuals.
• Provide technical guidance on career development.
• Build and expand the team by hiring talented professional engineers.
• Identify subject matter experts for specific areas.
• Drive innovation and transformation within the team.
• Encourage team participation in internal and external tech forums.
• Encourage and recognize contributions towards IETF, Patents, Certifications.
• Assist with developmental needs.
• Lead and be a catalyst for transformation.

Requirements

• Leadership qualities to hire, reward, and retain a talented professional team.
• Ability to participate in technical discussions and translate them into business objectives.
• Excellent ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and build consensus.
• Technically capable of defining specific product requirements and understanding their impact on customer networks.
• Exceptional communication and writing skills.
• Strong advocacy for sales while building relationships across business groups.
• Outstanding problem-solving capabilities.
• Prior experience as a catalyst for transformation within a team and organization.
• Ability to multitask in a role with little supervision and many demands from various constituents.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• 401(k) eligibility
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Parental leave