2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define the long-term technical roadmap for next-generation cloud-based network management platforms.
- Lead innovation and R&D initiatives in AI-driven network operations, intent-based networking, autonomous network management, zero-touch provisioning, and self-healing networks.
- Drive adoption of emerging networking standards, protocols, and management paradigms.
- Establish technical partnerships with major network equipment vendors and cloud providers.
- Participate in IEEE and IETF standards bodies and open-source networking projects.
- Advise strategic enterprise customers on complex network management requirements.
- Lead technical due diligence for potential acquisitions in the network management space.
- Represent the company at networking conferences and publish thought leadership content.
- Shape engineering practices and culture for network infrastructure software development.
Requirements
- Master's degree in computer science, network engineering, or electrical engineering; a PhD is preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in network software development and 8+ years in senior technical leadership.
- Deep expertise in 5G, WiFi 6E/7, SD-WAN, SASE, Network-as-a-Service, intent-based networking, and declarative network management.
- Expert-level experience applying AI/ML to network operations, including AIOps and autonomous network management.
- Mastery of cloud-native networking, service mesh, container networking, network automation, infrastructure as code, and GitOps.
- Advanced knowledge of network telemetry, streaming telemetry, observability platforms, zero trust networking, edge computing, and distributed network management.
- Recognized industry expertise demonstrated through conference speaking engagements, published research, or patents.
- Active participation in networking standards bodies or open-source projects and deep relationships with major network equipment vendors.
- Experience with network operator requirements, large-scale network deployments, NOC workflows, carrier-grade network management, procurement processes, and enterprise buying cycles.
- Track record of successfully scaling network management platforms and translating complex networking concepts into business value propositions.
- Up to 15–20% travel availability for customer meetings, conferences, vendor partnerships, and technical collaboration.
Benefits
- Up to 15–20% travel is required.
- NETGEAR describes a collaborative, performance-driven workplace focused on innovation, customer impact, and employee engagement.
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About NETGEAR
NETGEAR builds consumer and SMB networking hardware and services—Wi‑Fi routers and mesh systems, Ethernet switches, modems, and network-attached storage—with cloud management and security subscriptions. It sells through retail, online, and channel partners, and works with internet service providers. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Jose, California, NETGEAR is a public company traded on NASDAQ (NTGR) with global distribution across home, business, and service-provider markets.