The Company
NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.
 

The Position

NMC² is seeking an Engineering Manager, Network Automation to lead the team building the automation frameworks, tools, and APIs that power self-service, scalable networking across our global infrastructure.
You’ll define the automation strategy for high-performance compute environments, ensuring our platforms deliver reliability, security, and efficiency at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical depth, people management, and strategic execution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of network automation engineers driving software-defined infrastructure.
• Define and execute the roadmap for network automation aligned with company and platform goals.
• Architect and evolve automation pipelines using Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, and observability best practices.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering, Security, and Platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of automation frameworks across hybrid environments.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural oversight while fostering innovation and documentation excellence.
• Communicate priorities, progress, and challenges to senior leadership.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing engineering teams in networking, infrastructure, or automation.
• Strong understanding of routing, switching, protocols, and large-scale network design.
• Hands-on experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and observability platforms.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; collaborative mindset.
• Experience with hybrid environments (data center, HPC, and cloud).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Nice-to-have: knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes, event-driven automation, or policy-as-code frameworks.