Manager, Network Engineering

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Manager, Network Engineering to lead the design, operation, modernization, and reliability of Crescent Energy's enterprise and operational technology network environment. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the network infrastructure that connects corporate offices, field operations, production sites, tower locations, operational technology environments, and Microsoft Azure.

What You Will Do

Lead the Network Engineering function responsible for enterprise, field, OT, tower, and cloud-connected networking environments. Manage, mentor, and develop network engineering resources while maintaining a strong hands-on technical presence. Engineer and support Fortinet firewalls, switches, routers, VPNs, SD-WAN, routing policies, security zones, segmentation, and centralized management platforms.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable leading people, setting technical direction, troubleshooting complex issues, and building a disciplined, secure, well-documented network operating model. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related roles
• 3+ years of experience leading engineers, managing technical teams, or acting as a senior technical lead with people leadership responsibilities
• Deep hands-on experience with Fortinet technologies, including FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, FortiRouter or Fortinet routing capabilities, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, VPN, SD-WAN, segmentation, and firewall policy management
• Strong experience supporting distributed enterprise networks across offices, remote sites, field operations, and hybrid environments
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, firewalling, SD-WAN, VPN, NAT, VLANs, QoS, DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, subnetting, and network segmentation
• Strong operational technology networking experience, including connectivity for SCADA, field systems, industrial networks, production locations, or comparable OT environments
• Experience with tower-based, wireless, microwave, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, LTE/private wireless, or other remote field connectivity models
• Strong Microsoft Azure networking experience, including virtual networks, peering, routing, VPN gateways, ExpressRoute or private connectivity, private endpoints, DNS, NSGs, Azure Firewall or equivalent controls, and hybrid network patterns
• Experience managing network change control, configuration standards, monitoring, incident response, vendor coordination, and lifecycle management
• Ability to balance security requirements with operational continuity in a production-oriented environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills across enterprise, cloud, firewall, routing, and OT connectivity layers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits
• Career growth opportunities