Head Of Network Engineering

About the role SOMOS is building a next-generation service provider network designed to support large-scale infrastructure growth, operational scalability and long-term architectural evolution. We are looking for a Head of Network Engineering to define the technical direction, architectural standards and engineering strategy of the company’s service provider infrastructure. This role is responsible for the architectural leadership across: IP/MPLS backbone infrastructure

Metro Ethernet and aggregation networks

Optical transport infrastructure (OTN / DWDM)

Network security infrastructure

Data center interconnectivity and backbone integration

This is not a reactive operations role. Within this domain, the Head of Network Engineering: Defines the long-term architecture roadmap for the service provider network ecosystem

Establishes technical standards and engineering principles across routing, transport, aggregation and security domains

Ensures architectural consistency between backbone, access, transport and infrastructure security environments

Defines scalability and resiliency strategies for infrastructure growth

Guides technical decisions related to routing architecture, transport evolution and infrastructure expansion

Drives engineering standardization across multi-vendor environments

Promotes automation-first operational models to improve scalability, consistency and deployment velocity

Collaborates closely with Automation, Operations, Expansion and Infrastructure teams

Supports the evolution of provisioning, validation and infrastructure lifecycle methodologies

Drives documentation, engineering discipline and operational reproducibility across the organization

Mentors and develops senior engineering talent across multiple technical domains

This role is not focused on operating isolated technologies. It is focused on designing scalable and operationally sustainable service provider infrastructure systems. About you You are someone comfortable operating across complex service provider environments where routing scale, resiliency, convergence and operational scalability are critical. You think beyond isolated technologies and understand how architectural decisions impact long-term operational sustainability, deployment velocity and business growth. You are expected to operate with high autonomy and influence technical direction across multiple engineering domains. This role requires deep service provider expertise combined with strong systems thinking and operational engineering discipline. Required Qualifications Strong experience designing and evolving large-scale service provider infrastructure environments

CCIE/JNCIE-level expertise or equivalent real-world architectural depth

Deep understanding of IP/MPLS backbone architectures and routing ecosystems

Strong understanding of transport, aggregation and infrastructure networking domains

Experience defining infrastructure standards and architectural principles

Strong automation mindset focused on scaling network operations and infrastructure consistency

Experience operating large-scale multi-vendor environments

Strong troubleshooting and infrastructure problem-solving capabilities

Experience guiding technical decisions across engineering organizations

Strong documentation, standardization and operational rigor

Ability to operate in fast-moving infrastructure growth environments

Preferred Qualifications Experience with automation frameworks and infrastructure APIs

Experience scaling operational models in large service provider networks

Familiarity with CI/CD or infrastructure lifecycle automation practices

Experience with optical transport scaling strategies

Exposure to infrastructure security and segmentation architectures

Experience supporting multi-site or multi-data-center service provider environments

Familiarity with telemetry, observability or infrastructure monitoring systems

Experience leading engineering standardization initiatives across organizations