The Senior Manager, Network Services is a senior technical role responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and optimization of The Coca‑Cola Company’s global network infrastructure. This role leads advanced network engineering initiatives and ensures secure, scalable, and resilient connectivity across data centers, cloud environments, and global offices.
The Senior Manager partners closely with cybersecurity, cloud, workplace, applications, and business teams to enable reliable digital operations while driving continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and innovation aligned with Coca‑Cola’s technology strategy, while serving as a primary strategic validator to ensure partner-led designs and deployments align with enterprise standards and do not introduce operational risks.
Key Responsibilities
Network Strategy & Architecture
Lead the design and evolution of global network architecture, including campus, WAN, SD‑WAN, data center, cloud networking, and remote access solutions.
Ensure network solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and business growth objectives.
Drive network modernization initiatives, including cloud‑first and zero‑trust networking strategies,ensuring execution partners achieve tactical implementation milestones with operational precision
Operations & Service Delivery
Oversee day‑to‑day network operations to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability across global environments.
Acts as first line of defensefor network issues
Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, and operational metrics; lead problem management and root cause analysis for major incidents.
Partner with managed service providers and vendors to ensure effective service delivery and contract compliance,and precise alignment on tactical engineering deliverables
Security & Risk Management
Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams to embed security‑by‑design across all network solutions.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
Proactively identify and mitigate network risks, vulnerabilities, and obsolescence,exercisingtechnical oversightover partner compliance regarding lifecycle management, vulnerability remediation, and firmware optimization
Financial & Vendor Management
Manage network engineering budgets, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives.
Lead vendor performance management for network technologies and services,conductingdetailed technical audits of partner service delivery, capacity utilization, and operational performance metrics
Drive value realization from technology investments.
Stakeholder Partnership
Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders on network‑related matters.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Communicate complex technical topics in clear, business‑relevant terms.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence,empowering internal technical resources to rigorously evaluate and govern partner execution
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field required.
Master’s degree preferred.
Experience
10+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, including large‑scale enterprise or global environments.
Hands‑on experience with enterprise networking technologies (e.g., routing/switching, SD‑WAN, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, load balancing, and cloud networking).
Proven experience supporting hybrid and cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
Technical Knowledge (Preferred)
Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or similar enterprise networking platforms
Cloud networking and connectivity (ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, VPNs)
Network automation, monitoring, and orchestration tools
ITIL‑based service management practices
Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization
Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
Skills:
Location(s):
Puerto Rico
City/Cities:
Cidra
Travel Required:
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
August 14, 2026
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
From our roots at the counter of a local Atlanta pharmacy, to our current portfolio of more than 200 beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is one of the most globally-recognized brands in the world. Today, our lineup features beloved beverage brands, including
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, smartwater, Dasani, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Goldpeak, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and more.
The Coca-Cola Company is committed to bringing about real change – to our industry, to our local economies, and to the world around us. Through constant evolution, we continue to reimagine the way we refresh the world and make a difference.
We're innovating our portfolio with products that give people more varieties that meet our consumers where they are.
We're working with global partners to transform our business, and grow it in more sustainable ways.
And we're providing jobs and opportunities to the local economies where our people live and work, employing 700,000 people throughout our global system alongside bottling partners.
If you're a changemaker looking to make a change, come join us in our mission to refresh the world and make a difference.
Learn more at: www.coca-colacompany.com/careers
