<p>What does a Lead Network Engineer do at Swire Coca - Cola?Swire Coca-Cola is seeking a highly skilled Lead Network Engineer to design, architect, and implement scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise network solutions. This role will provide both technical leadership and people mentorship, guiding a team of engineers while driving forward our data center and wide-area network initiatives across 58 offices. The Lead Network Engineer will serve as a trusted subject matter expert in advanced Cisco and Meraki technologies, ensuring that our network infrastructure delivers the reliability, scalability, and performance required for a modern, high-growth enterprise.Responsibilities</p> <p>Architect and Design Network Solutions: Lead the design of enterprise-scale network solutions across data center, campus, and distributed environments to ensure scalability, resiliency, and performance Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting skill growth, collaboration, and adoption of best practices Implementation & Engineering: Deploy and configure Cisco Nexus switches, Meraki firewalls, switches, and wireless infrastructure, ensuring adherence to design standards Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development: Collaborate with IT leadership to define and execute long-term network strategies aligned with organizational goals and digital transformation initiatives Operational Excellence: Establish and enforce standards for monitoring, capacity planning, and configuration management to optimize uptime and performance Network Security & Compliance: Design and implement security controls, firewall policies, and compliance measures to safeguard enterprise assets and data Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with application, cloud, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet enterprise and business requirements Innovation & Technology Evaluation: Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies to improve network automation, efficiency, and reliability Incident Response & Escalation Support: Serve as the highest-level escalation point for complex network incidents, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis Documentation & Knowledge Management: Maintain detailed network documentation, playbooks, and standards to ensure consistent operations and knowledge sharing</p> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline required CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) required CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) preferred 7+ years of progressive experience in network engineering roles with increasing responsibilities in design, architecture, and leadership required Strong expertise in Cisco Nexus data center switching technologies Proven experience with Meraki firewalls, switches, and enterprise wireless solutions Proficiency in network routing, switching, and firewall security architectures Familiarity with SD-WAN, cloud networking, and network automation tools highly desirable Demonstrated ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and influence stakeholders at all levels Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills Excellent communication and collaboration abilities</p> <p>#LI-HH1</p>