Sr. Manager, AMER LAN Engineering Lead

SUMMARY All over the world, Pfizer colleagues work together to positively impact health for everyone, everywhere. Our colleagues have the opportunity to grow and develop a career that offers both individual and company success; be part of an ownership culture that values diversity and where all colleagues are energized and engaged and have the ability to impact health and lives of millions of people. Digital is at the core of how Pfizer delivers Breakthroughs that Change Patient’s Lives. Advanced technologies that accelerate research, development, manufacturing, and patient access to therapies are all made possible by the infrastructures that enable our Digital landscape.   The CISO, Infrastructure and Cloud Services organization delivers excellence in the pursuit of those breakthroughs through industry-leading infrastructure operations performance. We strive to revolutionize service dependability by applying advanced analytics to drive predictive detection and interventions. We place data at the heart of what we do and apply a relentless focus on continuous improvement to enable Pfizer’s business processes and patient outcomes.   The Sr. Manager, AMER LAN Engineering Lead designs, deploys, and maintains complex enterprise network infrastructures. They lead technical projects, mentor engineering staff, and manage network availability, security, and performance. This hands-on role requires high-level IT architecture with daily network engineering and operations tasks, along with team management of both Colleagues and Contractors.   The role blends people leadership with deep technical ownership: leading a team of engineers and contractors while personally driving architecture decisions, automation practices, and regional investment priorities.   As the AMER lead, this person partners closely with counterparts in EMEA and APAC to develop standardized, globally scalable network solutions, and serves as the global owner of IP address management (IPAM) allocations across the entire enterprise network. Success in this role means a resilient, secure, and automated regional network that aligns to a consistent global standard.

RESPONSIBILITIES People & Team Leadership Manage the team - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of LAN engineers (Colleagues and contractors) across the Americas region. Own People eXperience (PX) & administrative processes - Responsible for all PX and administrative documentation, including onboarding, timekeeping, contractor agreements, and record-keeping. Drive performance - Conduct performance reviews, set goals and development plans, provide ongoing coaching, and manage staffing and resourcing decisions. Manage Projects - Oversee project scopes, deliverables, and performance, ensuring alignment with regional and global standards.   Architecture, Design & Investment Lead architecture and design - Own and facilitate architecture and design discussions for LAN and wireless infrastructure across the region. Drive decisions - Translate design discussions into concrete decisions on hardware purchases, technology selection, and regional projects. Own the roadmap - Define and prioritize the network roadmap, balancing lifecycle, capacity, security, and cost. Manage projects & budget - Lead regional network projects end to end and provide input into budgeting and capital planning. Automation, IaC & CI/CD Automate the network - Champion network automation using Python, Ansible, GitHub, and other Automation Tools to reduce manual effort and configuration drift. Practice Infrastructure as Code - Manage network configuration and infrastructure as code, using GitHub for version control, review, and collaboration. Build CI/CD workflows - Establish a network design that allows for the creation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for network changes, including automated validation and testing. Global IPAM Ownership Own global IPAM allocation process - Serve as the global lead for IP address management