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Ready to impact the next generation of healthcare technology, products and services? When you join us, your work will set the standards for database platform deployment and shape our solutions for the future. It's an opportunity to reimagine the way we support our nearly 8,500 pharmacy-led, health and well-being retail stores worldwide and our entire organization.

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Senior Director, Network Engineering

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Defines and drives the enterprise network and connectivity strategy, aligning technology capabilities with business priorities and long-term organizational goals.

Leads the Network & Voice Services function, ensuring secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective delivery of enterprise connectivity services.

Shapes multi-year roadmaps for network modernization, cloud connectivity, automation, and operational excellence to support business transformation.

Influences enterprise technology decisions and partners across Infrastructure, Security, Digital, and Business teams to deliver integrated outcomes.

Establishes governance, service performance standards, and risk management practices that improve reliability, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Leads resolution and recovery strategies for critical incidents and service disruptions, ensuring business continuity and resilience.

Directs strategic relationships with telecommunications providers, cloud partners, and technology vendors to maximize business value and service performance.

Accountable for function-level operating and capital budgets, investment planning, and resource optimization.

Leads and develops a multi-layered organization, fostering leadership capability, talent development, succession planning, and an inclusive culture.

Evaluates emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation, enhance customer experience, and improve enterprise outcomes.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in Network engineering or a similar role OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in network engineering or a similar role

At least 5 years of engineering, architecture and design of complex data, voice, and converged networks

At least 6 years of experience with voice, data, and converged connectivity services (telecom, route/switch, DNS, load balancers and firewalls, etc.) and networking aspects of cloud (connectivity, cloud exchange)

Experience with vendor and vendor contract management, including SLA review.

Experience with telecommunications management and carrier relations.

Experience working with Cloud transformations and the resultant impact on Network and Communications services

At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.

At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.

Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

Salary Range:

$175000 - $284375 / Salaried

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