Associate Manager, Network Engineer/Architect

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

The Associate Manager, I&O – Network Engineering/Architecture is a solutions architect and project resource responsible for supporting and optimizing the SCJ global network environment. Reporting to the Lead Network Architect, this role ensures secure, highly available network infrastructure while driving network-related projects across architects, engineers, and managed service providers (MNS/MSS). The role translates high-level designs into implementable solutions, collaborates across enterprise and infrastructure teams, and supports operational processes including change, incident, and problem management. It also contributes to budget, vendor, and resource management while aligning network strategies with business needs.

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  Support and maintain the global network services portfolio (WAN, LAN, WLAN, voice/data), ensuring high availability, performance, and adherence to design standards.

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  Manage and coordinate network-related projects, including requirements analysis, design, integration, and on-time delivery.

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  Contribute to the strategic network roadmap by recommending technologies, tools, and improvements aligned with business needs.

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  Translate high-level designs (HLDs) into low-level designs (LLDs) and collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure proper implementation.

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  Partner with Network Operations to define, monitor, and improve SLAs/KPIs, while supporting incident, problem, and change management processes (including CCB participation).

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  Liaise with Global Information Security and vendors to ensure network security policies, standards, and controls are integrated into all solutions.

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  Support budget tracking, vendor management, and resource planning, while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships.

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  Stay updated on emerging technologies and continuously enhance technical expertise through training and self-development.

• 5+ years’ experience of progressive experience in the Network Engineering field in an environment similar in scale to SC Johnson.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Intermediate engineering level skills in the following areas:

• Routing and switching

• Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (R&S), F5 (LTM, APM, ASM), Palo Alto (NGFW + IDS/IPS functions), Infoblox (DDI), Citrix Netscaler (VDI), Cisco ISE, Campus LAN and WLAN solutions, also implemented on Cisco products, network segmentation and access control in remote offices

• Associate-level experience which includes solutions analysis, design, deployment, and operationalization in the following areas:

• Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions

• Programming/scripting languages and frameworks knowledge and experience, in support of automation (Python, Ansible, etc.)

• Additional experience in one or more of the following which includes solutions analysis, design, deployment, and operationalization:

• Data Center Automation & Orchestration

• IaaS (mainly) / PaaS & SaaS (desirable)

• Cisco ACI (fabric and overlay network, programmable features, micro-segmentation, etc. - desirable)

• Virtualization in the network, security, and overall infrastructure space

• Experience leading agile teams (“NetDevOps” characteristics – desirable)

• Understanding of infrastructure design and operations (servers, storage, other platforms)

▪ Full-time, permanent employment | Onsite work setup (Monday-Friday) | once a week WFH upon regularization

• Must be amenable to working in a mid-shift to accommodate the work hours of the global team (US and EMEA)

• Overtime might be required depending on the critical deliverables

We’ll invest in you, and you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, develop your skills, and work in an inclusive, family-like environment. You can also enjoy various benefits that include:

• Competitive pay (up to 14th-month pay, profit sharing, retirement plan, etc.)

• Health care benefits, a gym inside the office, paid leaves upon hire

• Personalized career development plan.

• Autonomy in your work

With operations in more than 70 countries and 13,000 employees, SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company that makes household cleaning and professional products, and products for home. Our supportive and inclusive company culture encourages personal and professional growth. And makes you feel valued from day one.

Apply now to join us and go further with our family.

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.

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