Join the Future of Security at Netskope

Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.

At Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security.

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About the Role

As the SVP of Network & Operations, you will lead the architecture, deployment, scaling, and 24/7 reliability of NewEdge, our global cybersecurity cloud network. In this executive role, you will oversee high-throughput, low-latency network infrastructure, multi-region cloud and edge data center environments, customer support, and round-the-clock Network Operations (NOC/SOC). You will ensure carrier-grade availability, sub-millisecond packet inspection performance, and bulletproof operational resilience against massive, distributed cyber threats.

What You Will Be Doing

Infrastructure Strategy & Scale: Architect, scale, and optimize a globally distributed hybrid/edge network capable of processing tens of terabits per second of inspected traffic across global Points of Presence (PoPs) and public cloud environments.
Operational Excellence & 99.999% Uptime: Lead global NOC and SRE teams to maintain carrier-grade SLAs, disaster recovery readiness, zero-downtime upgrades, and sub-minute incident response times.
Edge & Peering Architecture: Direct global transit, peering, BGP routing optimization, CDN integration, and hardware acceleration (SmartNICs/DPUs) to maximize throughput and minimize global latency.
Capacity Planning & FinOps: Own the multi-million-dollar infrastructure CapEx/OpEx budget, leading vendor negotiations (hardware, data centers, transit providers) and optimizing unit economics as traffic scales exponentially.
Security & Compliance: Partner with internal CISO/InfoSec teams to ensure operational infrastructure complies with FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust security architectures.
Executive Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead high-performing, globally distributed engineering, operations, and telecommunications teams across multiple time zones.

Required Skills and Experience

Experience: 15+ years in network engineering and infrastructure operations, with at least 7+ years in executive leadership (VP/SVP) within a hyperscale cloud, Tier-1 ISP/telecom, CDN, or enterprise-scale cloud security platform.
Technical Depth: Deep domain expertise in large-scale BGP routing, DDoS mitigation architecture, software-defined networking (SDN), edge computing, and bare-metal/cloud hybrid architectures.
Scale Track Record: Proven experience operating distributed infrastructure processing petabytes of real-time data under strict low-latency requirements.
Leadership & FinOps: Demonstrated success leading 100+ person engineering and operations organizations and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure budgets.

Education

BSCS, EE, IT, or equivalent required. A Master's degree in a technical field or an MBA is strongly preferred.

Compensation:

At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.