Network Engineer – Project Manager

About the role

ibex is seeking a Network Engineer who will also act as a Project Manager to drive network engineering initiatives from intake through closure. The role combines deep technical understanding of networking environments with proven project‑management discipline to align delivery with program roadmaps and executive expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Manage network engineering projects end‑to‑end, creating detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, resource allocation and RAID logs.
• Facilitate project kick‑offs, working sessions and executive briefings, ensuring clear outcomes and documented decisions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact across engineering teams, leadership, vendors and business units, delivering concise executive‑ready updates.
• Maintain high data integrity in Jira for work tracking, apply PMO governance standards and produce executive dashboards to monitor project health.
• Proactively identify, own and escalate risks and issues, driving resolution with defined ownership.

Required profile

• 5+ years of project‑management experience in technology, infrastructure, telecommunications, network engineering or data‑center environments.
• Direct experience operating within a PMO structure.
• Advanced proficiency with Jira for planning, tracking and reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Exceptional verbal, written and executive‑level presentation abilities.

Required skills

• Jira
• PMP certification
• CCNA, CCNP, Network+, JNCIA certifications
• Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery methodologies