IT Network Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for configuration, management and support/maintenance of all network devices in the infrastructure.
• Develop procedures and processes for more junior staff and other systems administrators to be able to perform routine tasks.
• Responsible for building secure, sustainable, and resilient networks.
• Lead projects in a highly heterogeneous environment with a wide variety of hardware and software platforms.
• Provides expertise in all areas of networking including tuning, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, deployments, support, documentation of standards and procedures for the administration and maintenance of all supported environments.
• Lead other network engineers in the modernization and consolidation efforts for a widely distributed enterprise WAN leveraging MPLS and SDWAN technologies.
• Network security enforcement and maintenance.
• Monitoring of networks for availability and security.
• Troubleshooting network issues; ensuring we have the right tools for visibility at all network layers
• Installation of new networking equipment.
• Network device, asset lifecycle management
• Administer IDS/IPS, firewalls, VPN, and network monitoring tools.
• Review existing internetwork design; define requirements and capacity to support growth of LAN/WAN communications.
• Perform analysis needed to size network equipment, including setup, configuration, testing, and ongoing support of latest generation switches, routers, firewalls, etc.
• Participate in evaluating and recommending network management and diagnostic tools to proactively support and resolve network related issues.
• Track and create reports on network reliability and performance metrics to assist in planning for LAN/WAN growth and expansion.
• Develop backup and recovery processes for LAN/WAN hardware and software.
• Project planning and system implementations involving LAN/WAN communications along with the integration of voice and video.
• Provides activity and progress reports on projects for assigned projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Expert in internet protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, etc.

Qualification & Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey information both verbally and in writing.
• Self-starter who can lead and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong project management and general business skills, including ability to identify and plan for cross-functional impact of work.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and high standards of accuracy, attention to detail and excellent follow-up skills.
• Excellent teaming skills and proven ability to work effectively across multiple teams and functional areas.
• Ability to coordinate work efforts of teammates as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in Networking, Network Infrastructure planning and design, at least 3 years experience in Cisco based (voice & data) networks required. Cisco certification, preferred (such as CCNP, CCDP, CCIE)
• 3+ years leading/supervising teams, including managed service providers, in implementing and administering network solutions.
• Experience in Network security, Wireless and Firewalls.
• Telecom Experience, including POTS, VoIP, etc.
• Experience implementing and configuring fiber channel-based storage area networks.
• Experience using network taps for instrumentation and network monitoring.
• Experience with network traffic analysis.
• Networking experience for retail facilities including stores, fuel stations, distribution centers and offices, preferred
• Experience designing and building data networks, including hybrid network extension to support cloud connectivity (GCP, Azure)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)