Manager, Network Engineering
hace 3 días
Robbinsville
Job Description Manager of Network Engineering and Operations *Hybrid onsite We are seeking a Manager of Network Engineering and Operations to lead the reliability, performance, security, and continuous improvement of a large, geographically distributed enterprise network. This leader will manage a team of network engineering and operations professionals supporting approximately 6,000 network devices across 500+ locations, including datacenter, cloud, WAN, LAN, wireless, SD-WAN, internet, and telecommunications environments. This role requires a hands-on technology leader who can develop and hold a team accountable to performance, establish meaningful KPIs, drive proactive network operations, and lead major infrastructure initiatives. The manager will also play a key role in the organization's Azure transformation and partner closely with infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, and business teams. Responsibilities • Lead day-to-day network engineering and operations, including monitoring, incident response, escalations, troubleshooting, and service restoration., • Manage, mentor, develop, and conduct performance reviews for network engineering and operations team members., • Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics for the team and network environment; use data and dashboards to drive accountability and continuous improvement., • Build a proactive operating culture that identifies and addresses network issues before they impact the business., • Lead major incidents, root-cause analysis, problem management, and corrective action initiatives., • Oversee a large enterprise network supporting approximately 6,000 devices across 700 locations., • Manage enterprise WAN, LAN, wireless, datacenter, cloud, SD-WAN, internet, telecommunications, and load-balancing environments., • Drive network automation, standardization, orchestration, and operational efficiency using Python, Ansible, APIs, and Infrastructure-as-Code., • Lead network infrastructure projects including branch deployments, datacenter upgrades, cloud connectivity, hardware refreshes, and network modernization., • Support and help lead the organization's Azure transformation, including hybrid cloud connectivity and network architecture., • Maintain and improve network security through technologies including Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco ISE, and related security controls., • Establish and enforce network standards, ITIL processes, change management, operational procedures, and best practices., • Partner with cybersecurity and compliance teams on governance, vulnerability remediation, audits, risk management, and regulatory requirements., • Manage network vendors, telecom providers, contracts, SLAs, support agreements, and service performance., • Develop capacity plans, performance reporting, network dashboards, and operational metrics., • Work closely with architecture, infrastructure, security, cloud, and business teams to deliver enterprise technology initiatives. Requirements • 6+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering, infrastructure operations, or network operations management., • 2+ years of experience leading technical network engineering or operations teams., • Demonstrated experience managing and developing technical employees, including performance reviews and accountability for team KPIs., • Experience supporting large, geographically distributed enterprise environments., • Experience leading major incidents, infrastructure projects, network modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives., • Strong leadership skills with the ability to take initiative, drive change, and develop a proactive team culture., • Experience managing telecom providers, technology vendors, service contracts, and SLAs., • Experience with hybrid cloud networking and enterprise cloud transformation, preferably Azure. Technical Skills • Enterprise routing and switching, • TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and Multicast, • BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP, • VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, VXLAN, and Layer 2 technologies, • Cisco networking and Cisco Meraki, • Cisco ACI, • Palo Alto firewalls and network security, • Wireless networking, • SD-WAN, • WAN, LAN, internet, and datacenter architectures, • MPLS, DIA, broadband, LTE, and carrier services, • Load balancing, • Azure and hybrid cloud networking, • ServiceNow and IT Service Management platforms, • SolarWinds NPM, NCM, and NTA, • Cisco ISE, • HPE Aruba Networking Automation / Infrastructure • Python, • Ansible, • Infrastructure-as-Code, • API integrations and orchestration, • Network automation and configuration management, • Cloud automation, • Network monitoring, observability, and performance management Preferred Certifications • CCNP Enterprise or higher, • ITIL Foundation, • Cisco Meraki certification, • Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate, • Additional cloud networking certifications To Apply: Please submit your resume to Please add me on LinkedIn! I look forward to connecting with you! Boyd Kelly www.libertyjobs.com www.libertyjobs.com/boyd/jobs www.linkedin.com/in/boydakelly #libertyjobs #it #midsenior #li-hybrid \nCompany Description Libertyjobs.com has become an essential destination site for experienced job seekers. Our recruiters are continually posting active job openings to the website. Feel free to search our database of open positions and apply for your next career move! Hundreds of new jobs are listed on the site every month in a wide range of industries and locations. Last year we had over 900,000 unique job seekers visit our website, which means over 75,000 skilled job seekers search our openings every month. Established in 2003, Liberty Personnel quickly grew into one of the largest technical recruiting agencies on the East Coast. Today, Liberty Personnel has a national presence and a diverse client base. 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Last year we had over 900,000 unique job seekers visit our website, which means over 75,000 skilled job seekers search our openings every month.\n\nEstablished in 2003, Liberty Personnel quickly grew into one of the largest technical recruiting agencies on the East Coast. Today, Liberty Personnel has a national presence and a diverse client base. Listed below are a number of the industries and openings we work on:\n\nInformation Technology, Software Programmers, Engineering, Manufacturing, Legal, Plant Maintenance, Construction, Oil and Gas, Medical Communications, Accounting, Finance, Electronics, Scientific, Medical Device, Sales, Pharmaceutical, Admin, Automation, Controls, Civil, HVAC, Wastewater, Structural, Electrical, Chemists, Validations, Logistics, Food Production, Renewable Energy and Machinists.