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Network Manager (No C2C)

TEKsystems
$140,000.00 / yr
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Mar 06, 2025
Top Skills' Details * Min 5 years IT management, leading network engineering teams * Not a hands-on managerial role but must be able to be a part of Architecture and Design conversations. * Candidate must come from multi-cloud environment and can help shape future of their networking team. * Skilled in building and integrating high performing teams, strong people management (will be leading a team of 8), establishing culture including heavy focus on continuous improvement & automation. * Vendor / SLA management - Cisco, Aruba, Palo Alto, F5 in addition to ISP providers like Lumen, ATT & Bell Description * The Manager, Network Engineering is responsible for leading a diverse team of network engineers in the design, implementation, and management of the internal network infrastructure. * This role ensures that the organization's network operations are efficient, secure, and scalable to meet current and future business needs. * The Network Engineering Manager collaborates with various departments to align network systems with organizational goals and ensures seamless communication and connectivity across all global sites. * The position involves both strategic planning and hands-on leadership to drive network projects, maintain operational excellence, and enhance the organization's overall network capabilities, ensuring they meet both current and future demands. Responsibilities * Lead, manage and mentor a team of network engineers, ensuring they have the skills, tools, and knowledge to support a complex network infrastructure. Mentor and coach team members, fostering a collaborative environment and encouraging continuous learning and professional growth. * Assign roles and responsibilities effectively, ensuring the team's workload is balanced and aligned with project priorities. Oversee the day-to-day operations, including troubleshooting escalations and resource allocation for critical network support tasks. * Set clear goals, monitor team performance, and conduct regular performance reviews. Address performance issues proactively and implement development plans to optimize team output Strategic planning and Design: * Lead the design and implementation of a scalable, secure, and resilient global network architecture that spans on-premises data centers, cloud environments, and remote locations. This includes LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, VPN, and wireless networks, ensuring seamless connectivity for all users and locations. * Architect solutions that integrate cloud-based networking (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) with on-premises systems, enabling a hybrid network that is robust, secure, and capable of handling dynamic workloads. Ensure that networks can handle high levels of traffic, meet latency requirements, and are optimized for performance. * Develop and execute network strategies aligned with the company's long-term technology roadmap, including planning for capacity, scalability, and redundancy. * Manage the network infrastructure budget, ensuring cost-effective solutions while meeting performance and security requirements. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Delivering the best employee experience is an important part of who we are as an employer. We believe that the employee experience includes how we support our team members and their families. The benefits we offer are important and our goal is to provide you and your families valuable and affordable options. For current employees: your opportunity to make benefit choices will take place during the open enrollment period. For new hires: once you enroll, your benefits will be effective the first of the month after your start date. Please make your benefit elections within the first 30 days of employment. We strive to provide offerings that make sense to you and your family. We encourage you to read through all the benefit options to make the best choices for you and your family. On behalf of the entire leadership team, thank you for the difference you make each day - we value your commitment to providing outstanding service to our customers and each other. Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Mar 14, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.