THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- A stable, privately held company with 1B+ in revenue
- Senior management team fielding more than 150 years combined experience
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Opportunity to be a part of a highly visible, transformational IT initiative.
- Competitive base pay and benefit package.
- A company culture that offers a family friendly environment and promotes internal growth.
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Lead and assist in complex network designs and configuration projects in association with cutting-edge network platforms.
- Plan network installation and/or upgrade projects, assign milestone tasks to support personnel and meet company deadlines for full implementation, including network and user station set-ups and permissions, installation of all software and end-user security.
- Meet with the IT leadership to discuss internal and external data communication networks whenever there is a need for new systems or additional technological support.
- Lead a team of network engineers in the execution of IT projects; assign and supervise network support staff in their daily activities and special projects.
- Design organizational network security infrastructure and monitor its implementation.
- Research and examine new system advancements and present recommendations for upgrading existing infrastructure.
- Arrange and install network hardware and software.
- Screen network performance and plan functional networks.
- Make and implement network security measures.
- Delegate network maintenance tasks.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related area and 8+ years of industry-related experience.
- Strong foundation in organizational management and engineering.
- Understanding of protocols such as TCP/IP, SMTP, SSL, FTP, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN
- Familiarity with control models and system security.
- Strong comprehension of system working frameworks (Cisco IOS, Juniper, Aruba, Fortinet, Barracuda, F5 and other leading industry technology)
- Capacity to work independently
- Proven experience in managing and leading a team of network engineers.
- Proven track record of implementing successful network solutions and achieving organizational goals.
- Knowledge of backup solutions and disaster recovery.
- Extensive knowledge of common networking technologies and devices including LAN, WAN, Routers, switches, DNS and DHCP.
- Knowledge of server and computer networks; VoIP telephone systems, SharePoint, MS Exchange, MS SQL, VMWARE Sphere 6 and up, Active Directory
- Azure experience is required.
- Ability to prioritize, manage and simultaneously execute on multiple tasks.
- Collaborative approach problem solving.
- Work collaboratively with other technical personnel as appropriate.
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