*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote*

*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role*

A prestigious company is looking for a Manager of Network Engineering/Production Support. This is a hands-on manager who will focus on production support and engineering of LAN/WAN, Cisco ACI, F5, Checkpoint, AWS networking, routing/switching, Firewalls, Automation, Ansible, Python, etc. This manager will have 8 direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee management of team members from HR, mentoring and career development.
• Design, implement, oversee and support services for customers and partners.
• Ensure compliance with Network, IT, Security and Governance standards (NIST-CSF, COBIT)
• Enhance network performance and availability.
• Document, research, publish, maintain company policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with project teams to improve network deployments and operations.
• Work with management and partners to refine processes and reduce inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with customers, partners, vendors and carriers to identify and address complex challenges.
• Support enterprise on-call rotations and change management schedule.
• Serve as part of the network management team, overseeing direct reports and coordinating with fellow managers, working together as one team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years experience successfully managing/leading technical teams.
• Understanding of network management, security, monitoring
• Advanced knowledge of routing protocols, switching, Firewalls (BGP, MPLS, ISIS)
• 4+ years experience hands on support and troubleshooting of networks
• 2+ years experience with design and implementation of moderate/complex networks
• Heavy Automation Experience, Python
• Experience delivering Infrastructure as code, using and integrating DEVOPS tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python or Github).
• Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (preferred), Azure, Google, or similar
• Experience using Agile Methodology
• Experience with SDN deployments or Cisco ACI
• Experience with Checkpoint Firewalls (on-prep and virtual)
• Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP