Network Manager
Company: West Edmonton Mall
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
The Network Manager plays a pivotal role in the operation of
West Edmonton Mall's Information Technology infrastructure,
overseeing all aspects of network management, ensuring that the
organization's network systems are reliable, scalable, and
optimized to meet business needs. The Network Manager is
responsible for maintaining network security, implementing network
upgrades, and managing a team of network professionals.Primary
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the design, implementation, documentation, and
maintenance of network infrastructure, including switches, routers,
firewalls, and wireless networks ensuring alignment with business
goals and industry standards.
- Designing network topologies (LAN, WAN, data center networks)
with considerations for redundancy and fault tolerance.
- Developing a strategic roadmap for network infrastructure,
considering business objectives, technology lifecycles and trends,
scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness in mind.
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for
planning, design, and procedural standards, ensuring alignment with
the evolving IT landscape and best practices.
- Ensuring network availability, reliability, and performance,
including monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Championing and directing efforts to establish and maintain
robust business continuity procedures, including rigorous testing
and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Implementing network security measures (firewalls, IDS/IPS,
access control) in compliance with standards, best practices,
blueprints, reference models or frameworks (i.e. CIS, NIST
CSF)
- Coordinating deployment of network solutions, ensuring proper
configuration, testing, and integration.
- Monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating network performance and
traffic to optimize network utilization and identify
bottlenecks.
- Preparing and presenting reports on network performance,
upgrades, and security incidents to senior management.
- Automating routine tasks and network operations using
appropriate tools and technologies.
- Conducting regular audits and reviews of automated tasks and
network routines for accuracy and effectiveness.
- Assessing existing network infrastructure regularly to identify
improvement areas and future needs.
- Conducting performance evaluations and setting goals for
network team members, identifying training needs and recognizing
exceptional performance.
- Collaborating with various departments to comprehend and
fulfill network requirements, including technical guidance for
network-related projects.
- Evaluating and recommending network technologies, tools, and
vendors for enhanced performance and efficiency.
- Working with stakeholders to translate business requirements
into effective network designs and developing a future network
requirements roadmap.
- Negotiating contracts and pricing agreements with network
solution vendors, collaborating with procurement and legal
teams.
- Implementing strategies for evaluating, selecting, and
procuring network solutions, including managing vendor
relationships, creating and enforcing contract's SLAs.
- Developing and managing project plans, prioritizing network
projects and monitoring the progress, with regular status updates
to stakeholders.Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in computer science,
information technology, or a related field.
- Proven 5+ years' experience as a network manager, senior
network engineer, or similar role, with at least 3 years in a
managerial position.
- In-depth knowledge and experience working on architectures and
technologies, including LAN, WAN, VLANs, VPNs, VRFs and wireless
networks.
- In-depth knowledge and experience working with network
protocols and technologies including DNS, DHCP, SSL, BGP, OSPF,
VoIP, Multicast ---etc.
- Strong understanding of network security principles and best
practices, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, and access
control.
- Proficient with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools,
such as Wireshark, SolarWinds, or Nagios.
- Experience with network hardware and software, including Cisco,
Juniper, Meraki, Palo Alto, Proofpoint, Mimecast, F5, Zscaler,
Microsoft, AWS, and Fortinet.
- Strong knowledge in using network automating, scripting and
open-source tools such as Ansible, Python, Perl, Bash, PowerShell,
Linux CLI and Git.
- Strong knowledge in using and supporting different IdM
platforms and services (i.e. LDAP, MFA, SSO, RADIUS, dot1x,
open-source AAA tools).
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the
ability to motivate and inspire a team of network
professionals.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the
capacity to make sound decisions in complex network
environments.
- Solid project management skills, with the ability to prioritize
tasks, manage resources, and deliver projects on time and within
budget.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the
ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and executives
at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to maintain and promote a good work-life balance.
- Network+, Security+, Azure, CCNA, or CCNP certification are an
asset.Terms of Employment:
- This is a full-time position that is typically Monday through
Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm with scheduled flex hours during network
maintenance tasks, and participation in rotational IT on-call
duties.
- This is a salaried position that will depend on experience and
qualifications.
- Must be able to pass a basic security clearance.
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Keywords: West Edmonton Mall, San Mateo , Network Manager, Executive , Palo Alto, California
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