Senior Manager, Datacenter Network

Responsibilities

• Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew
• Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew
• Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions
• Oversees the network team, which provides network services, including designing, installing, configuring, and integrating new network technologies
• Ensures network installations meet standards and align with divisional strategy
• Manages the resolution of the most complex issues elevated from Support Center and Technical Services groups
• Ensures problem identification, escalation, and resolution occurs in an expedient manner on all platforms
• Oversees the implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures, system monitoring and automation, and troubleshooting activities
• Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement
• Participates in the development of short and long term department goals
• Implements operational plans to achieve department objectives
• Ensures service level commitments are clearly understood to meet business needs
• Manages the testing, evaluation, and selection of vendor products and manages relationships with vendors
• Ensures compliance with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures within the team

• Minimum of ten years related work experience
• Network experience preferred
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience
• Graduate degree preferred
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer (CCIE), or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) preferred
• Working knowledge of data center networking concepts, including BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, and leaf-spine topologies
• Experience managing senior technical engineers and enterprise networking vendors
• Understanding of integrating a comprehensive network stack and hybrid cloud connectivity