Senior It Network Manager

Position: SENIOR IT NETWORK MANAGER
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION & REENTRY Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day.

ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.
SENIOR IT NETWORK MANAGER (SYSTEMS/NETWORK MANAGER SENIOR)

Job Location :
Address:
Information Technology (IT)
801 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
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Salary: $

Grade: 30

Closing Date: 10/25/2026

Job Summary:

Are you an expert-level IT project manager? Do you have experience leading a team of IT systems and network professionals? Elevate to your next career level by joining our team of IT professionals.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Information Technology (IT) project manager to fill the Senior IT Network Manager position. This position leads high-impact, confidential, and time-sensitive projects. Defines and monitors critical-path activities. Develops actionable project plans. Identifies risks and mitigation strategies. Allocates resources. And communicates clear priorities to keep essential IT services functioning without interruption.

Job Duties:

• Develops, strategizes, and executes functional IT business plans, security, and network infrastructure
• Manages Cloud oversight models
• Creates and implements cloud computing policies and cloud governance
• Provides supervision and leadership to network infrastructure professional staff
• Reviews the progress of all operational projects and reports on performance to management
• Delivers results in a fast-changing environment
• Manages and maintains business continuity for network projects
• Reviews and recommends IT system security strategies and standards
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Industry best practices of network security and network architecture
• Emerging trends in cloud services and technology
• Principles of effective supervision
• System analysis
• Design techniques and project management
• Technology solutions including AWS EC2, EBS and S3 technologies, general cloud operation and solutions principles, Microsoft Server (2012 R2 through current versions), VMware(all disciplines), Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, F5 Technologies, Palo Alto Next Gen firewall, Nimble storage solutions, Barracuda SPAM and email archiving technologies
• Project management concepts
• ITIL Foundation and team building

Skill in:

• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Written and verbal communication
• Strong customer service
• Time management and leadership
• Developing and writing technical documents
• System Administration
• Balancing, prioritizing, and organizing multiple tasks
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving

Ability to:

• Work independently
• Occasionally participate in reviews of assigned and completed tasks
• Prioritize and plan work activities
• Set goals and objectives and use time efficiently
• Communicate activities and results
• Promptly respond to and manage difficult customer situations
• Listen effectively and take a customer-centric approach to problem-solving
• Solicit customer feedback to improve service
• Respond to requests for service and assistance
• Lead a team under tight budgetary and time constraints
• Communicate ideas and concepts effectively with a wide variety of individuals at all organizational levels
• Manage a diverse workforce
• Quickly learn, develop, evaluate, and test innovative solutions and technologies
• Apply creative solutions to business problems
• Maintain existing code in a managed, stable environment to ensure quality
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism under stressful situations

Selective Preference(s):

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, IT, or Business
• One or more certs in the areas of AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, Sys Ops Administrator or Advanced networking, MCP or MCSE, Microsoft Certified Systems Engr-Security, VMware Certified Professional, and Palo Alto Firewalls
• Five (5) years of progressive IT…