IT Manager - Network Strategy & Operations; Delivery Team

Position: IT Manager - Network Strategy & Operations (Application Delivery Team)
Location: St. Louis

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Job Description # IT Manager - Network Strategy & Operations (Application Delivery Team)
A large, multi‑brand mobility and transportation organization is seeking an
** IT Manager
** to lead the
** Application Delivery and Load Balancing team
** within its network engineering and operations function. This team ensures secure, scalable, high‑performing delivery of low‑latency applications across a global infrastructure.
* Define and drive team objectives to ensure resilience, scalability, and security.
* Oversee network design, architecture reviews, and related project plans.
* Collaborate across IT to maintain alignment and partnership.
* Work with vendors to shape strategy, evaluate solutions, and review contracts.
* Provide escalation oversight while empowering engineers to own technical outcomes.
* Balance risk with business priorities and apply appropriate urgency to issues.
* Authorization to work in the U.S. (no future sponsorship required).
* Residing within the local region of the hiring site.
* Ability to work core U.S. Central Time business hours.
* Strong commitment to incorporating security into daily decisions and processes.
* ** 6+ years of relevant IT leadership experience.**
* ** 3+ years of hands‑on people leadership
** with responsibility for mentoring high‑performing technical teams.
* Experience defining and managing IT projects and understanding product lifecycle best practices.
* Experience in strategic planning, risk/incident management, project management, and resource allocation.
* Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
* Experience leading teams in large‑scale enterprise or service provider environments.
* Strong vendor and partner management experience.
* Background managing high‑availability systems focused on performance, scalability, and user experience.
* Familiarity with Agile, waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.
* Core networking knowledge (routing/switching, firewalls, DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
* Experience with service management tools (e.g., Jira, Service Now).
* Basic understanding of network security principles and cloud networking.
* Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click
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