Manager of Network Engineering

Chicago, Illinois

Salary Details: $140000.00 - 155000.00 a year

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Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a hands-on Manager of Network Engineering. Candidate will be overseeing network service and delivery across various platforms, such as Cisco ACI, Checkpoint, F5 and hybrid LAN/Cloud (AWS) environments. The goal is to ensure the team consistently deliver a high-quality, stable network experience for customers.

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.
  • Encourage innovations, out-of-the-box problem-solving
  • Collaborate with customers, partners, vendors and carriers to identify and address complex challenges.
  • Support enterprise on-call rotations and change management schedule.
  • Manage, mentor and assist team members
  • Serve as part of the network management team, overseeing direct reports and coordinating with fellow managers, working together as one team.

Qualifications:

  • 2+ years' experience successfully managing/leading technical teams.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Excellent physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signalling analyzer, packet capture and analysis
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
  • Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP) equivalent field experience
  • AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience)
Date Posted: 04 April 2025
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