Manager – Network Engineering

Jobtailor

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced senior leader to drive enterprise networking and healthcare infrastructure across a large, multi-location organization. You will guide engineering teams, align technology strategy with clinical and operational goals, and manage multi-year infrastructure programs.

The role requires strong governance, budgeting, vendor coordination, and a proven track record delivering high-availability, compliant IT environments in regulated settings.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years in Information Technology with increasing responsibilities.
5+ years leading network/telecom/infrastructure teams (desired).

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and technical direction for enterprise network and telecommunications infrastructure.
Lead engineers responsible for planning, design, implementation, and lifecycle management of complex solutions.
Support infrastructure across 200+ locations including hospitals, ambulatory, admin, and clinical sites.
Establish technology roadmaps, governance, budgeting, and portfolio management for infrastructure projects.

Skills

Enterprise networking

ITIL Service Management

Leadership & team management

Project management

Strategic technology direction

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PMP

CCNP/CCIE

Job description

• Provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and technical direction for enterprise network and telecommunications infrastructure
• Lead network and telecommunications engineers responsible for planning, design, implementation, project management, and lifecycle management of complex solutions
• Support infrastructure across 200+ ambulatory, administrative, and clinical locations, including 16 hospitals
• Support newly constructed facilities, growth initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and infrastructure modernization efforts
• Establish strategic technology direction for enterprise connectivity, network services, telecommunications platforms, and operational processes
• Evaluate emerging technologies and develop long-term infrastructure roadmaps
• Oversee complex, multi-year initiatives supporting patient care, clinical operations, and business objectives
• Lead architecture governance, vendor management, capital planning, budgeting, project portfolio management, and IT service management processes
• Partner with clinical, operational, and Information Services leadership to align technology investments with organizational priorities
• Drive continuous process improvement, automation, AI-enabled tools, and adherence to healthcare technology best practices
• Determine strategic direction for enterprise desktop, server, storage, data management, database technologies, and/or data center operations
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement enterprise infrastructure best practices and technologies
• Recommend and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Review and evaluate client requests for projects, production support, and software or hardware changes
• Determine technical requirements and coordinate implementation schedules and departmental activities
• Establish capacity, performance, availability, and recoverability requirements
• Coordinate and evaluate technical staff work and prepare performance reviews
• Project long-range staffing and budget requirements
• Establish infrastructure policies, procedures, and service offerings
• Establish and review capacity, availability, service continuity, change, and configuration management processes
• Evaluate, propose, and implement technologies and processes to improve process maturity
• Ensure enterprise infrastructure is understood and documented
• Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience
Field of Study: Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
10+ years in Information Technology demonstrating increased responsibilities
5+ years of direct people leadership experience managing network, telecommunications, or infrastructure engineering teams (desired)
Experience supporting large integrated healthcare systems, academic medical centers, or other highly regulated enterprise environments (desired)
Experience managing infrastructure projects across multiple facilities, hospitals, and remote locations (desired)
Demonstrated success leading organizational growth initiatives, facility expansions, technology standardization efforts, mergers, and acquisitions (desired)
Strong background in ITIL service management, operational excellence, process improvement, and automation initiatives (desired)Experience presenting technology strategy, business cases, and project updates to senior leadership and executive audiences (desired)
Industry certifications such as PMP, ITIL, CCNP/CCIE, CWNP, or equivalent leadership and technical credentials preferred
Expert knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, including routing, switching, wireless networking, software-defined networking, telecommunications systems, voice platforms, network security, cloud connectivity, and data center networking architectures
Proven experience designing and supporting highly available, geographically dispersed healthcare networks supporting mission-critical clinical applications
Ability to lead teams responsible for large-scale infrastructure deployment and project delivery across multiple locations
Strong understanding of project management methodologies, portfolio management, infrastructure architecture, systems integration, and technology lifecycle management
Knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements, cybersecurity frameworks, disaster recovery planning, business continuity practices, and operational resiliency standards
Experience developing enterprise standards, governance processes, service offerings, and operational metrics
Experience managing departmental budgets, capital planning, forecasting, contract negotiations, vendor management, cost-benefit analyses, and strategic technology sourcing
Exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills
Experience leveraging automation, orchestration, analytics, and AI technologies
Experience with coaching, mentoring, talent development, succession planning, and performance management

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in enterprise networking technologies, project management, and operational excellence within healthcare environments. Proven ability to lead teams in infrastructure deployment, strategic technology direction, and process improvement initiatives.

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