Mgr, Network Administration

Hawaii Restaurant Card; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 111,000 - 179,250; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii Restaurant Card is seeking a Manager of Network Administration in Honolulu, HI. This role requires managing a network engineer operations team, ensuring the reliability and security of network services.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in network operations and design, along with strong leadership and technical skills. This position offers a competitive salary range of $111,000 to $179,250 annually.

If you are interested in fostering a high-performing team environment while driving operational excellence, apply now!

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in network or infrastructure management.
• Proven experience in network operations and architecture.
• Experience leading incident response in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the network administration team for high-performing services.
• Ensure rapid response to network production issues.
• Strategize and implement network infrastructure development.

Skills

Network operations leadership

Technical expertise in network architecture

Leadership presence

Collaboration and communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Education

Certifications in AWS or Azure

Job description

Overview

Mgr, Network Administration — Manager Bonus Eligible — Honolulu, HI, US

Salary Range: $111,000.00 To $179,250.00 Annually

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 3044

Primary Purpose

Leads and develops a network engineer operations team while actively contributing to the design and architecture of enterprise network solutions - planning, configuration, and installation of network systems, including LANs, LAN internetworking, and WAN environments, inclusive of connections to partner networks. This role ensures reliable, secure, and scalable network services through a balance of operational excellence, forward-looking architecture, and collaborative leadership that fosters accountability, urgency, and positive team engagement.

Major Job Accountabilities

• Leads, mentors, and manages the network administration team to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing network services.
• Oversee 24/7 network operations, ensuring rapid response and resolution of production issues with minimal business impact.
• Establishes and monitors KPIs/SLAs to measure operational effectiveness and continuously improve team performance.
• Serves as a hands-on network architect, contributing to the design and evolution of LAN, WAN, cloud, and hybrid network environments.
• Collaborates with network engineering teammates with architectural planning for scalability, resilience, and security aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Collaborates with engineering teammates to review and approve network designs, configurations, and changes to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and recommend innovations to improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Partners with leadership to define and execute network infrastructure strategy and roadmap.
• Identifies opportunities for automation, optimization, and modernization of network services.
• Balances short-term operational needs with long-term architectural goals.
• Collaboration with infrastructure, security, application, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Acts as a key liaison between technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Promotes a team-first mindset, encouraging open communication, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.
• Ensures disciplined execution of change management processes with minimal risk to production systems.
• Leads root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to reduce recurring issues.
• Champions continuous improvement in ITIL-based processes.
• Coaches, mentors, and develop team members technically and professionally.
• Fosters a positive, inclusive, and high-morale team environment that encourages innovation and growth.
• Leads by example with a proactive, solution-oriented, and adaptable mindset.
• Ensure network infrastructure adheres to security policies, regulatory requirements, and internal standards.
• Implements and maintains appropriate controls to safeguard systems and data integrity.

Experience Required

Minimum five (5) years of experience in the following:

• 5+ years managing network or infrastructure teams in a production environment.
• Proven experience in both:
  • Network operations leadership, and
  • Network design/architecture (enterprise-scale preferred)
• Experience leading incident response and driving operational improvements in time-sensitive environments.

Required Skills or Training

• Possesses experience in managing projects to deliver IT solutions in a time-critical manner.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, motivate, and unify teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with urgency while maintaining quality and strategic focus.
• Deep technical expertise in network architecture (routing, switching, firewalls, cloud networking, etc.).
• Proven ability to balance hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Commitment to fostering a positive team culture and high employee engagement.

Professional Certifications, Licenses, And/or Registration Requirements

• Relevant architecture or cloud networking certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure) are a plus.

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