Network Manager

V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

V-Soft Consulting Group is seeking a Network Manager in Chicago, IL to lead design, deployment and operations of the enterprise network, including LAN, WAN, and VOIP services. You will supervise UC staff, coordinate with Labor Relations, and drive reliability, security and performance through defined nonfunctional requirements.

The role demands strong leadership and hands-on networking expertise in healthcare environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Seven years' experience in LAN/WAN/VOIP networks.
• Five years IT management experience in health or hospital environments.
• Three years supervising unified communications staff.
• Experience building and managing Network Operations with monitoring, alerts, availability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations.
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings.
• Document, recommend and enforce discipline at all levels.
• Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Leads in planning and design of solutions and explores solution alternatives; represents the.
• Works with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and other team members to establish highlevel network requirements, design, intent, and deliverables; helps establish the solution models and documents network requirements.
• Establishes critical network-related Nonfunctional Requirements such as reliability, security.

Skills

LAN/WAN/VOIP

VOIP & VPN

Network monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Network Manager for our premier client in Chicago, IL.

Education and Experience»

• Bachelor's degree or higher field from an accredited college or university
• Seven (7) years network (LAN/WAN/VOIP) experience
• Five (5) years of IT management experience in a health or hospital environment
• Three (3) years of experience supervising and/or managing unified communications staff
• Experience building and managing Network Operations function related to monitoring, and responding to alerts, availability and performance of the enterprise network system

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities »

• Manager is responsible for the design and support of all computer network services, including local-area networks (LAN), wide-area networks (WAN), network segments, Voice-Over-IP
• (VOIP) services, VPN tunnels, and Internet and Intranet systems. The Manager is responsible for gathering data to identify customer needs and applying that data in identifying, interpreting, and evaluating system and network requirements as well as coordinating and implementing network
• Network Engineering. Enables team members to implement and maintain network hardware and
• software, analyze problems, and monitor networks to ensure service availability to system users.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Job Responsibilities:

• Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations to
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings
• Document, recommend and effectuate discipline at all levels
• Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to effectuate and enforce applicable
• Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Leads in planning and design of solutions and explores solution alternatives; represents the
• Works with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and other team members to establish highlevel network requirements, design, intent, and deliverables; helps establish the solution
• models and documents network requirements.
• Establishes critical network-related Nonfunctional Requirements such as reliability, security,

V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks.

• full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• a 401(k) plan
• competitive compensation
• more

V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth.

V-Soft Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.