Network Manager 2026-01869

State of Wyoming; Kansas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement plans (Pension and 457B)

Flexible schedules

Job summary

State of Wyoming seeks a Network Manager to lead statewide network, telecom, firewall, and connectivity operations for the Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Services. You will oversee the NOC, telecom/circuits, and Unified Network functions while ensuring reliability, security, and customer-focused services.

The role includes directing architecture standards, budgets, and vendor performance, with accountability for service roadmaps and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Technology or related field required.
• 4-6 years of progressive work experience in technology management or equivalent.
• Experience at Technology Management II level or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct statewide network operations with focus on WAN, LAN, wireless, and NOC services.
• Supervise teams, including hiring, performance reviews, and staff development.
• Set architecture standards and roadmaps for network modernization.
• Manage firewall operations, security controls, and risk remediation.
• Oversee telecom, circuits, vendors, and service quality and renewals.
• Administer budgets, contracts, licenses, and procurement; ensure governance.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and ITSM processes; lead incident reviews.
• Translate strategy into measurable network outcomes and report health and risks.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Firewalls

Telecom

Monitoring

Cybersecurity

ITSM

Budget management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Computer Technology)

Job description

Posting number: 2026-01869

Department: Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Services

Division: Enterprise Technology Services

Job classification: CTEM14 - ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT III

Posting type: Open

Categories: IT and Computers

Summary

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Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Network Manager leads statewide network, telecom, firewall, and connectivity operations for ETS by translating strategic direction into reliable, secure, documented, customer-focused, and sustainable services. Directs the Network Operations Center, Telecom / Circuits, and Unified Network functions and is accountable for service reliability, architecture, modernization, resources, vendors, staff, and stakeholder communication.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE!

Human Resource Contact: Jennifer Erickson /307-275-1460 /

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Direct statewide network operations and maintain availability, performance, resilience, monitoring, incident response, and supportability for WAN, LAN, wireless, firewall, NOC, telecom/circuits, and Unified Network services.
• Provide complete supervision for assigned teams, including hiring, work assignment, performance management, coaching, cross-training, succession planning, employee development, accountability, and workforce capacity.
• Establish and enforce architecture, engineering, lifecycle, and technical standards for routing, switching, wireless, segmentation, monitoring, telecom, and core network modernization; maintain service roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Manage firewall operations, rule governance, access controls, segmentation, network security standards, vulnerability and risk remediation, and cybersecurity coordination with enterprise security partners.
• Manage telecom, circuits, carriers, voice, mobile, and related services; oversee service quality, escalations, migrations, capacity, inventory, renewals, and carrier performance.
• Administer assigned budgets, contracts, licensing, maintenance, assets, procurement, renewals, and vendor performance; track expenditures and multi-year commitments and ensure responsible stewardship.
• Own network documentation and ITSM practices, including SOPs, runbooks, diagrams, inventories, ServiceNow intake, service catalog, change control, incident reviews, outage communication, and knowledge management.
• Translate ETS strategy into measurable network outcomes; engage agencies and partners, report service health and risks, lead improvement initiatives, and ensure decisions support customer value, compliance, and operational maturity.

Examples of duties

PREFERENCES

Preference may be given to those who demonstrate experience in leadership, workforce development, employee coaching, and performance management.

Preference may be given to those who demonstrate experience in the planning, design, modernization, and lifecycle management of enterprise network and telecommunications infrastructure.

Preference may be given to those who demonstrate experience managing network operations, including routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, segmentation, WAN connectivity, and service reliability.

Preference may be given to those who demonstrate experience managing technology budgets, contracts, vendors, telecommunications carriers, licensing, and service-level agreements.

Preference may be given to those who demonstrate experience developing operational standards, policies, procedures, network diagrams, disaster-recovery documentation, and technical staff cross-training programs.

KNOWLEDGE

• Expertise in enterprise networking, firewalls, telecom, monitoring, cybersecurity, ITSM, lifecycle, budgets, contracts, vendors, documentation, strategy, risk, troubleshooting, communication, coaching, performance management, and outage leadership.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor's Degree (typically in Computer Technology)

Experience

4-6 years of progressive work experience (typically in Computer Technology) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Technology Management II

OR

Education & Experience Substitution

6-8 years of progressive work experience typically in Computer Technology) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Technology Management II

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical Office Setting

NOTES

• FLSA: Exempt
• This is an At-Will position
• Resume and Cover Letter required

Supplemental information

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.