Network Manager - Cisco, CCNA, SD-WAN

CyberCoders; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Comprehensive Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401K

bonus and profit sharing

Job summary

CyberCoders seeks an experienced Network Manager to lead enterprise network and infrastructure operations. This hands-on role combines technical leadership with day-to-day engineering responsibilities, designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and optimizing network services across multiple sites.

The successful candidate will oversee a small team of Network Engineers/Administrators, manage Cisco switches/routers/firewalls, SD-WAN, and cloud integrations (Azure/Entra ID).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in network administration, engineering, and infrastructure support, including leadership.
• Experience leading a team of Network Administrators.
• Hands-on Cisco networking experience with switches/routers/firewalls.
• CCNA required; CCNP or higher certification is a plus.
• Experience with Azure and hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and vendor management skills.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with Active Directory/Entra ID and Windows Server.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Network Engineers/Administrators while remaining actively involved in technical operations.
• Manage enterprise network infrastructure across sites including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, SD-WAN, VPN, VoIP, and internet connectivity.
• Install, configure, and support network hardware such as Cisco devices and wireless controllers.
• Design, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize secure network solutions across locations.
• Administer network security, IDS/IPS, access controls, and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor performance, capacity, utilization, throughput, and latency; resolve issues proactively.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, site migrations, and network expansion projects.
• Support hybrid cloud environments (Azure, Entra ID) and cloud networking.
• Maintain inventories, topology diagrams, policies, and vendor relationships.
• Participate in disaster recovery, business continuity testing, and after-hours rotations.
• Collaborate with business leaders and vendors to ensure reliable operations.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Network troubleshooting

Vendor management

Communication

Project management

Security best practices

TCP/IP

QoS

Networking concepts

Hybrid/remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco networking (switches/routers/firewalls)

SD-WAN

Azure cloud networking

Entra ID / Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Job description

Network Manager
Up to $145,000 base plus bonus and benefits
Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote - local candidates only please

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Network Manager to lead and support enterprise network and infrastructure operations. This role combines technical leadership with day-to-day engineering responsibilities, requiring an individual who actively works alongside the team to design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize network services.

The Network Manager will oversee a small team of Network Engineers/Administrators while ensuring the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of the organization's network and infrastructure environment. This individual will play a key role in infrastructure modernization, network expansion, cloud initiatives, disaster recovery planning, and multi-site technology projects.

Responsibilities

• - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Network Engineers/Administrators while remaining actively involved in technical operations.
• - Manage and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks, SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, VPN, VoIP, and internet connectivity.
• - Install, configure, and support network hardware, including Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, wireless controllers, access points, and voice technologies.
• - Design, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize secure network solutions across multiple locations.
• - Administer network security, intrusion detection/prevention systems, access controls, authentication services, and vulnerability remediation efforts.
• - Monitor network performance, capacity, utilization, throughput, and latency while proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• - Lead infrastructure upgrades, technology refreshes, site migrations, and network expansion projects.
• - Support Active Directory, Entra ID integrations, and hybrid cloud environments including Azure and other cloud platforms.
• - Maintain network inventories, documentation, topology diagrams, policies, and vendor relationships.
• - Participate in disaster recovery, business continuity testing, and after-hours support rotations.
• - Work closely with business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and service providers to ensure reliable and secure operations.

Requirements

• - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• - 7+ years of progressive experience in network administration, engineering, and infrastructure support, including leadership responsibilities.
• - Experience leading a team of Network Administrators.
• - Strong expertise in routing, switching, network security, TCP/IP, QoS, flow control, VPNs, and associated - protocols.
• - Hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies, including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless controllers, and SD-WAN solutions.
• - Experience managing and supporting LAN, WAN, wireless, VoIP, and cloud-connected environments.
• - Knowledge of Active Directory, Entra ID, Windows Server environments, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• - Experience evaluating, tuning, monitoring, and optimizing network performance and capacity.
• - Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex network issues while minimizing downtime.
• - Strong project management, documentation, vendor management, and communication skills.
• - Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• - CCNA required; CCNP or higher certification is a plus.
• - Experience with Azure, cloud networking, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms.
• - Experience with enterprise email and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft 365.
• - Experience with OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) is a huge plus.
• - Experience with Zero Trust is a huge plus.
• - Familiarity with out-of-band management and cellular failover technologies.
• - Experience managing operational and capital technology budgets.

We are looking for someone who is a technically strong and collaborative leader who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and working directly with your team. Someone who combines deep networking expertise with strong people leadership, helping drive secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure while supporting business growth and operational excellence.

Benefits

• PTO
• Comprehensive Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• bonus and profit sharing