Senior Network & Infrastructure Leader

RL Canning; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-Term Disability Insurance

AD&D and Life Insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with **

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

RL Canning seeks an experienced Network Manager to lead the Network Engineering team in Chicago, overseeing design, implementation, maintenance, and support of LAN, WAN, VoIP, VPN, Internet, and intranet environments with emphasis on reliability and security.

You will mentor IT staff, align IT roles with organizational needs, and manage budgets while delivering scalable network solutions in collaboration with stakeholders. Travel to client sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of 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 a Network Operations function related to monitoring and responding to alerts and the availability and performance of the enterprise network system.
• Experience and applied knowledge of VOIP and Unified Communications and how to enable network services to support this technology across the enterprise.
• Knowledge concerning all network technology including LAN, WAN concepts, wireless technology, VOIP concepts, and network architecture.
• Knowledge of trends, issues, and best practices relevant to the position.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, negotiation, problem-solving, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize, plan, and organize projects and tasks.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support client projects and corporate responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, oversight, training, standards, and best practices to empower the HIS Network Services team.
• Supervises IT staff, including evaluating performance and setting performance goals.
• Works with the Network Information Officer to align IT roles and positions with the needs of the organization.
• Fosters built-in quality within the Network Engineering team.
• Mentors IT staff by providing opportunities for professional growth via education in IT concepts, guidance, and hands-on training.
• Maintains current diagrams of the network infrastructure; ensures network infrastructure has optimal performance in accordance with standards.
• Leads in planning and design of solutions and explores solution alternatives; represents the Network Engineering practice perspective in architecture decisions.
• Works with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and other team members to establish high-level 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, recoverability, and scalability at the solution level; participates in the definition of others.
• Analyzes and validates the economic impact of network design decisions and provides recommendations on budget and cost reduction efforts.
• Works with stakeholders to develop, analyze, and implement enabling network platforms.
• Works with the Security and Network Information Officer to plan and develop the network strategic plans in support of upcoming business requirements, equipment upgrades, and new technologies.
• Serves as the product owner for all computer network services, including LAN, WAN, VOIP, VPN, and Internet/Intranet systems.
• Maintains and forecasts budgets to include capital and operating expenses.
• Contributes to the support and success of the organization by providing technical expertise and scalable technologies and platforms.

Skills

Network engineering

IT management

Team supervision

VOIP & UC knowledge

Network architecture

LAN/WAN/Wireless

Security & compliance

Analytical thinking

Project planning

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

RL Canning seeks an experienced Network Manager to lead the Network Engineering team in Chicago, overseeing design, implementation, maintenance, and support of LAN, WAN, VoIP, VPN, Internet, and intranet environments with emphasis on reliability and security.

You will mentor IT staff, align IT roles with organizational needs, and manage budgets while delivering scalable network solutions in collaboration with stakeholders. Travel to client sites may be required.