Senior Network & IT Infrastructure Lead

City of Independence; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Independence is seeking an Information Technology Supervisor to lead and perform advanced systems and network engineering while guiding a technical team. This hands-on role requires designing, securing, and maintaining the City's infrastructure, including network, servers, cloud, and telephony, and providing senior technical guidance.

You will supervise IT staff, mentor colleagues, manage priorities and budgets, and participate in after-hours support as needed to keep city operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information systems, CS, business, or related field plus 5 years' progressive tech ops experience.
• Requires valid driver’s license and ability to complete NIMS level training within 6 months.
• Minimum 5 contact hours of continuing education each year.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer and escalation point for complex network, systems, cloud, and cybersecurity issues.
• Hands-on administration of network infrastructure, firewalls, switches, wireless, servers, virtualization, AD, and Azure environments.
• Designs, implements, and maintains routing, switching, segmentation, and security architecture.
• Leads modernization, upgrades, migrations, and technology improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoots across network, server, cloud, storage, and communications systems.
• Participates in after-hours maintenance and operational support as needed.
• Maintains technical expertise via continuous learning and certifications.
• Supervises IT personnel and coordinates day-to-day work assignments.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops staff; assists with budgeting and resource planning.
• Performs performance evaluations and supports employee development.

Skills

Network design and management

ROUTING & SWITCHING (VLAN/VRF, OSPF, B

Wireless infrastructure design

VMware virtualization

Azure administration

Active Directory Administration

RBAC/MKAI

Network security

Project prioritization & time mgmt

Clear verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information systems / CS / business

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Azure

Active Directory

Job description

The City of Independence is seeking an Information Technology Supervisor to lead and perform advanced systems and network engineering while guiding a technical team. This hands-on role requires designing, securing, and maintaining the City's infrastructure, including network, servers, cloud, and telephony, and providing senior technical guidance.

You will supervise IT staff, mentor colleagues, manage priorities and budgets, and participate in after-hours support as needed to keep city operations