HEAD OF NETWORKS

Position Summary The Head of Networks is responsible for managing the network team and leading the proactive administration of the network (LAN/WAN) and security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, NAC, etc) for Centric Brands. This includes the configuration, installation, deployment, monitoring and troubleshooting of network services, resolving outages and documenting designs, processes and procedures. This position will be involved with global enterprise projects and design. Also included are architecture, R&D, capacity and performance analysis, configuration, change and release management, availability trending and reporting across these systems and services. Plan and implement all aspects of the network infrastructure to support data, voice, video and security Define, document, and enforce established network and security policy standards Work with vendors on network design upgrades, investigate new technologies and be involved with Information Security and Disaster recovery testing Respond to Help Desk ticket requests requiring additional technical support on issues such as network connectivity and related local area network issues Establish a sound and stable networking environment by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, and scheduling upgrades Create and add content to a knowledgebase by documenting issues and the causes and fixes for those issues Work in conjunction with other IT departments to securely plan, deploy, design and troubleshoot issues and implement new functions Provide networking and security architectural and engineering support experience across local, regional and global areas Recommend and evaluate new technologies Manage communication and coordination of resources during outage situations, guide engineers from different groups to work together to resolve outages and restore business functionality as quickly as possible Provide leadership to junior engineers and network operations team Some travel may be required Ability and availability to work occasional nights/weekends assignments as necessary Skills and Requirements Experience/Education Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience 8+ years managing enterprise networks 5+ years of data center design 3+ years of managing an enterprise network technology team CCNP Certification Preferred CCIE Routing and Switching certification is a plus Excellent communications skills both written and verbal Cisco Routers/Switches/AP’s/wireless, Meraki Firewalls/Switches/AP’s, Fortinet Firewalls/VPN, Cisco Call Manager, F5 Load Balancers Azure network technologies In depth understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies such as BGP/EIGRP/OSPF, Spanning Tree, DNS/DHCP, VOIP, QoS, etc WAN topologies such as MPLS, DMVPN, SD-WAN Design and implementation of Azure network solutions utilizing Network Security Gateways, Virtual Firewalls and other virtual networking/security appliances Network monitoring and troubleshooting Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment to ensure performance, reliability and security in a dynamic 24-7-365 production network environment Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.