Senior Manager- Network Design

What youll be doing...
The Network Planning group under the VGI Network and Unified Communication organization is looking for a self-motivated and forward-thinking engineer to support the development and planning of the VGS NUC Enterprise Core WAN, Data Center, Internet DMZ, and Extranet infrastructures. As a senior manager of the technical staff, you will be interacting with system engineers, operations staff, vendor partners, and business partners to develop evolution strategies to keep the network efficient and relevant to emerging technologies. Proactive design initiatives, high level communication skills, and the development of next-generation solutions are key functions of the Network Planning team. Additional responsibilities will also include:

• New technology development and testing.
• Developing complex Data Center, Core WAN, and DMZ topology projects.
• Performing capacity planning analysis of data center and core WAN infrastructure.
• Providing valuable input to team designs.
• Developing new network standards
• Maintaining complete technical knowledge of the network.
• Providing project status to the management team.
• Self-driven control of technical/educational growth.

Where youll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

What were looking for

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or ten or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience managing a team of experienced, technical professionals.
• CCIE/CCDE certification - Valid CCIE certification in Routing and Switching, Security, or other relevant tracks.

Even better if you have:

• A Masters degree
• Ten or more years of data networking experience (LAN/ WAN and Layer 2/ Layer 3) in a service provider network or large enterprise network environment.
• Strong Layer 2/ Layer 3 network architectural design and engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and LAN technologies
• Experience with Python, XML, or YANG scripting languages
• Experience with Cisco networking equipment
• Proven ability to manage complex multi-organizational projects.
• High motivation, self-starter approach, and demonstrable leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively under tight time constraints and deliver accurate results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional level network certification or higher.
• Understanding of QoS and network security functions (firewalls, VPN, IPS, ect)