SunPlus Data Group, Inc Hiring for IT Network Manager Job at Lawrenceville, GA Full Time

SunPlus Data Group is looking for a Network and Telecom Manager for a State University in Atlanta, GA

• This is for around 3 months on contract then can convert to direct hire
• Hours are generally M-F, 40 hrs/week excluding holidays
• Pay is $65 hr 1099 or $58 W2 hourly
• Job # 690724

**This position is 100% ON-SITE**

Job Summary:

Duties include installation, maintenance, monitoring and short and long-range planning for associated infrastructure to support mission critical activities.

The Director will manage campus network assets to achieve high availability, optimal performance, and security.

The Director will collaborate with partners inside and outside Information Technology on shared goals and services such as access control and video surveillance.

The Director will lead a dynamic, customer-oriented team and promote an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative work environment.

Job Duties include but not limited to:

• Operational responsibility for fiber/copper management and logical and physical design of the campus network including routers, switches, firewalls, VLANs, IP space, Internet connectivity, and wireless networks.
• Review and analyze networking and physical operations, including capacity planning, fault tolerance, performance, new and advanced technology, monitoring, environmental controls, and service levels; develop recommendations to improve performance, capacity, and security.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, documentation, technical KPIs, and SLAs for network and telecommunications services portfolio.
• Develop a budget for lifecycle management and continuous network and infrastructure upgrades.
• Ensure the provision of comprehensive, integrated, reliable, high-quality services for GGC in areas such as backbone and local area networking, network facilities and infrastructure, Internet access, high-performance networking, network security, remote access to campus IT services, and telecommunications.
• Ensure compliance with USG IT handbook and other compliance standards that are in scope for this position.
• Provide effective project leadership and ensure that team is providing responsive service and meeting established service level agreements for service incidents.
• Ensure preparation for business continuity and disaster recovery with respect to campus network and telecommunications and establish on-call rotation schedule to provide 24/7 support for networks and telecommunications.
• Manage relationships with vendors for quotes, maintenance renewals, etc.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Required Work Experience

• Supervision/work management
• Project planning/tracking
• Ticketing experience – We use SolarWinds.
• Experience with LAN/WAN architecture
• Some experience with performance monitoring tools such as PRTG
• Experience managing DNS/DHCP
• Coordination of 24x7x365 on-call schedule
• Experience with Extreme access points
• Experience with Cisco/HP switches and Cisco ASA
• Experience with Palo Alto firewall and GlobalProtect VPN
• Experience implementing network segmentation
• Experience installing/troubleshooting security cameras
• Experience administering call manager and contact center (currently Sangoma and Cisco)
• Experience with network design (fiber runs, new construction)
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $58.00 – $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Citizen or Permanent GC resident able to convert to full time hire without sponsorship? (NO VISA HOLDERS will be considered for this position)
• This position is 100% ON-SITE in Lawrenceville, GA. Do you accept?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Project planning/tracking: 3 years (Required)
• Solarwinds: 1 year (Preferred)
• LAN/WAN architecture: 3 years (Required)
• Performance monitoring tools such as PRTG: 2 years (Required)
• Managing DNS/DHCP: 3 years (Required)
• Cisco/HP switches and Cisco ASA: 3 years (Required)
• Palo Alto firewall and GlobalProtect VPN: 3 years (Required)
• Administering call manager and contact center: 2 years (Required)
• Network design (fiber runs, new construction): 2 years (Required)
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location