Head - Networks - Education Industry

The Network Manager:

- Leads and directs a Network & Communications team and is responsible for the planning, design, engineering, testing, implementation, operation, extension, installation, repair, maintenance, improvement, and monitoring of a progressive, secure, and robust converged voice, video, and data network infrastructure.

- Provides technical leadership and expertise across LAN, WLAN, WAN, Unified Communications, and VPN operating environments supporting multiple centres as well as a mobile workforce

- Design, build and support modernized architecture and services including cloud services and SDN

- Drive modernization, automation, and optimization to continuously improve operational effectiveness, agility, performance, availability, and cost of the network services and staff

- Support modernized architecture and services including cloud services and SDN

- Manage the day-to-day workload and priorities of existing and new tasks, requests, and projects against available resources and expected service level agreements

- Develop wireless performance data, metrics, algorithms, and reports to measure and track client, exhibitor, attendee, and staff wireless experiences against service standards.

- Continuously assess, test, improve and document 24x7 monitoring network and security infrastructure including alarming, logs, and event management.

- Develop Network usage and security policy and maintain ongoing assessment of security environment and recommend solutions for safeguarding the internal and external networks

- Recognized Degree in Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

- JNCIE or CCIE certified or equivalent network engineering expertise

- Familiarity with IT architectural frameworks and development methodologies, tools, and techniques.

- In-depth and substantive knowledge and experience in networking, security, and telecommunications infrastructure; maintenance procedures and equipment analysis; LAN/WAN/WLAN/VoIP using diverse transport protocols over copper, fibre optics, and wireless infrastructures; proven comprehensive knowledge of network and IT telecommunications concepts, principles, applications, system management, and design.

- 10+ years' experience with ITSM/ITIL best practices for complex, global IT organizations

- 5+ years of Project Management experience and proven track record in delivering complex projects

- Demonstrable experience and skills in performing cost analysis and justification of new technologies

- Demonstrable experience in using open source for building platforms