Overview
Responsibilities:
In the role of the UC Network Operations Manager, you will:
- Service oriented mindset, strong organizational capabilities for running multiple highly technical projects and support activities across a large and complex environment
- Process creation experience aligning workflow with a support focus to improve the network experience for ABM team members
- Documentation creation experience – businesses cases, network diagrams, persuasive and technical documentation
- Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for wireless network growth and enhancement, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Ensure the stable operation of the corporate enterprise network including planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network hardware & software
- Supervise day-to-day operations of their team making sure everyone is contributing appropriately, distributing the workload evenly while ensuring motivation and performance levels are maintained
- Lead by setting a good example (role model) - behavior consistent with words. Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to integrate unified communication tools with existing systems and applications.
- Encourage creativity, responsible risk-taking, & constant improvement amongst the team. Recognize & celebrate team & team member accomplishments & exceptional performance. Intervene when necessary to aid the group in resolving issues
- Strong Client Service focus, ability to communicate with both a technical and non-technical audience
- Develop and enforce network policies, standards, and procedures.
- Communicate clear instructions to team members & hold them accountable to goals & objectives
- Provide regular status reports on tasks accomplished, current issues and progress toward goals.
- Communicate to business clients, technical teams and management in a consistent manner making complex technical issues and solutions clear, simple and understandable
- Leads a team that provides level 3 support for client issues that cannot be resolved by other support tiers
- Manage vendor relationships and escalate issues when appropriate
- Provide capacity, performance, uptime and security reporting as requested. Implement industry best practices in terms of availability planning, security, scalability, and change management
- Ensure team member growth by actively communicating career progression and training plans as well as monthly status meetings with each team member
Technical Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline and/or related field experience
- 5+ Years of experience as a leader in Information Technology
- 7+ Years of experience in Network Engineering
- Experience with ServiceNow or another industry standard ticketing and change control system
- Metrics focus when it comes to improving customer service and providing insight into performance metrics
- Experience troubleshooting Network & Infrastructure issues
- History of Excellent Client Service Skills (communications & relationship management)
- Experience running multiple large technical projects simultaneously
- Communicates well both verbally and non-verbally
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work effectively and with minimal direct supervision
- Ability to translate business requirements to technical deliverables
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience administering monitoring solutions such as SolarWinds Orion
- Experience in the implementation & support of Cisco Networking Technologies, specifically:
- Cisco Data Center (Nexus, Routing, WAN, SD-WAN)
- Cisco Campus Technologies
- Cisco / Fortinet Wireless
- Cisco Professional level certification (CCNP, CCDP, CWNA, CWNP, CCIE) or equivalent experience
- Project Management, PMP and/or ITIL experience
- Enterprise Network Monitoring software experience (SolarWinds Orion)
- 2+ years of experience with Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) or another 3rd party Network Access Control (NAC) product
- 3+ years of experience with Cisco Unified Call Manager (CUCM)
- 2+ years of experience with Cloud computing (Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Strong knowledge of VoIP technologies, video conferencing systems, and collaboration tools (e.g., Cisco, Microsoft Teams, Zoom).
- Strong knowledge of wireless technologies, standards (e.g., IEEE 802.11), and protocols.
- UCaas & CCaaS Cloud based services
- Proficiency in Cisco UC technologies including CUCM, Unity Connection, and UCCX.
- ITIL Foundation certification desired
- BS or BA degree in networking, telecommunications or information systems or equivalent experience
- Must have the ability to provide documentation verifying legal work status
- Ability to read and speak the English language proficiently to communicate with others, understand and interpret safety instructions, and to respond to inquiries
- Ability to understand and comply with ABM guidelines and expectations, to include Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest guidelines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Ability to communicate program standards and requirements
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills and experience
