Director of Network Engineering
MassMutual
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Springfield, MA, USA
Posted on Aug 23, 2023
Director of Network Engineering
Springfield, Massachusetts Technology Job ID R13956Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design, engineering, and operations of all network infrastructure platforms across our home office and remote locations
- Lead a highly skilled technology team responsible for all aspects of our network.
- Serve as the technology sponsor of project and programs designed to improve our efficiency, stability, and performance of the network environment.
- Ability to define, document and streamline processes to provide better support for the environment.
- Build strong relationships across our technology organization and our field customers.
- Develop a plan/strategy for hardware refresh and vulnerability management to mitigate risk and exposure to the environment.
- Manage key vendor relationships and contracts.
- Manage incident and service requests for the team via an online ticketing/request system, direct involvement in incidents that cause service impact and act as an escalation point.
- Provide enterprise network support and thought leadership on the strategic direction of our technology.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously across the team and provide collaborative cross group solutions that benefit and enhance the environment.
- Interfacing with field technicians and operations staff, internal engineering teams, equipment vendors, and network service providers.
- Remain up to date on new and emerging technologies through training, seminars, and manufacturer demonstrations.
- Collaborate with the Director of Network and Voice to set yearly objectives and goals for the teams to accomplish.
- Provide technical leadership and vision, mentoring, coaching, career development and feedback for performance management.
- Review monthly expenses against budget and account for variances monthly; identify business investments or savings opportunities that will improve service and reduce overall year to year budget expenditures.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- 4+ years of experience leading teams in a customer focused technology support role is required.
- 6+ years of experience working in a Network or Security Operations environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience managing and leading multiple projects simultaneously throughout various phases, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of network concepts, protocols, architectures, and devices/components.
Ideal Qualifications
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
- Experience in developing and managing large budgets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; interpersonal and collaborative skills; with the ability to effectively relate and communicate at all levels, including explaining technical matters in business terms.
- Experience and in-depth knowledge of Network products and services as well as market trends
- Strong Vendor Management experience
- Certifications in Network or Telecom (CCNP, CCDP, CCIE)
- Experience in modernizing aging network architecture
- Experience in Network Security software and appliances
- Experience in distributed platform technology
- ITIL Certification
- AWS and Azure Cloud networking
- AWS Transit Gateway
- Terraform or other cloud provisioning and management platforms
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