Manager of Network Infrastructure

- Creating high-level plans rules and designs for networks and technology systems to support the business.
- Planning networks and communication systems setting service level agreements and organizing the Network infrastructure to meet these.
- Overseeing networking and infrastructure projects reducing risks ensuring projects completion on time with good quality and ensuring effective resources usage.
- Negotiating agreements for network services diagnosing issues and taking action to improve service delivery.
- Developing and implementing strategic plans for network infrastructure that align with the companys goals and objectives.
- Providing visionary leadership to guide the network infrastructures evolution to meet future business needs.
- Overseeing large-scale network infrastructure projects ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and business requirements.
- Ensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and to the highest quality standards.
- Establishing project governance frameworks and ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Driving continuous improvement and innovation within the network infrastructure domain.
- Evaluating emerging technologies and trends to enhance network capabilities and performance.
- Optimizing existing infrastructure to improve efficiency scalability and reliability.
- Communicating project status risks and outcomes effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
- Leading and developing a high-performing team of network engineers and project managers.
- Ensuring the team is equipped with necessary skills and resources to succeed.
- Identifying assessing and mitigating risks associated with network infrastructure projects and operations.
- Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with key vendors and partners.
- Negotiating contracts and service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure optimal service delivery and value.
- Monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues proactively.
- Developing disaster recovery plans testing recovery procedures and ensuring the network and infrastructure meet all agreed performance targets and service levels.
- Keeping track of the ICT market to learn about new technologies and evaluating their usefulness and potential value for the Organization.
- Supervising professional technical and support staff engaged in performing duties related to particular specialization.
- Possessing considerable knowledge of the principles tools and techniques required for managing and controlling ICT within a large business organization.
- Having extensive experience in managing large-scale network infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrating strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide teams to success.
- Possessing excellent communication negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Having in-depth knowledge of network technologies protocols and best practices.
- Demonstrating the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams and technical staff.
- Having the ability to think creatively and to implement leading-edge technology solutions.
- Having the ability to promote teamwork and to manage conflict.
- Having the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Possessing a recognized bachelors or Master degree in computer science Computer Information Systems Information Systems Management Computer Engineering or a related area.
- Having relevant certifications such as CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) and PMP (Project Management Professional).
- Having experience with Routing and switching including protocols like TCP/IP OSPF and BGP.
- Being skilled in using monitoring tools to oversee network performance and optimize efficiency.
- Having familiarity with cloud computing concepts and integration of cloud services into network infrastructure.
- Having knowledge in Virtualization technologies like ACI NSX SD-WAN SD-ACESS and VPN Technologies like IPSec DMVPN GRE GETVPN.
- Being proficient in wireless networking including 802.11 Standards Wireless Controllers RF Management SSID Configuration Wireless Security Tunneling and Encryption.
- Having expertise in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Multi-Protocol BGP (MP-BGP) for routing and managing network traffic.