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Situation Network Manager Orlando, FL

Merge IT


Job Location:

Orlando, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 September 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 6 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our enterprise-level client is seeking to add a Situation Network Manager in Orlando FL.

Please see below for full details--

Job Notes:

-3-6 month contract / extendable and perm conversion likely with good performance.
-Onsite in Orlando FL.
-ASAP start date
-Drug & Background required.
-Vaccination required.

Situation Network Manager
You will work onsite in the Orlando building working 12 hour shifts between 7am and 7pm or 7pm and 7am. The Situation Manager is accountable to manage all Client owned high priority and major Incidents within the agreed Major Incident Management process.

The Situation Manager is responsible for the following - .
- To restore service as quickly as possible and within SLA while minimizing impact to the business .
- To ensure timely and effective communication .
- To govern and drive all Client technical ownership and resources .
- To ensure timely effective vendor engagement .
- To act as the single point of contact for the Major Incident Management Process

You will be responsible for the delivery of network services provided by teams directly supporting the Client managed network services. As such the candidate will be supported by a talented cast of technical managers and engineering staff. Additionally the engineer will be supported by a project management office network operations center strategy and architecture network monitoring tools reporting asset management and billing support teams who are dedicated to the account.

Responsible for the success of regional network services. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Configure troubleshoot and support Cisco routers (900x 3900 and 3800 series) switches (series ASRs Nexusand 9000)
  • Configure and support Cisco wireless access points with a good understanding of wireless controllers
  • Perform troubleshooting and monitoring of incidents queues and executing network changes as required during and after business hours. This position will be part of a 7/24 on-call rotation
  • Opens and monitor TAC cases with our vendors as required
  • Adheres to all change control processes and configuration standards
  • Attends daily incidents and change control meetings as well as conducting troubleshooting bridges with peers vendors and customers
  • Ensure timely and accurate communications to the customer are occurring
  • Review network change scripts for accuracy to mitigate change induced outages and assuring changes meet corporate standard configurations
  • Perform network captures using protocol analyzers and Wireless flukes
  • Provide real time support during changes as needed
  • Train and mentors peers and junior level engineers
  • Completes administrative duties updating network inventories support documentation (Visio)
  • Assist manager in identifying issues and process improvements and distribution of work request.

Education / Experience:
  • 7 years as a hands-on network engineer implementing designing and supporting a large enterprise network is required
  • Advanced working expertise EIGRP routing protocols as well as TCP/IP Multicast LON and protocol redistribution. BGP and IS/IS would also be preferred Should be able to configure these protocols from scratch and troubleshoot these technologies in a production environment
  • Advanced working expertise of LAN technologies (HSRPSTPVLANs and IP-subnetting)
  • Strong working expertise of WLAN technologies (Controllers WAPs Cisco Prime and 802.11 fundamentals)
  • Good working knowledge of network cabling infrastructure and specifications
  • Experience with corporate change management procedures (design and peer review)
  • Understanding of general project planning principles expected
  • Industry certifications CCNP is a must. CCIE or passed written is a plus
  • BA/BS Degree preferred but not required if certifications are CCNP or better

Why Choose Merge IT
We have a team of talented and ambitious professionals that drive growth by identifying and delivering top quality IT talent for our Fortune 100 enterprise-level clients (aka Big Name - think big banks big pharma etc.).

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Required Experience:

Manager