About this opportunity
Kimball Electronics lists this Network Operations Manager opportunity in valley, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Network Operations Manager
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The Network Operations Manager is a broadened role within Kimball Electronics Shared Services that reports to the Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations. This role is responsible for providing leadership and technical expertise to the Network Operations Team in administration, management, and support of network hardware and software.
Key Performance Objectives
Short Term (0-6 months)
Learn KEI Guiding Principles, philosophies, and cultural attributes
Establish leadership relationships with Network Operations team
Develop technical relationships with key IT contacts
Build and maintain business relationships with Business Unit contacts
Familiarize with current KEI network environment and processes
Jumpstart and acclimate into ongoing Network Operations project work
Acclimate to KEI IT processes, monitoring, and systems
Integrate into Network Operations off hours production support rotation
Support business operations and initiatives as needed
Gain familiarity with IT standards and security practices, maintaining and providing feedback for necessary changes
Understand existing firewall policy implementation practices and procedures
Immediate involvement in global deployment of Cisco ISE
Support growth and discovery in public cloud infrastructure
Mid to Long Term (6+ months)
Identify opportunities to improve or automate existing KEI processes and systems
Lead projects for Network Operations team
Expand existing documentation of processes
Support Azure infrastructure migration strategy and datacenter exit
Identify industry trends that KEI could leverage
Support and implement scripts, processes, and solutions with a goal of building a Continuous Improvement environment
Expand familiarity with Network environment and opportunities for improvement to align with KEI business needs including revision of network segmentation strategy and OT network support
Evaluate needs for tools to better manage, monitor and alert the enterprise network infrastructure
Qualifications
Positive attitude, excellent English communication skills
Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects to transform business needs into technical solutions
Minimum Associate’s Degree in IT related field and/or 5+ years of practical work experience and applicable technical training/certifications
Preferred Experience and Skills
TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP
Cisco Catalyst & Nexus Switches
Cisco Wireless Access Points and Controllers
Network Security Fundamentals
Grafana Dashboards
Palo Alto and Fortiweb Firewalls
Public Cloud networking
Global Protect VPN
Cybersecurity best practices
Cisco ISE
EEO and Equal Employment Opportunity
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We will also consider candidates with arrest and conviction records consistent with applicable laws. We are not currently accepting candidates in the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Louisiana, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, Virginia.
Salary
The typical pay range for this role is $90,000 - $120,000.
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