Network Manager

job summary:

Randstad Digital is seeking a hands on Network Manager for an exciting opportunity in Kansas City, MO. In this critical technical leadership role, you will lead a dedicated engineering team overseeing corporate and industrial WAN, LAN, wireless, and SD-WAN operations across multiple global sites. You will take direct ownership of Cisco ISE/NAC policies, network vulnerability remediation, hardware lifecycle management (EOL/EOS), and ITIL-driven incident resolution to guarantee maximum operational uptime and seamless redundancy. If you have 5+ years of enterprise networking experience, deep technical expertise in Cisco routing/switching and SD-WAN, and a proven track record of leading major outage responses and mentoring technical talent, apply today to shape the connectivity powering critical global infrastructure.

location: Independence, Missouri job type: Contract to Perm salary: $65 - 75 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: No Degree Required

responsibilities:

• Lead global WAN, LAN, wireless and SD-WAN operations and engineering.
• Manage Cisco ISE/NAC, including authentication, authorization, device profiling, posture, network access policies and approved exceptions.
• Own the lifecycle of network infrastructure hardware, including routers, switches, wireless controllers, wireless access points, SD-WAN appliances, network security appliances and related network components. This scope does not include laptops, desktops, mobile devices or other end-user endpoints.
• Maintain network hardware standards, inventory, configuration standards and EOL/EOS replacement plans.
• Ensure WAN redundancy and failover capabilities are implemented, monitored and regularly validated.
• Lead major network incidents, root-cause analysis, problem management and corrective actions.
• Drive proactive monitoring, alerting, capacity planning and network performance management.
• Maintain accurate diagrams, configurations, asset information and operational documentation.
• Manage network vulnerabilities, firmware and software upgrades, and configuration compliance.
• Ensure network changes follow appropriate testing, approval, validation and rollback practices.
• Lead and develop network engineers and coordinate vendors and managed-service partners.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud, Service Desk, manufacturing sites and Caterpillar network teams.

qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise networking experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing, switching and wireless technologies.
• Experience with WAN/LAN, SD-WAN, VLANs, BGP, OSPF, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, syslog and 802.1X.
• Working knowledge of Cisco ISE/NAC and enterprise network monitoring.
• Experience managing network infrastructure hardware lifecycle and EOL/EOS replacement.
• Experience with ITIL-based incident, problem and change management.
• Ability to lead complex outages and root-cause analysis.
• Experience managing vendors or managed network-service providers.
• Strong leadership, communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

CCNP or equivalent experience; Cisco ISE; Catalyst Center; SolarWinds; ServiceNow; Infoblox; Check Point; SD-WAN; Sumo Logic; ThousandEyes or CAT MaaS; and manufacturing or industrial networking experience.

Key Measures of Success

• Network availability, service reliability and incident reduction.
• Mean time to detect and restore service, repeat-incident reduction and change success rate.
• WAN failover readiness, monitoring coverage and configuration compliance.
• ISE/NAC effectiveness, vulnerability remediation and exception management.
• EOL/EOS network hardware replacement and ServiceNow CMDB accuracy.
• Ticket backlog, operational documentation and delivery of network modernization initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.