Manager-Network

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Position : Manager - Network

Purpose -

• As a manager – Network in the IT organization, this position is responsible for maintaining and improving performance, reliability, and availability of global data and voice network.
• This position provides cross-functional leadership to identify, prioritize and solve major IT infrastructure issues related to data and voice network effectively and efficiently.
• This position manages projects involving acquisition integration, business system upgrades, and infrastructure changes, including management/coordination of IT resources and contractors.
• This position has global role for architecting, delivering, and supporting Network data and voice area.

Essential Responsibilities -

• Provide strategy, direction and support for data and voice network technology.
• Serve as Network infrastructure lead for multiple IT projects including but not limited to IT infrastructure, new company integrations etc.
• People management - Provide coaching and mentoring to Network team members, as necessary, to enhance global IT infrastructure competencies.
• Proactively assess and provide recommendations for improvement in technical portfolio, tools, and processes to drive Network infrastructure maturity.
• Vendor Management - Manage vendor relationships and associated service management agreements.
• Operational excellence - Oversee daily operational tasks and provide support to global customers. Make sure to manage and keep a track of all high priority tickets till closure.
• Disaster Recovery – Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders to oversee network area disaster recovery efforts and ensure that the DR test is completed annually according to the plan.
• Budget Management – Responsible to develop and plan network area budget for corporate data center. Make sure to execute the network Infrastructure efforts as per the budget and timeline plan.

Technical/Functional Skills -

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in support of Network and network architecture design.
• Good knowledge on Cisco Data Center products (Nexus 9000, Nexus 2000, Nexus 5000)
• In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF), Redundancy protocols (HSRP, VRRP); Knowledge of Cisco routing/switching including Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, XR and NX-OS
• Hands on and troubleshooting experience on Nexus Network
• Knowledge on various DC Architecture (DC-DR, Active-Active DC etc.)
• SD-WAN (Silver Peak product experience will be an added advantage)
• Excellent knowledge about principles of operation and configuration of LAN/WAN services: Switching, Routing, Network security, IPsec, VPN, DMVPN, DHCP, LOGGING, SNMP, RADIUS, VLAN (802.1q)
• Flexible to work in 24/7 support environment.
• Should have sound knowledge to manage both perimeter as well as internal Networks
• Should be able to assess new solution from network point of view and suggest appropriate solution as per Timken global network requirement
• Strong listening abilities, and excellent communication skills both in writing and verbally
• Demonstrating advanced collaboration and interpersonal abilities
• Proven leadership skills and ability to drive self and others to deadlines and tangible deliverables on-time and on-budget
• Good understanding of Disaster recovery and Disaster recovery test processes.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.