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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Manager, Information Security
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2007-05-10
This is a permanent opportunity for a Senior Manager Network Engineering.
Senior Manager within Infrastructure Services that is responsible for the
management of personnel in the Network Engineering Group within our Client.
This individual will provide leadership and management to a team responsible
for implementation, optimization and support of IT wired and wireless network
infrastructure for clinical and business applications. The technical team
consists of resources focused in the disciplines of network infrastructure
including wireless, Voice over IP, etc.. The Network Engineering group will
ensure optimum network performance, failover and redundancy for network
services, with the goal of maintaining 100% network availability for all
network services that cover various clinical, operational and financial
departments. A key objective is to mature the operational process using best
practices such as the foundational ITIL model for Service Support. This
includes, among
many, Release Management, Configuration Management and Capacity and
Performance Management. Specific responsibilities include:
Ensure 24x7x365 support structure for all network services (data, VoIP, etc)
Work closely with the Enterprise Architecture group in the deployment of
defined standard IT infrastructure architecture that incorporates the
principles of the business continuity andrecovery, security and privacy
standards, and regulatory compliance.
Build, deploy and optimize network infrastructure ((wired, wireless, VoIP)
based on the Network Roadmap.
Create, maintain and manage internal operatingpolicies, processes and
procedures consistent with IT best practices and service level agreements to
ensure service availability
Manage day to day operations of the NetworkEngineering Group
Develop andimplement best practices such as configuration and release
management, switch/router gold standards, change control procedures, site
documentation and cross-training
Establish and report on the appropriate IT service metrics for Network
Engineering. Develop and maintain Service and Operating Level agreements and
metrics/reporting for systems quality and performance.
Participate in the development and management of Operating and Capital budgets
ensuring department and division budget goals are met.
Seek opportunities to enhance organizational operational cohesiveness with all
members of the division.
Motivate and focus staff on mission, visions, goals and balance scorecard.
Monitor and adjust resources, technology and tools to meet the business and
organization needs. Share expert technical skills and knowledge with staff to
meet the goals of the organization.
Effectively manage and utilize resources (people and fiscal) to achieve goals
and objectives of the department.
Conduct performance reviews; provide employee development, coaching and
opportunities for continuing education
Maintain liaison with professional organizations and information systems
management within similar organizations to ensure utilization of current
principles, techniques and policies.
Maintain documentation and procedures to ensure adherence to institutional,
stateand federal policies and regulations.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/training required:
BA/BS degree in computer science, engineering or business administration or
equivalent experience
Experience required:
Minimum of 3 years of management and leadership experience Minimum of 7 years
operational experience in the areas of:
Extensive knowledge level / skill set of networking/telecommunications/security
technologies and services:
OSI Layer 1 (LAN/WAN/MAN) physical layer technologies, Layer 2 technologies
(including Switched VLANs, spanning tree, and WLANs) and Layer 3 technologies
(including OSPF and BGP)
Extensive knowledge of core Cisco products and technologies, vlans, VPN, STP,
IPSEC tunneling, server load balancingand OSP
Extensive hands on experience setting up OSPF and other routing protocols to
guarantee highly available and robust networking (including automatic failover
and notification, traffic shaping, QoS and policy based routing)
Extensive knowledge of network security technologies (firewalls, VPN
concentrators, & ACLs)
Extensive knowledge of DNS, DHCP and IP protocols
Extensive knowledge of networking principles (L2/L3, STP)
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, performed bya diverse group of
professionals
Experience preferred:
Network analysis skills (Sniffer, etc.) Network Capacity planning and
Performance tuning experience. Extensive knowledge of networking protocols and
concepts and network management tools including Spectrum, Cisco works, NetMRI,
etc. Knowledge of SAN / Storage administration and network Healthcare provider
and patient care/clinical applications/systems experience.
Special competencies/credentials required:
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong abilities to develop and enhance
relationships with customers and internal groups. Excellent communication
skills in both written and verbal forms. Excellent judgment and decision-making
skills. Excellent analytical abilities and innovative problem-solving skills.
Excellent leadership, negotiationand organizational abilities in managing a
team.
CONTACT
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Contact Jeff Busby via email at jeff.busby@sapphire.com or via telephone at 888
461 4627
Sapphire Technologies
Jeff Busby
Technical Recruiting Manager
jeff.busby@sapphire.com
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