Manager, Network Engineering

Hackensack Meridian Health•Iselin, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Network Engineering leads a team responsible for installing, configuring, designing, architecting, maintaining, and supporting standard hardware and software networking technologies. The role manages the design, configuration, implementation, and support of local and wide-area networks, internet, broadband, wireless, and other telecommunications media to ensure the safe, secure, reliable, and efficient transmission of corporate data compatible with system capabilities and existing technologies and services. This position is hybrid.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, IT, or another related IT/health field.
At least 7 years of experience in technical multi-discipline management.
At least 5 years of experience in technical leadership; healthcare experience is preferred.
Ability to foster teamwork while leading and directing the work of others.
Demonstrated knowledge of IT service management.
Leadership skills, judgment, creativity, and comprehensive knowledge of the field.
Ability to manage problems and build collaborative relationships.
Ability to drive strategic direction.
Maturity and strength in team leadership, team building, communication, coaching, and providing timely, essential feedback.
Demonstrated ability to proactively address problems and situations.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Management, IT, or another related IT/health field.
ITIL V3 certification.

Responsibilities

Assign network engineering personnel to provide timely and accurate network service and technical support.
Ensure timely responses to team member emergencies and outages during working hours and on-call to provide optimal service levels.
Develop network plans and designs and implement new or modified LAN, WAN, MAN, and WLAN solutions.
Conduct network systems analysis in accordance with standards and methodology consistent with technical requirements, ensuring proper analysis and documentation of network capabilities.
Select and hire team members; train and evaluate them to enhance performance, development, and work product.
Address performance issues and recommend personnel actions.
Motivate and reward employees, including providing salary increases, bonuses, and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.
Prepare and recommend operating and personnel budgets for approval.
Monitor spending for adherence to budget and recommend variances as necessary.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.